If you’ve been thinking about getting a toll free number for your business and have some keywords in mind that you’d like to use, here are some easy-to-use tools that can get you started.

• NumSpell searches for word that might be spelled using an existing seven-digit number.

• Available Toll Free Number Search finds custom 800, 866, 877, and 888 numbers that meet your keyword needs. Refine your search by industry, number type, and monthly cost.

In addition to these free basic tools, we also offer fee-based tools for more powerful toll-free number search and toll free number lookup. These give you access to a vast database of information on numbers and their status.

• You can search tens of thousands of numbers for numbers that meet your needs. (For instance, numbers that contain the alphabetic sequence that spells “law” or “pizza.”) 

• If you know exactly what numbers you want, you can do reverse toll-free number lookups to find out the status of the number.

Once you’ve done your basic research, we’re available to provide additional services. We have an excellent track record at helping customers find the owner of a toll free number they are interested in. We can also conduct negotiations to help you acquire a toll-free number currently assigned to another business.

Not sure how to proceed? Custom Toll Free can monitor a toll free number and let you know if and when it becomes available. For more information, please contact us.

When toll free “866″ numbers were made available in 2000, they opened exciting new possibilities for businesses that had been unable to get desirable vanity numbers with the popular “800″ prefix.

Recent research shows that well over 80 percent of Americans 18-55 now recognize “866″ as a toll free prefix. If your customer base falls in that demographic, “866″ numbers offer the perfect business solution for you.

A sizable part of our business at Custom Toll Free involves locating 866 numbers that match the needs of our clients. Locating 866 toll free numbers is both an art and a science. We’ve automated our powerful database of toll free numbers so you can search to find out if the 866 numbers you want are available.

If the 866 numbers you’d like have been assigned to other companies, don’t give up! Custom Toll Free specializes in handling negotiations that can get numbers released and assigned to you. Our experienced consultants can help you explore a wide range of options.

When it comes to toll free vanity numbers, you don’t need to mind your P’s and Q’s. What you need to watch out for is the letter “O.” That’s because many people make the mistake of dialing the numeral “zero” instead, and end up either talking to a different company or simply getting frustrated. (In some cases, they’ll wind up reaching a competitor of yours who has snapped up an available toll free number for exactly that reason.)

If your name includes an “O,” you can still make it part of your toll free vanity number. But you’ll want to make sure to secure the version of the number that uses a “zero,” as well.

We know many other insider tricks for setting up the perfect toll free number for your business. Give us a call, or contact us using our comprehensive email form. You can also get started by using our convenient vanity number look-up tool.

No question about it—TV advertising remains one of the best ways to get a time-sensitive marketing message in front of prospective customers. Pair it with a vanity toll free number, and you’re maximizing the chances of a direct response to your campaign.

TV viewers not only see and hear your number—they see and hear it at a time when it’s convenient for them to take action. (This is in contrast to radio and billboard advertising, where the potential customer may be driving a car, in a hurry, or otherwise distracted.)

Yet, since few people watch TV with pen and paper at hand, it helps enormously to use a highly memorable toll free vanity number in your TV ad. It’s no surprise that the proportion of TV ads featuring toll free vanity numbers continues to grow.

A 2005 industry study found that the majority of toll free numbers in TV ads (using the prefixes 800, 866, 877, and 888) are vanity numbers, spelling out words associated with the advertiser’s name or service. Some advertisers claimed that switching from purely numerical toll free number to a vanity number for TV-centric campaigns more than doubled their call volume.

If your business is one of the many bolstering marketing efforts for this holiday season and using TV ads in your campaign, you’ll want to make sure the number you feature is an easy-to-recall vanity number.

Please contact us for more information on getting the perfect toll free number for your business.