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p.1 #1 · Should you have an 800 #?

Im starting to market heavily all over the US right now with Indian weddings and wondering if its wise to have an 800 or 888 number? What do you guys thing? Would you do that?

Feb 06, 2012 at 01:30 PM

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p.1 #2 · Should you have an 800 #?

800 numbers come across as impersonal to me. What's wrong with just a local number? I thought most everyone had nationwide calling anyway.

Feb 06, 2012 at 01:32 PM

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p.1 #3 · Should you have an 800 #?

800 numbers are very corporate and impersonal. IMO.

Feb 06, 2012 at 01:32 PM

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p.1 #4 · Should you have an 800 #?

Inku Yo wrote:
800 numbers are very corporate and impersonal. IMO.

^^^ This...

900 numbers on the other hand... they are personal, they really get to know you.

Feb 06, 2012 at 01:34 PM

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p.1 #5 · Should you have an 800 #?

I don't see a point. The only number I'd pay to have would be 212.

Feb 06, 2012 at 01:36 PM

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p.1 #6 · Should you have an 800 #?

RichardLavigne wrote:
^^^ This...

900 numbers on the other hand... they are personal, they really get to know you.

Funny when I posted the thread I accidentally typed 900 and quickly changed it.

That does make sense though, and that's what I was thinking, that it doesn't sound personal and more of just any company selling service online. Wanted to see what your opinions were.

Feb 06, 2012 at 01:36 PM

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p.1 #7 · Should you have an 800 #?

I don't think it's a big enough issue to be worth the expense, most people are on nationwide plans and as Inku Yo said an 800 number is something you call to talk to a robot about your long distance, not a human being.

Feb 06, 2012 at 01:37 PM

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p.1 #8 · Should you have an 800 #?

I don't see the point in a 1-800 number and it would come across as a big-box studio with a hundred photographers.

Feb 06, 2012 at 02:05 PM

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p.1 #9 · Should you have an 800 #?

if we were still in the 80's this would have been more desirable, these days everyone has free long distance

Feb 06, 2012 at 05:26 PM

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p.1 #10 · Should you have an 800 #?

TTLKurtis wrote:
I don't see the point in a 1-800 number and it would come across as a big-box studio with a hundred photographers.

This, I also think it looks tacky. JMHO

Feb 06, 2012 at 05:28 PM

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p.1 #11 · Should you have an 800 #?

Just grab a Google Voice number. You can choose it to be your local number and it would call any of your personal phones. You can have it turn off during non-business hours too.

Feb 06, 2012 at 05:34 PM

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p.1 #12 · Should you have an 800 #?

I have 1-801-USAGANI. Free from google voice! Utah area code

Feb 06, 2012 at 05:44 PM


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