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Telnames .Tel Show Discount Anyone know how to find the promo code for Telnames .tels that is available during the Business Start Up show ? Click http://bstartup.com/exhibitors/inter...s-limited.html and you will see the words "Show discount available" but no info how to get it ! Click http://Telnames.tel and you get a Telnames template naturally - but with no Offer coupon shown ! Talk about making it difficult for .tel owners to spend money with you - or are we expected to travel to the Excel centre in London to personally visit the stand and register/renew ? I won't make any further comment - you can probably guess what I feel like saying ! Mike Seaton PS. The link "www.telnames.tel" on http://bstartup.com/exhibitors/inter...s-limited.html is a dead link ! |
Mark has discovered the code and published it here - http://telnic.org/forum/showthread.php?p=23733 Mike Seaton |
I didnt discover it. Another member sent it to me. Mark |
Maybe Telnames is too busy with the business expo to notify anyone. We'll know over the next couple of days how successful the show is in terms of new registrations. Mark |
Well at least forum members have 2.5 months in which to use the code ! Mike Seaton |
2.5 months will be good for after the big drops in June, as then maybe I can find a name suitable to use on Telnames at that price. Mark |
i'm still struggling to think of a name i'd want to own for a single page site.... i still can't see these single page domains ranking well without some amazing backlinks. adding some subdomains to allow long tail seo optimisation is a must if these are to start ranking well. i'll be happy to be proven wrong... |
16 Telnames sales Thursday. Mark |
I think the telnames .tel sites are for word of mouth. To simply hand out your business card, forget ranking in search. trixie.tel is I believe, a very good example. The card she is handing out is here and is having positive feedback |
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Which actually was the original .tel concept ! Mike Seaton[/size] |
But until telnames came along they have not been visually appealing for a single page. In contrast, directories have been the obvious product to build for speed and with the subdomains (different beast BUT stuck because needed more options to be a success on that front) So we are somewhere waiting in the middle re telnics roadmap |
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That Is Very Low - .tel probably needs about a 1000 a day new registrations to counter the "n" hundred net loss per day we are currently seeing ! Good job there is the £5 ($7.91 converted by xe.com) offer for the next 2.5 months ! Add in the essential International Affiliate program and the Worldwide Marketing, both of which should be starting on Monday (but won't of course), and we might begin to stand a reasonable chance of getting .tel out to the masses ! I'm not going to add any more - we all know what Telnic/Telnames have to do - it's now just a personal matter of how long you are prepared to wait (and how deep are your pockets) for them to deliver results ! Mike Seaton[/size] |
Telnames Pinterest page. Mark |
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You are absolutely right. This is exactly my vision 5 years ago. A neat and tidy business card online is what tel is designed for. It is happening now, through telnames. There will be millions of such .tel biz cards very soon ! So, at last it is happening. :)[/size] |
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So what happens to those of us who have invested time and money in building directories that are making huge strides in spreading the word about the .tel domain? Everyone is not interested in owning a domain and having to manage it no matter how simple the task is. And that is where .tel directories come into play in my opinion- offering a local solution to many SMBs and sole traders. I am absolutely convinced that an SMB keen to have a web presence will always go for a .com or ccTLD. The first port of call will be a web designer who will definitely not point them in the direction of .tel - and responsive web design is now addressing mobile needs. On the other hand, those businesses not bothered with getting a web presence will be happy to continue with their free YP listing and be impressed with YPs push into mobile. So in a nutshell until .tel moves to game-changing Phase 2 (cannot find link to this post) Telnames will struggle to compete with the YPs of this world and their huge resources and funding etc. The Telnames offering is certainly a part of the overall future of .tel - and I wish it well - but it is not the only way forward for this domain - or else it will be seen by the majority of ordinary Joes as just another YP. And the danger is that by the time critical mass happens another Skype will have come along and made the dream obsolete,[/size] |
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Maximka, I think we must await the next newsletter. I read a twitter a few weeks ago "search for @telnic" where the templates and current subdomin directory style product was discussed as "still bing worked on" or in testing or to that effect...coming soon. There's 2 distinct products. If the next newsletter doesn't fill in the blanks, then I'd say it's gloves off |
27 TelNames sold yesterday. Not a huge score (40) for the entire show even at 5 pounds discount. They should have done much better. Mark |
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To be fair I don't think you can expect to sell many at these events as most of your time is spent in conversation with people. Maybe the real value they get out of it is from receiving feedback?[/size] |
