10 reasons why you need the business card of the future
The business cards of today have been around for many years and let’s face it, most people are annoyed by them but there hasn’t been a viable alternative. Contact information is not always updated. Recipients don’t like carrying them around. Trees get killed and the cards get thrown away.
Enter the next generation business card, an online business card on your very own domain name. Indeed there have been online and digital efforts previously, but none used your own domain name which is much more powerful. Now this is how you look professional.
What I’m referring to is the awesome .tel technology that allows anyone to register thier own www.yourname.tel. As you probably already know, your online business card can be accessed exactly the way a website can and that’s what’s so cool about it. Your customers can simply open up their browser and type your .tel names and voila, your information is available. They can then go on to select the many ways to contact you or just look at your information and qualifications.
Without much delay, here are 10 reasons why you should get one now.
1. Yourname.tel loads ligntning fast on a mobile phone.
Yeah, people can visit your .tel on a PC, but if they need to call you or quickly look at your info they can. People always carry their cell phones with them so you have to be easily accessible with a .tel online business card.
2. All of your contact information is clickable.
If a client wants to contact you while checking yout yourname.tel with their mobile phone, they would click on your phone number. If they want to skype you, they click on your skype. If they want to email you, they click on your email address. If they want to contact you via facebook, they click on your facebook. If they want to see your location, they click on the map. It’s as easy as that. It’s not possible to click on traditional business cards and have your phone dial automatically, but it’s possible with .tel.
3. Web hosting is not necessary.
For those who understand how the web works, you’re thinking, “How can it be?” That’s the awesomeness of .tel at work. Information is stored in the DNS so there’s no need to pay for webhosting.
4. It’s easy, you don’t have to worry about web designing. Just log in and fill out your info.
How can it be that easy? Once again, data is placed in the DNS so it’s no longer required to pay for web designing.
5. Doesn’t cost much.
You can own your very own .tel name for the amount of a dinner and have your online business card live almost instantly.
6. You can enter important info about yourself or your company.
You can enter info like rates, hours, restaurant menu, or even your resume.
7. Give yourname.tel to people and they’ll always remain updated to changes in contact info.
You can stop calling all your friends, families, and clients when you change your phone number or email or whatever. If they have your .tel, they’ll stay updated.
8. People don’t have to remember your phone number anymore.
They can contact you just by visiting your .tel, which is easier to remember than your phone number and they can be certain they’ll reach you and not some old number. Dialing phone numbers should be extinct by now.
9. Public or Private.
You can make your business info visible to the world if you like. Google can pick up and list your business if that’s what you’re aiming for. You can also have specific information be private for specific people if you want.
10. Every .tel is unique.
This means that if you have the same name as someone else, you might lose your name to the competition. Get it before it’s gone because every .tel name is unique.
You can keep your paper business cards if you love ‘em that much. You can print your yourname.tel on traditional cards or scribble it on a piece of paper. It’s up to you. If you print your .tel on cards, you don’t need to worry about your contact info being outdated. Your .tel will help people stay updated. Now you have to go and register .tel while your name is available. You’ll love it.
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