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Page 1 of 8 Advertising single 900 Extension numbers is risky business. As
the volume of calls made to 900#s continue to decline, owning 900
Extensions can be the fastest way to lose money. Think about this ...
FACT: 900#s are the most over-regulated business on
the face of the earth. Congress, the FTC, the FCC, the Attorney
General, State and Local government agencies
all have their hands on regulating what 900 can and cannot do.
FACT: 900#s are the most restricted business you'll
ever find. Imagine, even the phone company itself offers the general
public "Call Blocking" for 900#s. This is like thephone company
protecting the public against 900# operators.
FACT: Some of the best money-making programs in the
900 business (Adult, Work-At-Home, etc.) are now BANNED from 900.
FACT: 900#s nationwide call revenues are down to around 1/10th its projected earningsin 1992.
There is, however, one other FACT that works very well in favor of 900
Numbers: As a business opportunity, 900#s have the appeal of @ Money.
It is the lazy man's business. This is why, in spite of its declining
revenues, people continue to buy 900 Extensions
for $99 and then spend several hundred dollars advertising their lines.
SO... SELL 900 EXTENSIONS!!!
If you are an entrepreneur who is already heavily vested in the pay-per-call business,
or someone who is just seeking to get into the business for the very
first time, this book is for you. In the following pages, you will
learn about new treads that will help you make money in the
pay-per-call business.
RESELLING 900#s
Although advertising 900 Extensions is dead, there are still a lot of people who buy
900 Extensions. In this book, you will learn where and how to get 900 Extensions for as
little as $2 each and then resell them for $99.
You will learn how to become your own service bureau and get your lines direct from the
phone company. (Did you know that MCI 900 numbers are free?)
If you do not have the money to invest in your own voice processing
equipment, you will have to contact service bureaus and buy Master
Lines with extensions. You will also learn
how to deal with Aggregators who put together deals and acquire large blocks of 900
numbers from which you can buy a part of. You will also learn how to buy Extensions in
blocks of 10 and 20 at a time, for as little as $19 each. Sell each one for $99 and you'll make a $1,600 profit.
809, 011, AND 500 NUMBERS
You will also learn the ins and outs about these three new types of
pay-per-call numbers and how they compare against 900#s. Because 900 is
highly restricted and heavily regulated
pay-per-call entrepreneurs seek out other ways to offer information and entertainment
programs via the telephone, using other vehicles by which they can bill & collect from callers.
These amazing new numbers, which are still in their infancy and still having some difficulties,
are a promising new breed that you may want to explore and consider for
your pay-per-call business. In this book, we will show you how and
where to get 809, 0ll and
500 numbers. We'll tell you how much they cost, and what types of payout to expect from
them.
FREE ADVERTISING
This book also includes Ad Placement Forms that will allow you to place
up to $600 worth of FREE ADS on the Classified Ads Section of the
INTERNET for a period of one year. If you already have a number that
you are already operating, you may advertise
your numbers to potential callers regardless of the type of program you are offering.
If you are (or when you become) a 900 Reseller and want to offer 900 Extensions for sale,
you may use your FREE ADS to advertise in the Business Opportunities category of the INTERNET ADS.
THE PAY-PER-CALL CONFUSION
How 011, 809,1-500 and 1-900 Numbers Work & Compare Against Each Other
In the early 80's, the pay-per-call business expanded to allow
individuals and businesses to provide and to charge for information
offered via the telephone. The first forms of pay-per-call numbers were
local in scope and the numbers 9-7-6 became the designated prefix used
specifically for this purpose, based on a rate structure that governed
its application.
ABOUT THESE NUMBERS
The Pay-Per-Call Business operates with the use of special telephone
numbers (that areeasily recognizable) specifically developed to
accommodate independent Information Providers to offer information and
entertainment programs to telephone customers on a pay- per-call basis.
There are two kinds of Pay-Per-Call numbers: Those sanctioned by the Phone Company and
recognized by US telecom regulators, and those NOT sanctioned by the phone company, called BY-PASS numbers.
SANCTIONED NUMBERS
There are two types of pay-per-call numbers sanctioned by the phone
company: These are the regional 976 and the national 900 numbers.
976 NUMBERS
In the beginning, the pay-per-call business was simple and limited to
the use of a special seven-digit phone number with a specially
designated prefix of 976. (In some regions of the country, instead of
using the numbers 9-7-6, the local phone company may designate
540 or 303. They all work in the same way, however.)
To call that number, you simply dial 976 and the remaining 4 numbers. You get connected to
a recorded information or to a live person, and you are billed a set rate of $2, out of which
around 50 Cents goes to the Information Provider - the person who
rented this fine from the phone company and is providing the
information or entertainment service via
the telephone.
900 NUMBERS
Because 976 was limited in geographic coverage, the phone company
introduced a new pay-pet-call number that can be called from anywhere
in the country. The phone company assigned the area code 9-0-0 to
identify these calls and charge 900# callers accordingly.
Another favorable feature of the 900 number is the flexible rate
system. The Information Provider who operates the 9009 can set his own
rates. He can go to the phone company and say "I want to charge my
callers $4.25 per minute", or whatever rate the Provider
decides to charge.
With 976 numbers, this feature is generally not available. The local phone company offering
the 976 lines sets a standard rate for all 976, numbers, and regardless
of the type of information you sell, you are bound by that rate.
Likewise, as you will see, non-sanctioned
pay-per-call numbers are also faced with the same limitations.
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