The Teledotcom Advantage

First there was the toll free number bubble. Instead of waiting on a customer service line or writing a letter to a business you had a concern or inquiry with—whichever would take the shortest amount of time—you could take a number on a business card and dial up the company at your own convenience as well as theirs. Businesses became more accessible, and with the deregulation of the 800 number, toll free service providers began to blossom and assist.

Then came the vanity toll free bubble, an easy to remember phone word that you could create through a 7-digit combination of ten numbers alphanumerically spelling out your service or company. This meant more memorization among customers. It also meant not only an increase in availability for companies, but an innate brand recognition bringing instant credibility. Customers would even call into companies, enrolling in their services just for the vanity 800 title.

And in that spirit came about the .com bubble. Dot com domains were flying off the shelves of cyberspace for that similar brand recognition and instant credibility benefit that toll-free numbers had already enjoyed for decades. But instead of replacing the service as some people predicted, it enhanced the brands deep into the influx of the information age.

Then the hybrid we know today as the teledotcoms came about. A teledotcom is a combination of the 800 number prefixes and the .com suffixes. An instant reference that tells your customers that you can be reached online or by phone. This not only doubles the convenience for your customers, but also serves as a brand that offers no shortness of service.

By bringing a teledotcom to brand your business, you’ve got the double power of a presence both over the phone and over the web. You’ll meet customers at any step, regardless of what they prefer.