Responding to voicemails is time-consuming. Fortunately, with the right greeting, you might be able to save yourself some hassle. If you don’t have an auto attendant, you can give callers the information they are looking for with your voicemail greeting. Of course, this means that your greeting may be a little lengthy, but that can work in your favor as callers will only stay on the line to leave a message if they still need assistance.
One way to identify your pain points can be as simple as meeting with your team to discuss what makes their day — and the customer’s day — harder. By anticipating what your customers are struggling to find on their own, you can potentially solve their problems before they leave a voicemail or, at the very least, point them in the right direction. This will help ease your own pain by making the experience easier for the client to navigate, leading to a more organized process.

Simply speak into your phone or computer while recording a greeting with your business phone service. If you need to create your own audio file, the voice memo app on your phone should do fine.
Before using pre-recorded voicemails with your prospects, try it out yourself first by calling your own cell phone and leaving a few messages. You will get to hear exactly how it will sound to your prospects and if you notice any time gaps, you can retry and adjust your voicemails until you get it to sound great.