Features of a Vanity Lookup Tool

When you decide to get a vanity number, the first thing you need to do is to decide on what number you would like. That should be based, of course, not on the numbers themselves but on the word you would like to form from them.

Unfortunately, while there are several potential letter combinations that could come from any one phone number (which might or might not make real words), there is only one number combination that can spell any desired words. For that reason, it's pretty important before you begin your search to have a number of words in vanity numbers in mind in case you can't get your number one choice. For each number, consider more than one prefix (800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844, and 855 are all available). It's the rest of the number, not the prefix, that spells out a vanity number's message; the prefix just makes it toll free.

Once you have your list of desired vanity numbers, the next thing you want to do is consult a vanity lookup tool to see whether that number is available. To find that out, simply enter the number into the lookup tool and hit the search button! The tool will then tell you whether the number is available or taken.

What do you do if all of your preferred numbers are taken? Several options are available. The first thing you can do, which was implied above, is to try the same number with different prefixes. At this point a lot of 855 numbers are open, so you're much more likely to find the number you want with an 855 prefix than with an 800 prefix. You can also use a reverse lookup tool to see who owns the number that you want. A little more research can tell you where there business is located. If your markets don't overlap, you could arrange to share the number, with calls placed from their market area going to them, while calls to your area go to you. Finally, you can use a numspell tool to check for word combinations that can be spelled with numbers that you know are available – maybe one of those will work.

The main thing you should understand is that vanity numbers are becoming increasingly popular, so it would be a good idea to reserve yours as soon as possible!