Having read my earlier post, you may have believed that the prospect of making money with premium rate numbers was a tough one. Not so:
In fact, the opposite is the case. More critically, the aim of my last blog was to encourage potential premium rate number purchasers to make sure that they have an understanding of what they are getting in to.
Now...
I in this post will try to provide you with some useful tips on how to make money with your premium rate number. In order to proceed, you first need to ask yourself the following question: what kind of service am I going to offer people? You may want to set up a premium rate number based advice line, where you offer people technical support or strategic guidance. You may want to setup a premium rate number service that helps people with problems be it in the family or at the work place and so on. You may want to set up a premium rate number service that offer gamesters tips on the latest video games. You may want to setup a premium rate number service which provides tips and advice on how to date the opposite sex. You may want to setup a joke, horse racing or even an adult chat line.
As you can see, there are many things you can do, many services you can provide people, with a premium rate number. If none of these ideas entice you straight off, I'd recommend you take some time to have a good think about it. Perhaps, you could invite some mates over to discuss potential avenues, and come up with more ideas for potential services to offer. Taking this quality to time out of your days to come up with viable, well-thought ideas will be beneficial in the long run.
Once you have found your idea, and are ready to persue it, make sure you refer to my earlier blog (click on the link at the top of the this post). In my earlier blog, I gave a brief introduction on how premium rate numbers work, how you can earn money from owning one, and a whole host of things associated with the process in general. I also touched briefly on advertising premium rate numbers. Making money with premium rate numbers is certainly not for the faint hearted, it's requires a great degree of patience, persistence, innovation and most important of all hard work. But so do most things in life, work at it, stick with it, focus and reap the rewards.
There are many people in the country today who are making an absolute fortune via premium rate services, so why can't you? Well, the answer is: you can! The future of your venture in this sector resides with you. Only you can make it happen. Keep a close eye on my up and coming blogs. I will focus on topics like "how best to advertise your premium rate numbers" "how to make money from SMS premium rate services" "how to maximise your premium rate number/sms earnings" and much much more...
Please click the following link to read "how to generate ideas" part 2.
0800 Number - 0800 Numbers - Explained
Freephone 0800 numbers are the focus, and in this article I will present you with some unbiased information about these numbers. And I, in so doing, rather than give you a history about these numbers, will focus on the F.A.Q's (frequently asked questions) that many people ask when they want to know more about them.
What are the benefits to owning an 0800 number?
The main benefit of having an 0800-number is that they're free for the public to call you on. Not only does this dramatically increase the number of calls you will receive, it also, to a certain extent, convinces the public that you are both credible and trustworthy. Indeed, these free phone-numbers generate more trust, more credibility, more interest and ultimately more sales.
So how do these 0800-numbers work then?
It's all quite simple really, your freephone 0800-number will be directed to your land line or mobile phone number of your choice. Your customers will have no idea that their call is being diverted. This means that the calling process for the customer is seamless, smooth and hassle free. By the way, you can also change, at any time, the number you want your 0800-number to point to.
How long will it take to get my number up and running?
This all depends on the vendor you've purchased your 0800-number from. This process should normally take no more than a day to complete.
And how much will my 0800-number cost to operate?
This all depends on the 0800-number vendor you choose to do business. My advice is to look at the different sites for the best rate. Personally, I wouldn't pay no more than a fiver for the setup fees. And if my calls were being directed to my land line I'd expect to pay no more than 5 pence per minute. Mobile pence per minute charges vary. Again, you'll need to compare and contrast rates offered by the various online vendors.
How may I monitor the calls that I receive?
This will depend on the service being sold to you by the 0800-number vendor. Some will provide you with an itemised bill, while others will provide you with an online account to monitor what's going on.
So why should I buy an 0800 number?
Put simply, an 0800-number will substantially increase the number of calls you receive, it also presents your business in a classy, presentable and trustworthy way. Moreover, these free-phone-numbers generate more trust, more credibility, more interest and ultimately more sales.
What are the benefits to owning an 0800 number?
The main benefit of having an 0800-number is that they're free for the public to call you on. Not only does this dramatically increase the number of calls you will receive, it also, to a certain extent, convinces the public that you are both credible and trustworthy. Indeed, these free phone-numbers generate more trust, more credibility, more interest and ultimately more sales.
So how do these 0800-numbers work then?
It's all quite simple really, your freephone 0800-number will be directed to your land line or mobile phone number of your choice. Your customers will have no idea that their call is being diverted. This means that the calling process for the customer is seamless, smooth and hassle free. By the way, you can also change, at any time, the number you want your 0800-number to point to.
How long will it take to get my number up and running?
This all depends on the vendor you've purchased your 0800-number from. This process should normally take no more than a day to complete.
And how much will my 0800-number cost to operate?
This all depends on the 0800-number vendor you choose to do business. My advice is to look at the different sites for the best rate. Personally, I wouldn't pay no more than a fiver for the setup fees. And if my calls were being directed to my land line I'd expect to pay no more than 5 pence per minute. Mobile pence per minute charges vary. Again, you'll need to compare and contrast rates offered by the various online vendors.
How may I monitor the calls that I receive?
This will depend on the service being sold to you by the 0800-number vendor. Some will provide you with an itemised bill, while others will provide you with an online account to monitor what's going on.
So why should I buy an 0800 number?
Put simply, an 0800-number will substantially increase the number of calls you receive, it also presents your business in a classy, presentable and trustworthy way. Moreover, these free-phone-numbers generate more trust, more credibility, more interest and ultimately more sales.
How to Make Money with Premium-Rate Services with Internet-Marketing
When people usually talk about marketing their premium-rate services, their conversations are often limited to traditional marketing methods. Traditional marketing methods such as advertising in newspapers, in magazines, and if their budgets are big enough, they'll often mention TV ads. Of course these methods are tried and tested and of course these methods have proven successful for many people, but it's also important not to lose sight of the way marketing has changed in recent years.
With billions of people using the Internet on a daily basis, a new type of marketing method has emerged. The emergence of Internet marketing has changed the world of marketing forever. Internet-marketing is an extremely powerful way of marketing your premium rate services. And not just premium rate services, any type of service, product or business, etc. Internet-marketing has the potential to increase interest in your services dramatically. And the most attractive thing about Internet-marketing is that it you can do it without spending any money. One particular online-marketing method used by many astute Internet users the world over is article marketing. Article marketing is a very simple concept. You write an article about your premium-rate service (or any service you have to offer - remember this isn't just limited to premium rate services), in your article you talk about the benefits of your premium-rate services to your potential consumers, and so you basically use your article to promote your premium-rate service to the Internet community. Once you have your article ready, you can submit your article to an online article directory. In order to submit your article to a an article directory, you will first have to sign up. Sign up is free, so it's all good.
There are many online article directories on the Internet, that said, I wouldn't recommend posting your article on any old article-directory on the web. No, you want to make sure that your article is being read by other people on the Internet. In order for other people to see your article on the Internet, the article directory you submitted your article must be ranked highly in the search engines. Most importantly, it must rank highly in either Google or Yahoo, as these are the most used search engines on the planet. High-ranking, simply means that when somebody does a search on the Internet for something, the most highly ranked websites, article directories, blogs, etc. will be listed on page 1 of Google and Yahoo, which is important because most people want instant information and they do not want to look around for ages for it and highly ranked sites, directories, blogs are the most visited places on the Internet.
Now that you've understood the importance of submitting your article to a well-ranked directory, you'll want to turn your attention to preparing and submitting a good article. You can find many great tips on how to do this on the web, so don't despair, with some research and some practice, you'll pick it up in no time. A great tip is to look at how other writers on well-ranked directories have written their articles, and take note of the structure and layout. This can be important because top article directory sites may refuse to post your article if your article doesn't pass their submission requirements. This really isn't a problem though, because it really isn't that difficult to pass submission requirements.
With billions of people using the Internet on a daily basis, a new type of marketing method has emerged. The emergence of Internet marketing has changed the world of marketing forever. Internet-marketing is an extremely powerful way of marketing your premium rate services. And not just premium rate services, any type of service, product or business, etc. Internet-marketing has the potential to increase interest in your services dramatically. And the most attractive thing about Internet-marketing is that it you can do it without spending any money. One particular online-marketing method used by many astute Internet users the world over is article marketing. Article marketing is a very simple concept. You write an article about your premium-rate service (or any service you have to offer - remember this isn't just limited to premium rate services), in your article you talk about the benefits of your premium-rate services to your potential consumers, and so you basically use your article to promote your premium-rate service to the Internet community. Once you have your article ready, you can submit your article to an online article directory. In order to submit your article to a an article directory, you will first have to sign up. Sign up is free, so it's all good.
There are many online article directories on the Internet, that said, I wouldn't recommend posting your article on any old article-directory on the web. No, you want to make sure that your article is being read by other people on the Internet. In order for other people to see your article on the Internet, the article directory you submitted your article must be ranked highly in the search engines. Most importantly, it must rank highly in either Google or Yahoo, as these are the most used search engines on the planet. High-ranking, simply means that when somebody does a search on the Internet for something, the most highly ranked websites, article directories, blogs, etc. will be listed on page 1 of Google and Yahoo, which is important because most people want instant information and they do not want to look around for ages for it and highly ranked sites, directories, blogs are the most visited places on the Internet.
Now that you've understood the importance of submitting your article to a well-ranked directory, you'll want to turn your attention to preparing and submitting a good article. You can find many great tips on how to do this on the web, so don't despair, with some research and some practice, you'll pick it up in no time. A great tip is to look at how other writers on well-ranked directories have written their articles, and take note of the structure and layout. This can be important because top article directory sites may refuse to post your article if your article doesn't pass their submission requirements. This really isn't a problem though, because it really isn't that difficult to pass submission requirements.
How to Make Money with an 0844 Premium Rate Telephone Number
What's an 0844 Number?
An 0844 number, as I mentioned in a previous post, is, in short, a lower-cost premium-rate telephone number. Having said that, 0844 numbers are a lot less expensive than standard premium-rate numbers to call. On the contrary, standard premium-rate numbers, that is, numbers that start with an 090 prefix, usually cost anywhere from 50 pence, right up to £1.50 per minute to call; an 0844 prefixed number costs around 10 pence per minute to call.
Taking all the above into consideration... you might then ask, how can it be possible to make any decent money if my 0844 premium-rate number is earning a mere ten pennies per minute?
It is a perfectly reasonable and fair question. A lot of people may think, "what's the point, I'm not going to waste my time and energy with this," etc. These thoughts are reasonable, but in reality, I feel that those people are genuinely missing out on the potential money making opportunity here. And I say this for two reasons:
1. 0844 numbers, unlike numbers that start with an 090 prefix, are much much cheaper to call. Consequentially, people are more inclined to pay 10p a minute instead of £1.50 per minute.
2. 0844 numbers have an established reputation as these numbers are used by government departments as well as reputable business up and down the country. Because of these associations people have become inclined to treating these numbers with less caution, thus making them more likely to call them.
On the revenue front, 10p per minute sounds like a minimalistic ammount, but with the right volume of calls, your money can really start to build up. If you've ever rung an 0844 prefixed number. The thing you'd have noticed first, was the time it took before you were actually able to speak to anyone. You would've noticed that the calling system used was all virtual, all automated. Just a pre-recorded voice along with some numbered options. You would've also noticed that you were obliged to choose at least one or two options in order to carry on with your call.
These types of virtual calling systems are useful in three ways:
1. They help 0844 premium-rate number owners to make more money
2. They assist callers in selecting specified information, by providing them with clear, numbered choices.
3. They also help 0844 premium-rate numbers owners to handle callers whom may have specific needs and requests. A virtual calling system abolishes the need for a live switch board based system.
The key to making money with 0844 numbers is caller volume. If you can acheieve a high calling volume, 0844 numbers can make you good money. On every ten pence you make per minute, you can earn 5 to 7 pence. (The actual revenue you can earn is dependent upon the revenue sharing arrangement you have agreed with your number provider)
In total, if you are able to achieve a high calling volume, your opportunity to make very good money with an 0844 is opportunity too good to miss.
An 0844 number, as I mentioned in a previous post, is, in short, a lower-cost premium-rate telephone number. Having said that, 0844 numbers are a lot less expensive than standard premium-rate numbers to call. On the contrary, standard premium-rate numbers, that is, numbers that start with an 090 prefix, usually cost anywhere from 50 pence, right up to £1.50 per minute to call; an 0844 prefixed number costs around 10 pence per minute to call.
Taking all the above into consideration... you might then ask, how can it be possible to make any decent money if my 0844 premium-rate number is earning a mere ten pennies per minute?
It is a perfectly reasonable and fair question. A lot of people may think, "what's the point, I'm not going to waste my time and energy with this," etc. These thoughts are reasonable, but in reality, I feel that those people are genuinely missing out on the potential money making opportunity here. And I say this for two reasons:
1. 0844 numbers, unlike numbers that start with an 090 prefix, are much much cheaper to call. Consequentially, people are more inclined to pay 10p a minute instead of £1.50 per minute.
2. 0844 numbers have an established reputation as these numbers are used by government departments as well as reputable business up and down the country. Because of these associations people have become inclined to treating these numbers with less caution, thus making them more likely to call them.
On the revenue front, 10p per minute sounds like a minimalistic ammount, but with the right volume of calls, your money can really start to build up. If you've ever rung an 0844 prefixed number. The thing you'd have noticed first, was the time it took before you were actually able to speak to anyone. You would've noticed that the calling system used was all virtual, all automated. Just a pre-recorded voice along with some numbered options. You would've also noticed that you were obliged to choose at least one or two options in order to carry on with your call.
These types of virtual calling systems are useful in three ways:
1. They help 0844 premium-rate number owners to make more money
2. They assist callers in selecting specified information, by providing them with clear, numbered choices.
3. They also help 0844 premium-rate numbers owners to handle callers whom may have specific needs and requests. A virtual calling system abolishes the need for a live switch board based system.
The key to making money with 0844 numbers is caller volume. If you can acheieve a high calling volume, 0844 numbers can make you good money. On every ten pence you make per minute, you can earn 5 to 7 pence. (The actual revenue you can earn is dependent upon the revenue sharing arrangement you have agreed with your number provider)
In total, if you are able to achieve a high calling volume, your opportunity to make very good money with an 0844 is opportunity too good to miss.
What Are Ready Made Premium Rate Services?
If you are fairly new to the world of premium rate number services, you may have come across the words "ready made premium rate services", and asked the question, "what are they?" Ready made premium rate services, are services that are just that. They are ready made premium rate services provided by your premium rate service provider. So, instead you running your own premium rate service, your service provider will do it for you. All you have to do is promote your premium rate number.
For example, you may purchase a ready made premium rate chat line service. This chat line service will be hosted by your service provider. So, all you have to do is promote your ready made chat line premium rate number, and that's it. All calls made to your chat line premium rate number will be taken care of by your service provider, leaving you to simply promote/advertise your premium rate number.
Many people will find that this type of ready made service will save time and energy. Some people may find really struggle to come up with their own ideas for their own service, and welcome the idea of having their service taken care of by a tried and tested source.
Common types of ready made premium rate services are, but not limited to, chat lines, tarot lines, joke lines, live adult chat.
So if you want to make money without the demands of coming up with your own service, a ready made premium rate package could be the best option for you.
For example, you may purchase a ready made premium rate chat line service. This chat line service will be hosted by your service provider. So, all you have to do is promote your ready made chat line premium rate number, and that's it. All calls made to your chat line premium rate number will be taken care of by your service provider, leaving you to simply promote/advertise your premium rate number.
Many people will find that this type of ready made service will save time and energy. Some people may find really struggle to come up with their own ideas for their own service, and welcome the idea of having their service taken care of by a tried and tested source.
Common types of ready made premium rate services are, but not limited to, chat lines, tarot lines, joke lines, live adult chat.
So if you want to make money without the demands of coming up with your own service, a ready made premium rate package could be the best option for you.
How to Generate Ideas for a Premium-Rate Number Service - Part 2
In this post I will try to give you some tips on how to generate ideas for your premium rate number service. Now before we move on we're going to revisit an important question that I had asked you earlier:
what type of service are you going to offer people?
Brainstorm this question, and write down every sort of service that springs to mind, every sort of service that you could offer people via a premium-rate number. It doesn't matter how ridiculous or stupid your ideas may sound and seem, get them down!
If you're having trouble, you may want to add some of the following ideas to your brainstorm: you may want to set-up a premium-rate number based advice line, which offers people technical support and guidance on a subject you may have some knowledge on. You might want to set-up a premium-rate number service that helps ordinary people with general problems; problems in the family; problems at the work place; problems with a partner, etc. You might want to set-up a premium-rate number service that provides video-gamers tips on the latest video games in the industry. You might want to set-up a premium-rate number service which gives people tips and advice on how to score with the opposite sex. You might want to set-up a premium-rate based joke line, where you give people great innovative jokes. You could set-up a horse racing or even an adult chat line.
It's also important to think big. Think of "Bid Tv" and other massive operators whom make very large sums of money with premium-rate numbers. In the case of Bid Tv, every potential bidder has to call the show in order to place a bid for the item on screen. The number they have to call is a premium-rate number, so you can just imagine how much money they are making. Of course, not everyone is expected to have their own tv channel, but the Bid Tv' example does indicate what can be acheived with some a little immagination, careful thought and planning. It was the first premium-rate auction channel of it's kind, and it's been a tremendous success. What's to stop you from being the next big thing...
Once you have generated a decent number of ideas, narrow these ideas down. Measure how realistic these ideas are. Can you afford to financially support any of your ideas? Does your idea have a real chance of succeeding? Are your ideas genuinely beneficial to others? Do your ideas have a realisitic chance of making good money. Is their a genuine market for your ideas? How long do you reckon it will take for your idea to be a success. What does success mean to you?
Using the questions above to scrutinize your ideas is crucial to carving out credible ideas. This is type of brainstorming/scrutinisation process is a necessity and beneficial in all areas of business.
Please read my post on the short philosophy of how to advertise your service.
what type of service are you going to offer people?
Brainstorm this question, and write down every sort of service that springs to mind, every sort of service that you could offer people via a premium-rate number. It doesn't matter how ridiculous or stupid your ideas may sound and seem, get them down!
If you're having trouble, you may want to add some of the following ideas to your brainstorm: you may want to set-up a premium-rate number based advice line, which offers people technical support and guidance on a subject you may have some knowledge on. You might want to set-up a premium-rate number service that helps ordinary people with general problems; problems in the family; problems at the work place; problems with a partner, etc. You might want to set-up a premium-rate number service that provides video-gamers tips on the latest video games in the industry. You might want to set-up a premium-rate number service which gives people tips and advice on how to score with the opposite sex. You might want to set-up a premium-rate based joke line, where you give people great innovative jokes. You could set-up a horse racing or even an adult chat line.
It's also important to think big. Think of "Bid Tv" and other massive operators whom make very large sums of money with premium-rate numbers. In the case of Bid Tv, every potential bidder has to call the show in order to place a bid for the item on screen. The number they have to call is a premium-rate number, so you can just imagine how much money they are making. Of course, not everyone is expected to have their own tv channel, but the Bid Tv' example does indicate what can be acheived with some a little immagination, careful thought and planning. It was the first premium-rate auction channel of it's kind, and it's been a tremendous success. What's to stop you from being the next big thing...
Once you have generated a decent number of ideas, narrow these ideas down. Measure how realistic these ideas are. Can you afford to financially support any of your ideas? Does your idea have a real chance of succeeding? Are your ideas genuinely beneficial to others? Do your ideas have a realisitic chance of making good money. Is their a genuine market for your ideas? How long do you reckon it will take for your idea to be a success. What does success mean to you?
Using the questions above to scrutinize your ideas is crucial to carving out credible ideas. This is type of brainstorming/scrutinisation process is a necessity and beneficial in all areas of business.
Please read my post on the short philosophy of how to advertise your service.
How to Get an 0870/0871/0844/0845 Number; How To Make Money With Your 0870/0871/0844/0845 Number
0870, 0871, 0844, 0845?
An 0870/0871/0844/0845 number is a special type of number, a type of low cost premium-rate number that can earn you money anytime somebody calls you on it. These numbers usually cost 10 pence per minute from a UK landline to call. Ideally you'll need to own a landline phone (or mobile phone) in order to direct your low cost premium-rate number to your landline or mobile number. When you sign up for your new number you will be a given an online account. You will use this online account to direct your low cost premium-rate number to your landline or mobile number. Directing your new number to your landline is FREE, though, directing your number to a mobile phone usually incurs a cost.
How much can I earn?
You will earn 4 to 6 pence per minute on every call made to your number; the company (the website vendor) that provided you the number will keep the rest. 6 pence per minute may not sound like a lot of money but over time you can end up making a significant amount of money. It's a great money making opportunity; you'll be mad to pass up on it.
0870/0871/0844/0845 numbers offer money making opportunities for everyone. So whether you are just average person looking to make some extra income or someone in business looking to expand your monetary growth, these types of numbers are the way to go.
How can I get in on it?
As an average person looking to earn some extra income, you could give your number out to friends and family. You could give your number out to your work place, you could even give your number out when you apply for paid telephone surveys. All the while, you'll be earning money and you'll be getting paid to talk along the way! These types of a numbers are also good if you don't people to know your real number.
From a business perspective, you'll use your number to give your business a professionalised image. You'll also use your number to generate an ongoing income. Many customer service departments the world over use this type of number to proffesionalise and maximise their monetary income. There are many sites on the web whom offer 0870/0871/0844/0845 numbers for free, watch out though: there are some sites who'll try to charge you for them. And please, please, please always look through the terms and conditions before you sign up for your number. Good luck, and I hope you make good money with your number.
An 0870/0871/0844/0845 number is a special type of number, a type of low cost premium-rate number that can earn you money anytime somebody calls you on it. These numbers usually cost 10 pence per minute from a UK landline to call. Ideally you'll need to own a landline phone (or mobile phone) in order to direct your low cost premium-rate number to your landline or mobile number. When you sign up for your new number you will be a given an online account. You will use this online account to direct your low cost premium-rate number to your landline or mobile number. Directing your new number to your landline is FREE, though, directing your number to a mobile phone usually incurs a cost.
How much can I earn?
You will earn 4 to 6 pence per minute on every call made to your number; the company (the website vendor) that provided you the number will keep the rest. 6 pence per minute may not sound like a lot of money but over time you can end up making a significant amount of money. It's a great money making opportunity; you'll be mad to pass up on it.
0870/0871/0844/0845 numbers offer money making opportunities for everyone. So whether you are just average person looking to make some extra income or someone in business looking to expand your monetary growth, these types of numbers are the way to go.
How can I get in on it?
As an average person looking to earn some extra income, you could give your number out to friends and family. You could give your number out to your work place, you could even give your number out when you apply for paid telephone surveys. All the while, you'll be earning money and you'll be getting paid to talk along the way! These types of a numbers are also good if you don't people to know your real number.
From a business perspective, you'll use your number to give your business a professionalised image. You'll also use your number to generate an ongoing income. Many customer service departments the world over use this type of number to proffesionalise and maximise their monetary income. There are many sites on the web whom offer 0870/0871/0844/0845 numbers for free, watch out though: there are some sites who'll try to charge you for them. And please, please, please always look through the terms and conditions before you sign up for your number. Good luck, and I hope you make good money with your number.
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