--- title: The benefits of using WhatsApp for business description: Business use of WhatsApp has taken huge leaps. In the beginning, WhatsApp was mainly used in the consumer market. But with the advent of the WhatsApp Business app, you can see that WhatsApp is now hug --- [Skip to content](https://help.leadinfo.com/en/the-benefits-of-using-whatsapp-for-business#main-content) - [English](https://help.leadinfo.com/en/the-benefits-of-using-whatsapp-for-business) - [Dutch](https://help.leadinfo.com/nl/de-voordelen-van-whatsapp-zakelijk-gebruiken) - [German](https://help.leadinfo.com/de/die-vorteile-der-nutzung-von-whatsapp-für-unternehmen) English Show submenu for translations [![Leadinfo\_logo\_RGB\_Witte\_tekst-3.png\]](https://help.leadinfo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Leadinfo_logo_RGB_Witte_tekst-3.png?width=135&height=28&name=Leadinfo_logo_RGB_Witte_tekst-3.png)](https://help.leadinfo.com/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - - [English](https://help.leadinfo.com/en/the-benefits-of-using-whatsapp-for-business) - [Dutch](https://help.leadinfo.com/nl/de-voordelen-van-whatsapp-zakelijk-gebruiken) - [German](https://help.leadinfo.com/de/die-vorteile-der-nutzung-von-whatsapp-für-unternehmen) English Show submenu for translations Hi 👋 How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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This is free to [download](https://www.whatsapp.com/business/) from the App Store, and really just acts as a second "business" WhatsApp on your phone. This allows you to keep business and your private conversations separate, ideal! It is even possible to **link a landline phone number to your WhatsApp for Business app**! - Connect landline phone number - Set opening hours - Set up auto-reply - Set absence message - Upload logo - Enter answer templates - Viewing statistics - Show company information - Calling or video calling - WhatsApp Business desktop This will make business WhatsApp use for your company a lot more pleasant. In fact, I often found it just annoying when customers started sending me (private) WhatsApp messages. #### *"How glad I am that I don't get my business apps all in between my private WhatsApp conversations!"* #### Using WhatsApp business on your website Having a WhatsApp Chat window on the website creates a nice middle ground between a live chat window and the email contact form. 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