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. Information on business cards doesn’t remain updated. Recipients don’t enjoy holding them. Trees get killed and the cards get thrown away.
Enter the business cards of tomorrow, online versions that use your very own domain name. Yes similar efforts have existed in the past, but none are under your very own domain name. Now what’s more professional than that.
I’m referring to the recently released .tel technology that lets you be the proud owner of your very own www.yourname.tel. As you’ve probably already figured out, your online business card is accessed similiarly to the way a website is and that’s what makes it so awesome. People can just open the web browser and enter you .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 quickly on a cell phone.
Sure, people can look at at your .tel with their computer, but if they want to call you or check out your info quickly from a mobile phone 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 someone decides to contact you while checking out your .tel info with their mobile phone, they just click on your phone number. If they want to call your skype, they click your skype. If they need to email you, they click on your email. 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. You understand. It’s not possible to click on traditional business cards and have your phone dial automatically, but it’s possible with .tel.
3. Forget web hosting.
If you understand how websites operate, you may be wondering, “How can this be possible?” This is the coolness of .tel at work. Data is stored in the DNS so you don’t have to pay extra for webhosting.
4. It’s easy, web designing is not necessary. Simply log in and input your data.
How can it be so simple? Again, information is entered into the DNS so paying for web designing is not necessary.
5. It’s inexpensive.
You can get your own .tel name for the price of a dinner and be up and running almost immediately.
6. You can add important info about yourself.
You can add informative details like restaurant menu, hours, rates, education, or even your resume.
7. Just give yourname.tel to people and they’ll always be updated to changes in your 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 always be updated.
8. People no longer have to memorize your phone numbers.
They can call you from your .tel name, which is easier to memorize and they’ll know for certain they’re reaching the right person instead of some out of service number. Dialing phone numbers should be extinct by now.
9. Private or public.
You can have your business visible to the world if you want. Search engines like Google can visit your .tel and index it if that’s what your aiming for. You can also make certain information private for VIPs or certain friends and family members if you like.
10. No two .tel can be the same.
This means if someone else has the same name as you, you might lose your name to them. Grab it before it’s taken because every .tel name is unique.
Heck, keep using traditional business cards if you really love them. You can have your .tel name printed on paper business cards or you can scribble it on a piece of napkin. It’s all up to you. By printing your .tel on traditional cards, there’s no worry about your info being obsolete. Yourname.tel will keep people updated. Now you have to go and register .tel while your name has not been taken. You’ll be the envy of your colleagues.