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If you carry a Blackberry or iPhone, please download a free address book while we wait to begin. Blackberry : Visit Hornet.tel in your browser iPhone : Click the App Store button, then search for “Superbook” Please let your host know if you have any difficulties. Vancouver .TEL Meet Up
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If you carry a Blackberry or iPhone, please download a free address book while we wait to begin.Blackberry: Visit Hornet.tel in your browseriPhone: Click the App Store button, then search for “Superbook”Please let your host know if you have any difficulties. Vancouver .TEL Meet Up Cybele Negris | Cybele.tel Matthew Lane | Lane.tel
10 Tips to Maximize the Effectiveness of Your .TEL Name Vancouver .TEL Meet Up Cybele Negris | Cybele.tel Matthew Lane | Lane.tel
Start with a Plan • Create a list of contact points • Prioritize the list • Determine what is to be public information and what will be restricted • The more information you make available, the easier it will be to connect with you • The more useful your .tel is to people the more they will use it GeorgeMoen.tel
Start with a Plan • Work email • Home email • LinkedIn Account • Twitter ID (Work) • Twitter ID (Alt/Home) • Facebook Account • MySpace Page • Flickr Pages • MSN ID • Yahoo/Google IM • Name • Address • Switchboard • Direct Line • Mobile • Home Telephone • Skype Name • Fax Number • Web site • Blog Penfolds.tel
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Title & Keywords • Title is a new feature that provides an easy to read header • Used in the html Title tag of your .tel page • Try to reflect your .tel name in the Title and keep it under 65 characters in length for maximum SEO value • Use keyword fields to add content for users and search engines BryanOfLondon.tel
Use +1 in Numbers • Always use the + sign and country code in phone numbers • Single most common mistake in setting up .TEL names • Don’t disable the validation check ScottWalker.tel
Geo-Location • Use the Location feature as well as your office address • Easiest to populate the lat/long by entering your post code • Location is linked to maps on browsers and mobile devices • Pin points location on a map and gives directions JulesBistro.tel
Use Folders Effectively • Folders help organize .TEL data • Folders appear as sub-domains Eg. listings.bayrealty.tel • Move secondary information to sub-folders • Name folders for easy navigation but also to support search engine strategies VancouverDining.tel
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Link (a lot) • Link to your .TEL as much as you can to increase SE ranking • You can submit your .TEL to the SEs but linking to your .TEL from a regularly indexed site is often faster • Use free .TEL directories such as DotTelCentral.com, One-Vancouver.com and DotTelFinder.com • Link to your .TEL from your web page, blog, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, comments on posts, etc • Use your .TEL name or target keywords as your links OneVancouver.tel
Get a Friend • TelFriends is the sister system to TelHosting. It controls privacy and allows data encryption • It is confusing but will get better. • It is worth doing: Protect your TelFriends name; include private data in your .TEL • Can be set up by clicking the Activate TelFriends link or www.telFriends.com • Webnames.ca support can help Cybele.tel
Get a Friend • Set up Privacy Groups and data Cybele.tel
.TEL Address Books • Use a .TEL Address Book whether you have a .TEL or not • A highly effective demonstration of the ease and value of .tel • Hornet for Blackberry is available at Hornet.tel and HornetHub.com • Superbook for iPhone is available by hitting the App Store icon on the iPhone and searching for Superbook ICBC.tel
.TEL the World • 250,000 .TEL names but still brand new • Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn all took 2 years or more to pass 1,000,000 users • As .TEL gains critical mass it will get more support from device manufacturers and software integrators such as Motorola and Microsoft • Use your .TEL and spread the word about .TEL BoardOfTrade.tel
.TEL the World • Add your .TEL to your Email Signature • Add it .TEL to your Business Card • Use it in your Linked In, Facebook, Twitter profiles • Use your .TEL at networking events - wear a .TEL pin! • Incorporate your .TEL into your voice message • Use your .TEL in blog posts and comments • Get a .TEL “Twibbon” • Volunteer your .TEL when exchanging contact information and ask people for theirs • Encourage anyone with a Blackberry to use Hornet and anyone with an iPhone to use Superbook Scooter.tel
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Get Involved • A vibrant world-wide community • Discussion groups – best practices, what’s new, .TEL Roadmap, Monetizing and Investment, SEO • Developers (applications and tools) – expand the capabilities of .TEL beyond the TelHosting Interface • Reseller programs • Win stuff – Blackberry, Flip Camera • Get support for your .TEL initiative • www.telnic.com • www.one-vancouver.com Telnic.tel