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5 Easy Ways to Increase Your Business Using a Toll-Free Number

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Toll-free numbers allow customers to contact your business without them having to pay for their call.  Studies have shown that consumers are more likely to call a business with a toll-free number than those who only have a long-distance number, and 90% of Americans say that they use toll-free numbers.  By following these five easy steps, you can discover for yourself how a toll-number can help your business grow. 1. Expand your market.   Toll-free numbers allow you to use the same number for receiving local toll and state-to-state calls.  This gives you the opportunity to market your business nationwide.  Even if you don't provide service in certain areas, toll-free numbers have the flexibility to block calls from those areas. 2. Advertise your number.   Toll-free numbers lend an air of legitimacy and professionalism to your business.  By using a toll-free number, your business may appear larger and more established to the consumer which will make him/her trust you more.

3 Tips for Sending Special Messages

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Staying in touch with family and friends has never been easier with the speed and efficiency of today's technology. We live in a world of e-mail, text and instant messages and mobile conversations. While such options make it easy to stay in touch, these technologies have also lessened the emotional aspect of our communications. Here are a few suggestions on how to use technology to stay close to loved ones and, at the same time, bring back the personal element in your communications. * Send a personal DVD message . Now you can give the gift of vivid, colorful memories by creating personalized DVD messages for your friends and family. It's a fast, easy and fun way to stay in touch. Can't make it to your high school reunion? Use a Sony DVD Handy cam camcorder to record a special message to old classmates. You can even get special Sony DVD mail envelopes to share your discs. Encourage friends and family to reciprocate. When you receive their DVDs, just pop them into y