New Look-Up Service Keeps New Jersey Charities Honest by: 00juno, May 31, 2012 Charities that use toll free numbers to call and ask for donations is often an attractive pitch and in many cases can serve great causes. This can recruit and enable participants and activists to reach out without physically being there. On the other hand, some shady business owners can seek profit under the guise of a charitable organization and scam customers out of their money while doing little to nothing to serve the actual cause. Read More
How to Change Your Toll Free Number by: Custom Toll Free, May 26, 2012 If you've had a toll free number for a while and would like to change it to another number – for example, if you have decided you want a vanity toll free number (which is a wise choice for many reasons!) – how can you go about making the switch? Read More
How to Maximize the Benefits of Your Vanity Toll Free Number by: Custom Toll Free, May 22, 2012 Now that you have your vanity toll free number, what should you be doing to get the most out of it? Remember, the whole point of a vanity toll free number is to make it easier for your potential customers to pick up the phone and give you a call. With this in mind, anything you can do to make it easier will still give you more benefit from this smart investment. Read More
How Long Does It Take to Reserve or Activate a Vanity Number? by: Custom Toll Free, May 21, 2012 You've picked out your perfect vanity toll free number. It's available and now you're ready to place your order. But you have one final question. How long will you have to wait before the vanity number is available for you to use? Relax! The hard part is over! In most cases, your new toll free number will be active and ready for use within two hours after placing the order. So it's a good idea to be ready to field those incoming calls right away. Read More
Blueseed: Startups Grab Your Vanity Numbers and Set Sail by: Custom Toll Free, May 9, 2012 Call it heaven for startups. This entrepreneur-ship is going to enable small businesses to make big waves in no time. Entrepreneurs armed with premium vanity numbers will soon be able to incubate their startups in the most conducive atmosphere ever created, enjoying all the benefits of Silicon Valley without the price tag. Read More
Toll Free Number Directories by: Custom Toll Free, May 7, 2012 Directories of toll free numbers fall into two general categories. First, there are quite a number of online directories where you can look up the toll-free numbers maintained by companies. In other words, you have the company name, enter it in the directory, do a search, and get the toll-free number to call them. Some of these directories work like that, through an Internet search, and others are phone-call based. Perhaps you want to do business with that company, either to buy from them or to market to them, and simply want a number where they can be contacted. Read More
What to Do if a Vanity Toll Free Number is Unavailable in a Vanity Look Up by: Custom Toll Free, April 30, 2012 You've decided on the perfect vanity toll free number for your business, and done a search for it, beginning the process of getting it for your own – and you find that someone else has already taken it. Your perfect number is not available! Read More
How to Secure Your Toll Free Number by: Custom Toll Free, April 26, 2012 Is your toll free number safe? With toll free numbers being one of the most important tools for any business and perhaps the most valuable branding element, companies simply can't afford to jeopardize their security and continuity. Imagine after building a huge amount of equity in a brand and toll free number over several years only to lose the number to the competition who can instantly capitalize on all of your hard work…not to mention the resources you invested. It can happen and it has even happened to government agencies. Read More
How Vanity Toll Free Numbers Work by: Custom Toll Free, April 23, 2012 A vanity toll free number is simply a toll free number that spells out a word or two. Instead of 1-800-639-2277, a customer might call a car dealership at 1-800-NEW-CARS. Read More
Investing in #Pinterest Marketing versus Your Business Phone Numbers? by: Custom Toll Free, April 20, 2012 New social media site Pinterest has been cultivating a lot of buzz in the blogosphere lately but is it really worth diverting your marketing budget for, especially compared to your business phone numbers? There is a lot of hype about Pinterest on the web, so what's the real deal? Is it right for your business or just another well publicized distraction? Read More
