New Updated Self Management Interface

The DotTelAds interface has been refreshed, repackaged and relaunched as http://AdsPackage.com

It now offers an easier end user experience, management of ads & listings.
Along with incorporating a new and easier way to find that perfect tel to advertise on.

Try it now: Ads Package

London & The 5 New York Boroughs

Did you know Greater London is split into 33 Boroughs? Ok technically 32 + 1

Every borough now has its very own populated directory:
Barking (London Borough of Barking)
Barnet (London Borough of Barnet)
Bexley (London Borough of Bexley)
Brent (London Borough of Brent)
Bromley (London Borough of Bromley)
Camden (London Borough of Camden)
Chelsea (Royal Borough of Chelsea)
City of London (London Borough of City of London)
Croydon (London Borough of Croydon)
Dagenham (London Borough of Dagenham)
Ealing (London Borough of Ealing)
Enfield (London Borough of Enfield)
Fulham (London Borough of Fulham)
Greenwich (London Borough of Greenwich)
Hackney (London Borough of Hackney)
Hammersmith (London Borough of Hammersmith)
Haringey (London Borough of Haringey)
Harrow (London Borough of Harrow)
Havering (London Borough of Havering)
Hillingdon (London Borough of Hillingdon)
Hounslow (London Borough of Hounslow)
Islington (London Borough of Islington)
Kensington (Royal Borough of Kensington)
Kingston (Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames)
Lambeth (London Borough of Lambeth)
Lewisham (London Borough of Lewisham)
Merton (London Borough of Merton)
Newham (London Borough of Newham)
Redbridge (London Borough of Redbridge)
Richmond (London Borough of Richmond)
Southwark (London Borough of Southwark)
Sutton (London Borough of Sutton)
Tower Hamlets (London Borough of Tower Hamlets)
Waltham Forest (London Borough of Waltham Forest)
Wandsworth (London Borough of Wandsworth)
Westminster (City of Westminster)

Did you know New York City is often referred to collectively as the Five Boroughs?
Every borough now has its very own directory NY Borough, just waiting for your Business and/or Service to be added:
Bronx (The Borough of The Bronx)
Brooklyn (The Borough of Brooklyn)
Manhattan (The Borough of Manhattan)
Queens (The Borough of Queens)
Staten Island (The Borough of Staten Island)

UK MP heralds the launch of Southall.tel

Original Press Release below (for links to MP's website, scroll to the bottom of this post).

LONDON, United Kingdom – May 20th, 2010 - DotTelAds.com, the leading .tel internet domain portfolio management and service provider, today announced the launch of http://southall.tel/, the latest addition to its popular family of mobile phone friendly City, Shopping, Tourism & Wellbeing directory services.


http://southall.tel/ is seen as a natural addition to the DotTelAds portfolio, covering the very popular tourist destination of Southall and complimenting its popular and famous sister sites http://oxfordstreet.tel/ & http://coventgarden.tel/.

Virendra Sharma, Ealing Southall Member of Parliament commented, “Southall is an immensely popular destination for both tourists and UK residents looking to sample the best in Indian Cuisine or purchase authentic Asian fashion wear. I am very excited to see the launch of http://southall.tel/, ensuring Southall takes its rightful place amongst the ranks of other famous UK mobile phone friendly directory services appearing in today’s digital world”.

According to recent industry statistics, 60% of the UK’s mobile phone subscribers are still on pay-as-you-go, making the mobile web an expensive luxury. People accessing DotTelAds sites can be confident that they’re only paying a fraction of what they would for other types of sites in their own country and people on roaming contracts visiting from abroad will also benefit from the cost and speed of access.

“With mobile phone usage dwarfing personal computer usage, it is only natural for consumers to want to access important data quickly and cheaply direct from their mobile phones,” said Manju Sehdev, Partner at DotTelAds. “Shoppers and tourists can simply access our low-cost, mobile-optimized directories in seconds and view important contact and location information on the go. There is no need to look for a piece of paper to write down a number and then dial it, phone numbers are clearly presented and clickable direct from our site”.

With additional services like money saving shopper coupons and latest news to be added and again being accessible on the go, http://southall.tel/ will revolutionize how shoppers and tourists visit and plan their days out in Southall.

Use of http://southall.tel/ is free (network charges may apply) and requires no special software beyond the standard browsers pre-installed on mobile phone.

About DotTelAds.com

http://dottelads.com/, based in London, are a leading .tel internet domain portfolio service provider, managing an extensive group of .tel Domains covering Geo Locations, Shopping, Tourism & Wellbeing including the soon to be launched http://indianrestaurant.tel/, http://vegetarianrestaurant.tel/, http://exercises.tel/, http://leicestersquare.tel/, http://times.square.tel/ & http://knightsbridge.tel/

For further information contact: info@dottelads.com, +44 779 483 6118

Source: http://www.virendrasharma.com/virendra-sharma-mp-heralds-the-launch-of-httpsouthalltel--provid

When did you last use your dot tel domain?

Interested to know how many folks are actually using their tel domains in their daily lives.

So... did you use your tel recently? How recently?

Poll being run on telnics community forum:
http://telnic.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1159

Follow us on twitter...

@DotTelAds is now on twitter... Follow Us Now!

Current topics: London News, Shopping, Restaurants, Travel, Football and.... General Banter (basically anything we find interesting :) )

Essential content on your dot tel geo directory

Most of todays dot tel geo directories focus on providing the following information:
Emergency contacts
Local Business Services
Shopping
Restaurants
Entertainment (cinema/theatre/bars/clubs)

As directories develop & grow, will adoption & regular use by local residents require the following additional information?
Post office, Postal services
Laundry
Doctor, Dentist, Accident & Emergency
Cashpoint
Supermarket, Grocery
Parks
Fitness centre, gym
Road closures, maintenance, diverted traffic
Sales promotions, happy hours, other promotions
Bus & Train locations and timetables

Dot Tel Domain Lifecycle - What does expired and dropped actually mean?

Are you interested in purchasing a dropped or expired domain?

Have you noticed a domain has not been renewed beyond its expiration date?

Wondering why you're unable to simply register it?

Are you about to bid on a tel domain at an expired auction?

Read on BEFORE bidding for the domain, because any domain auctioned prior to the correct stage can be reclaimed and renewed by the owner! Yes, even if you WIN the auction!!

Let's use http://regentstreet.tel/ as our example domain:

Domain Registration
http://regentstreet.tel/ is registered on May 1st 2009 with registrar ABC for a 1 year period.

You are not allowed to transfer this to another registrar until July 1st 2009 (60 days after registration).
A couple of months prior to expiration, most registrars will send out renewal notifications to the owner.

Domain Expiration
On May 1st 2010, if the owner has not renewed, http://RegentStreet.tel then it has 'expired'.
NOTE: this does NOT mean you can now go and register the domain....

At this point most registrars will HOLD the domain, allowing you to still renew your domain at the regular price.
NOTE: you are not allowed to transfer the domain away at this stage unless you renew first

Domain Deletion
[40 days after Domain Expiration]
After 40 days (July 9th 2010 in our example), most registrars delete the domain.
NOTE: if you would like to restore your domain during this period there are usually hefty redemption charges applied.

After a further 30 days the domain can no longer be restored.
NOTE: the only way to get the domain is to wait until it is dropped from the registry and released to the available pool.

Domain Dropped and available for Registration
[75 days after Domain Expiration]
After a further 5 days the domain is dropped from the central registry and available to register by anyone.

Good luck hunting for that dropped domain!

NOTE: as a .tel domain has yet to go through a full registration -> drop period some of the points here may be inaccurate.

The dates/points listed above are based on a real example (domain name not mentioned) that occured during an attempt to bid and win a tel domain during a registrar's expired domain auction.

Shop Window Flyer to help promote Havering.tel

As promised here's the flyer popping up in window shops in havering to help promote the dot tel directory.

How are you promoting your tel directories?

Mothers Day - Do something special & unique for your Mother this Mothers Day!

Happy Mother's day to all Mothers in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Netherlands, Hungary, Portugal & Spain. Hope you have a fantastic day!

For those that forgot, it's still not too late - give your Mother something she will remember, cherish and boast about to all her friends!! Give your Mother her very own & unique dedication page made by you.

http://MothersDay.tel

Remember there are only 7 days left till Mothers Day in United States, Brazil, Canada, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey & Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, India, Australia & Belgium.

http://MothersDay.tel

Live geo dot tel directories

We recently launched Havering.tel, a Greater London Borough encompassing the towns of Romford, Upminster, Hornchurch, Gidea Park & Emerson Park.
Havering.tel serves as our parent directory linking out to the respective towns to provide greater expandability and clean sub-division.

Phase 1 of our promotional strategy involves a small flyer campaign and shop window posters... Stay tuned to see how we got on!

Access London’s iconic Oxford Street and Regent Street on the go!

LONDON, United Kingdom - May 1st, 2010 - DotTelAds.com, the leading .tel internet domain portfolio management and service provider, today announced the launch of its mobile phone friendly London Shopping & Tourism directory services OxfordStreet.tel & RegentStreet.tel.

According to recent industry statistics, 60% of the UK’s mobile phone subscribers are still on pay-as-you-go, making the mobile web an expensive luxury. People accessing DotTelAds sites can be confident that they’re only paying a fraction of what they would for other types of sites in their own country and people on roaming contracts visiting from abroad will also benefit from the cost and speed of access.

“With mobile phone usage dwarfing personal computer usage, it is only natural for consumers to want to access important data quickly and cheaply direct from their mobile phones,” said Manju Sehdev, Partner at DotTelAds. “Shoppers and tourists can simply access our low-cost, mobile-optimized directories in seconds and view important contact and location information on the go. There is no need to look for a piece of paper to write down a number and then dial it, phone numbers are clearly presented and clickable direct from our site”.

With additional services like money saving shopper coupons and latest news to be added and again being accessible on the go, DotTelAds.com sites will revolutionize how shoppers and tourists visit and plan their days out in London.

Use of OxfordStreet.tel & RegentStreet.tel is free (network charges may apply) and requires no special software beyond the standard browsers pre-installed on mobile phone.

About DotTelAds.com
DotTelAds.com, based in London, are a leading .tel internet domain portfolio service provider, managing an extensive group of .tel Domains covering Geo Locations, Services & Tourism including the soon to be launched IndianRestaurant.tel, PiccadillyCircus.tel, LeicesterSquare.tel & Knightsbridge.tel

Monetizing Dot Tel (.tel) domains

Two months since launch, and there are over 100k .tels registered. How are folks making money with this new tld?