.tel Archives - Webnames Blog Domains, Hosting, SSL and Ideas for businesses to succeed online Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:15:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 How to Integrate Google Analytics Into Your .TEL https://blog.webnames.ca/how-to-integrate-google-analyt/ Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:26:50 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2012/03/how-to-integrate-google-analyt/ .TEL owners with Google Analytics accounts can measure click and call activity on their .TEL domains. Google Analytics can provide detailed information on who is visiting your .TEL and what they do while on your .TEL pages. This information can be used to improve your promotion methods and modify your content based on which links…

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]]> Cybele Negris Speaks at Mom Inc. Trade Show November 6th in Burnaby https://blog.webnames.ca/cybele-negris-speaks-at-mom-in/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:52:45 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2011/11/cybele-negris-speaks-at-mom-in/ Webnames.ca is excited to be sponsoring and participating in the Mom Inc. Movement trade show this weekend. The event takes place on Sunday, November 6th at the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre in Burnaby.  The Mom Inc. Movement is geared towards Moms! moms who are looking for additional business opportunities to complement their current employment…

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]]> Some great new features now available for your .tel https://blog.webnames.ca/some-great-new-features-now-av/ Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:06:38 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2011/03/some-great-new-features-now-av/ The people at Telnic have just added some really great new features to help you get the most out of your .tel domain.Google Analytics for .telAll .tel owners can now utilize their Google Analytics accounts to monitor visitors and clicks on their .tel domain! If you are not already using Google Analytics you should sign…

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]]> Dot Tel Starts 2011 with a Bang! https://blog.webnames.ca/dot-tel-starts-off-with-a-bang/ Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:06:03 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2011/02/dot-tel-starts-off-with-a-bang/ The last two months have seen some awesome add-ons, features and general goodness in the .tel world, all spurred by the nice people at Telnic.Android App for SuperbookThe app allows the user to integrate their Android device address book with the .tel domain to get real-time access to live contact info.Read more here at the…

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]]> Dot tel and the Dumbphone – DNS and SMS are heaven sent! https://blog.webnames.ca/dot-tel-and-the-dumbphone-dn/ Sat, 05 Feb 2011 01:02:16 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2011/02/dot-tel-and-the-dumbphone---dn/ I own an LG pay-as- you-go “dumbphone”. It has a qwerty keyboard that I love with a passion that should only be reserved for animate objects. I can’t get my pictures off my phone nor can I get on the web as it is pay-as-you-go. One thing I can do, is text the bus stop…

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]]> 20 Days to Search Term Dominance – Booyah! https://blog.webnames.ca/20-days-to-search-term-dominan/ Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:05:44 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2010/03/20-days-to-search-term-dominan/ On March 5th, Cybele published her secrets to high page rank for her dot tel. Given the incredible rank she achieved with Cybele.tel, I asked her to wave her magic wand at Webnames.tel as it was sow’s ear rather than a silk purse.  On March 11th, she updated the information and enhanced the listings. Twenty…

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]]> .TEL – Celebrates One Year of General Registration https://blog.webnames.ca/tel-celebrates-one-year-of-g/ Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:25:45 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2010/03/tel---celebrates-one-year-of-g/ Happy 1st birthday .TEL!  It has been quite a year. One year ago today (March 24, 2009) .TEL general registration launched to the world and today there are about 275,000 .TEL names registered globally. Webnames.ca has experienced quite a ride over the last year. Beyond just selling .TEL, “the digital business card that never goes…

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]]> A Summary of .TEL’s Great New Features https://blog.webnames.ca/a-summary-of-tels-great-new-fe/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:40:09 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2010/03/a-summary-of-tels-great-new-fe/ Here’s a quick summary of some of the new features in .TEL: 1. Logo/Picture – you can now upload a logo or picture by referencing the website location (URL) of the image you want to use. The easiest way I found to achieve this is by referencing my twitter avatar. (right click on your Twitter…

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]]> How to Develop High Page Rank on Google for your .TEL https://blog.webnames.ca/develop-high-pagerank-for-your-tel/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:26:04 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2010/03/develop-high-pagerank-for-your-tel/ With any new technology, people need proof of concept and to see real life examples working. I decided a few months ago to track what I was doing with my own .TEL updates for http://cybele.tel and see what effect they would have on how my rank in Google. My .TEL is now in 5th (see screenshot below)…

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]]> Webnames.ca .TEL Retail Card Program – A First for the Domain Industry https://blog.webnames.ca/webnamesca-has-collaborated-wi/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:02:45 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2010/02/webnamesca-has-collaborated-wi/ Webnames.ca has collaborated with Telnic, the organization behind the award-winning .TEL name, to create the first-ever domain retail card so that .TEL names can be sold by brick and mortar retailers across North America. The new retail card lets customers purchase .TEL names, which act as a ‘live’ digital business card, from stores and shops.…

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]]> Shacking up? Getting Hitched? Share a .TEL! https://blog.webnames.ca/shacking-up-getting-hitched-sh/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:26:21 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2010/01/shacking-up-getting-hitched-sh/ We all know that one person can have many pieces of contact information: – Home Telephone Number – Work Telephone Number – Cellular Telephone Number – Email Address – Home Address – Website(s) and Social Networking profiles/pages This is a lot to keep track of and hard to fit on a business card.  Now you’re…

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]]> Register a .TEL and $5.00 goes to the Greater Vancouver Foodbank! https://blog.webnames.ca/register-a-tel-name-and-500-go/ Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:01:51 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2009/12/register-a-tel-name-and-500-go/ Imagine anyone on the planet being able to find and contact you with a single click. Give your contacts the ability to connect with you through one easy to remember name and make a donation to a worthy cause at the same time. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Webnames.ca has partnered with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society in an effort…

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]]> Ho Ho Ho! – Fantastic Christmas themed .TEL’s Still Available https://blog.webnames.ca/ho-ho-ho-fantastic-christmas-1/ Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:05:35 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2009/12/ho-ho-ho---fantastic-christmas-1/ Santa gave us the gift of .TEL last year … but there are still plenty of fantastic .TEL names left that you can register for yourself or for a loved one (or for someone who is kooky for Christmas). Scrooge.tel Tidings.tel Wassail.tel Yuletide.tel Eggnog.tel Candycane.tel Mince.tel Pumpkinpie.tel Sweetpotato.tel Mistletoe.tel Alleluia.tel Frankincence.tel Myrrh.tel Wisemen.tel Icicles.tel Tinsel.tel Sled.tel Sleigh.tel…

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]]> Usin’ My .TEL in All the Right Places. https://blog.webnames.ca/usin-my-tel-in-all-the-right-p/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:03:16 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2009/11/usin-my-tel-in-all-the-right-p/ There is a lot of hand wringing in the domainer community about when .tel will really take off. The future is now people.  If not one other person ever purchased a .tel name, it would not matter.  You have and it’s a fabulous utility. You just have to start using it. I have my personal .tel name…

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]]> Dot Tel Names that are Cooler than You https://blog.webnames.ca/dot-tel-names-that-are-cooler/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:32:20 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2009/10/dot-tel-names-that-are-cooler/ Sure – we can all get fergusjones.tel or maryp.tel and people will remember them but you might want to consider being unforgettable. Keep Fergus and Mary as your professional .tel name.  For your personal name, you want to dazzle the person you are giving it do.  Maryp.tel versus tornado.tel – there really is no competition.…

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]]> Upcoming Event – Vancouver Dot Tel October Meetup https://blog.webnames.ca/upcoming-event-vancouver-dot/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:20:54 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2009/09/upcoming-event---vancouver-dot/ Have you been following the .TEL story but still have questions? Perhaps you’ve already got your .TEL but want to learn how to integrate it into your Social Media and marketing strategies? Well if you’re based in Vancouver, why not come along to the first Dot Tel Meet Up meeting on Friday, October 9th? Webnames.ca…

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]]> “We’re not the New Yorker” Caption Contest for .TEL Cartoon https://blog.webnames.ca/were-not-the-new-yorker-captio/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:53:22 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2009/09/were-not-the-new-yorker-captio/ The amazing illustrator Scot Ritchie  gave us a fantastic cartoon to use to advertise .tel to realtors.  It shows one realtor with lots of information on his lawn sign and one realtor just using her .tel name on her sign. We are looking for clever captions to use in the advert and are hoping that…

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]]> Thanks Blackberry Blogs! https://blog.webnames.ca/thanks-blackberry-blogs/ https://blog.webnames.ca/thanks-blackberry-blogs/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:46:23 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2009/08/thanks-blackberry-blogs/ We have a steady number of people downloading Hornet, our free Blackberry .tel address book. We could not have gotten the volume if the app had not been featured on some of the Blackberry blogs. Rimarkable.com  is sending us a lot of traffic (such a clever name) and hot on their heels are: blackberryrocks.com, blackberryblast.com, blackberry-fr.com,…

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]]> https://blog.webnames.ca/thanks-blackberry-blogs/feed/ 1 Dear Realtors – Could you Please Purchase your .Tel https://blog.webnames.ca/dear-realtors-could-you-please/ https://blog.webnames.ca/dear-realtors-could-you-please/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 17:00:12 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2009/05/dear-realtors-could-you-please/   I’m kinda, sorta, maybe in the market to buy a house.  As I walk through the neighbourhood admiring other people’s gardens, I stumble upon a house for sale that appeals to me. Sadly, by the time I have arrived home, I have forgotten the address of the house for sale. I could not give you…

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]]> https://blog.webnames.ca/dear-realtors-could-you-please/feed/ 1 New for .TEL – Search Engine, Apps for BlackBerry & iPhone Launch https://blog.webnames.ca/new-for-tel-search-engine-apps/ https://blog.webnames.ca/new-for-tel-search-engine-apps/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:18:54 +0000 http://blog.webnames.ca/2009/04/new-for-tel-search-engine-apps/ .TEL is at an exciting stage with new enhancements, applications and compatible services becoming available to end users. This week saw the launch of a .TEL specific search engine, applications for both BlackBerry and iPhone, as well as domain based email. Here’s a summary of what’s new in .TEL-land: .TEL Search Engines Jepaa – Delivering…

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