What we learn running a sales floor on our own CRM: calling, texting and AI, with the numbers. From the team behind talalevel.com
10DLC registration: what it costs, how long it takes and why it gets sent back
10DLC registration: what it costs, how long it takes and why it gets sent back
To text from a normal US number you register twice. The second one is where the money and the weeks go.
What "unlimited calling" really means on a power dialer
What "unlimited calling" really means on a power dialer
We read the pricing pages and the terms of 18 power dialers. Unlimited usually means one of four things.
What 165,000 sales texts taught us that the guides leave out
What 165,000 sales texts taught us that the guides leave out
Carriers block words, not just numbers. A reply isn't interest. And "who is this?" isn't a no.
How many times should you call a lead before giving up?
How many times should you call a lead before giving up?
We looked at what the second, third and fourth calls got us. More than half our leads had only ever had one.
We put an AI on our leads' texts. Here is what it got wrong
We put an AI on our leads' texts. Here is what it got wrong
911 conversations in six weeks for about $110, a reply in under two minutes, and the mistakes that stung.
The best time to cold call business owners? Our first answer was wrong
The best time to cold call business owners? Our first answer was wrong
We counted when business owners answered, hour by hour. The hour mattered far less than the advice says.