10 GOOD REASONS TO CHOOSE dotTEL
Integrate all your means of communication in a single place under your control, for individuals or for professional use, with the ability to edit and update instantly.
Many different types of contact information are brought together under a dotTEL name : general contacts (phone, fax, email, postal address, instant messaging) ; links to websites (such as personal sites or social network sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Myspace) ; geolocation information including access maps, itineraries, favorite restaurants ; as well as text messages and keywords for search engines.
The most innovative feature of this new extension is the ability to update contact information instantly for all prospective contacts. A simple interface is available to continuously modify all and any data contained under a dotTEL name.
Privacy and confidentiality: the owner of a dotTEL name can choose to restrict access to certain contacts only such as friends, family, business contacts, professional colleagues, etc.
This option makes it possible to show certain types of information (personal or professional for example, or both) to a subset of people connecting to the site.
1. DotTEL, a single entry point for all contact information for your organization:
Under your domain name (eg: yourcompany.tel) your contacts could consult all the information about how to contact your company. The information can be organized as you wish: by corporate entity, by department, by activity, by subsidiary, by trade name or whatever suits you best. For instance you could allow you visitors to see an overview of your company and its subsidiaries by geographical region (say : France, USA, Europe) or by activity (Hotel, Restaurant, Spa for example).
A system of tabs (example below) will easily guide your customer to find the right service or subsidiary and immediately contact the right person.
Example : yourcompany.tel
This interface can be customized to suit your needs. For example you could:
- update or edit your information;
- add new tabs (fax, new city, new activity) ;
- add new internet links (pointing to a subsidiary‚s site or a specific commercial activity);
- add new maps (to locate your subsidiaries around the world);
- add new keywords (to make you more visible to search engines).
Your dotTEL site can hold as many tabs, links, menus and sub-menus as you need.
2. DotTEL, a multi-platform communication tool
Your domain name yourcompany.tel will be immediately accessible to any device connected to the internet. Your clients will just type your domain name into the browser of their Blackberry, iPhone, or laptop to immediately see your information. It loads very quickly and all they need to do is click on the right contact to call or send an email. The application will open right away.
3. DotTEL, can syncronise information for smart phones and for Outlook:
DotTEL is always up to date. It can synchronize the information with devices such as smart phones (BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile) or computer applications (Outlook). This will enable the communication tools used by your customers, your employees or your suppliers to be updated automatically. A simple plug-in for Outlook or free applications for the iPhone or the Blackberry are available for download.
Synchronizing with Outlook. After the plug-in has been installed you will see a dotTEL bar which allows Outlook to edit your contact information, tabs and displayed links on your dotTEL site.
Synchronizing with the BlackBerry or iPhone: once your clients have installed the application on their BlackBerry or iPhone they can automatically update your contact information, an efficient and simple way to make sure they can always reach you.
4. DotTEL, a collaborative tool for updating contact information in real time:
Each member of your staff can update his or her dotTEL contact information in real time through a personal interface accessible from any computer.
The user-friendly interface (see example below) makes this easy. There is no longer any need for tedious and time-consuming updates of company directories. Each employee can update his or her specific information so that other employees, customers, colleagues and suppliers immediately have up-to-date contact information.
Only the information you want will be displayed to a group of users. In the example below information tagged for Friends will be seen only by those to whom you have given an access code. You can create as many groups as you like.
5. DotTEL, to locate your company and its subsidiaries geographically worldwide:
With dotTEL you can guide your customers immediately to the right place. In the example below, you are in New York and looking for a hotel near your phone location via hotels.tel. (Note: this is a good example of why you should register a dotTEL name which reflects your activity).
With the Google Maps link for your company or its subsidiaries your customers can be shown the way to the enterprise they are looking for nearest to their location directly on a map.
Example 3: hotels.tel
6. DotTEL, optimizes your keyword visibility for search engines:
To increase the visibility of your keywords in search engines dotTEL stores those keywords directly in the DNS system rather than forcing search engines to look through all your web pages to find them. With such direct access to keywords your search rankings will be improved. You can also add keywords in several languages to help further in finding your foreign subsidiaries or departments, or your trademarks, etc.
Each dotTEL card can be given a subject line as illustrated by the example on indom.tel . This further increases search engine rankings.
(indom.tel)
7. DotTEL, features a built-in, infinitely customizable, web site:
You don't need a website or hosting company to use a dotTEL domain. The information is directly stored in the DNS servers at the core of the internet and thus accessible in record time from anywhere. The extension offers a standard interface which however can be customized and personalized from any connected device.
8. DotTEL, the entry point to a worldwide directory:
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DotTEL gives you to opportunity to be part of a universal directory: TELPAGES. Just type the name of your company in the directory:
You are instantly recognized and your details displayed.
9. DotTEL, to advertise contact numbers for polls and interactive shows:
A company could use its dotTEL domains to set up and efficiently manage SMS boxes for polling during a TV show. Thus the audience could easily choose which competitor to vote for by clicking on the appropriate box.
Or a dotTEL site could be used to offer downloads (of ring tones or audio files) or to sell a product or service and make micro-payments.
My-Idol.tel
10. DotTEL, a link to your social network sites (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn...):
Your dotTEL is a relay to all your social network sites: Facebook, MySpace, eBay, Skype, LinkedIn, etc. In the example below a private individual shows her Skype and MySpace links. She could add as many different social network sites as she wished.
emma.tel
emma.tel
MORE INFO about dotTEL
When to register a dotTEL domain?
Pre-registration is now open at www.indom.com. Enter the name or names you want to register and follow the instructions. Or ask your INDOM adviser by calling +33 176700567 or 0820 77 7000 (local charges only from France).
Sunrise. The Sunrise registration period is for holders of prior intellectual property rights and marks. It starts December 3, 2008 and the first-come-first-served rule applies.
Landrush. The Landrush registration period opens for all on February 3, 2009. First-come-first-served rules apply.
General availability. Registrations open to all start March 24, 2009. First-come-first-served rules apply.
What is the cost of a dotTEL name?
Each domain name cost 42 euros (plus VAT where applicable) per year. There are extra charges for registration during the priority periods (see details on indom.com during the registration process).
