Saturday, May 22, 2010

the .tel is different - the .tel is mobile

- mobile web, mobile web growth, mobile web statistics, mobile websites, mobile internet, mobile web business usage -

Type the above keywords or phrases into your favorite internet search engine and EUREKA! you'll be convinced mobile web use is growing...and fast, actually...and faster. The number of people owning mobile web ready devices and the rate of internet usage from these devices continues to increase. As these numbers grow and grow users will want more and more information on the go.

And even though you may take your laptop with you, who wants to turn it on to check the weather forecast, find a good restaurant, or directions to a friends barbecue when you can do this on the fly from your cell phone? Isn't it easier to find this information by pressing a couple of buttons off your phone instead of powering up and finding an internet connection?(And why some coffee shops are charging for this still confuses me, I would be happy to sit down with any coffee shop owner and share the pros and cons and how leaving your network open is far better for your bottom line.)

Which brings me to one of the great advantages of the .tel domain - it's mobile ready! When you have purchased your .tel domain and inputted your contact information you have yourself a telPage. There is no hosting required and no website to be built. Someone types your telPage (example ynp.tel) into their browser, their device then sees it's a .tel domain, and takes the information and optimizes the information to their screen automatically. There is no work on your part to make sure it sizes correctly to each particular device's screen, centers to the middle of the page, adjust the font size or other details as is the case when dealing with every other domain type - .com, .net, .info, .co, .biz etc. Every mobile web device out there will take your telPage when called and fit it to the screen appropriately. And because the .tel domain is all text/data it does this fast. So for those using the mobile web on the go the .tel loads fast.

And there you have it - a fast-loading, screen optimizing, mobile web ready website at your fingertips for the growing number of people using the internet on the go.

Remember...the .tel is different

Steve Phillips

.tel super consultant

Friday, May 7, 2010

.tel Basics

A .tel domain is:

*easy to buy for a low price

*easy to set-up and update

*easy to use as a marketing tool, an online presence builder, and as your contact central.

That makes a .tel easy, easy, and easy.

But just how is a .tel easy to buy for a low price?

Simple, visit www.telAviso.com, in the search box type in the .tel domain you would like to purchase, the next screen will show you if that .tel domain is available. Check the box if it is available, click on done and then choose how many years you would like to maintain ownership of that .tel domain. And of course the next step is payment, typical of any online purchase, and voila, you are ready to set-up your .tel domain.

Well, how easy is it to set-up and update?

This will of course vary depending on the user. The more computer savvy you are the less time it will take. The instructional video at www.telAviso.com is a great place to start, lasts five minutes, and is really all you need to know to be able to set-up and maintain your .tel domain.

As far as easy to use as a marketing tool, an online presence builder, and as your contact central, easy should really be replaced by fun. Buy a .tel, set it up, and put it on your business cards, in your store window, or if you're a band the next time you are jamming live stop in the middle of the song and let the audience know your online and let them know your .tel domain. Want attention? You'll get it. Of course there are enumerable ways to promote your business, band, artwork, event, cause, etc using a .tel domain...because...the .tel is different.

Steve Phillips
.tel super consultant