The toll free number 1-800-Get-Rich belongs to the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. Perfect vanity number for a casino, right? Well apparently not. Their website shows the actual numbers, 1-800-438-7424 for the marketing department of Resorts Atlantic City. Those NUMBERS are nowhere near as memorable as is the mnemonic device of letters representing those numbers on the telephone keypad. It makes you wonder, did the casino have bad luck (no pun intended) or receive bad publicity for their 800-Get-Rich phone number?
Doing a Google search for 1-800-GET-RICH returns several spoof articles using the toll free number to make light of get rich quick schemes. Seems as well suited to a casino as to satire, since gambling represents the ultimate get rich quick scheme.
But on the web there's a another element to toll free numbers you must consider. 800 numbers are used as domain names which seem to stick in our memory as a web address just as well as a phone number. Resorts Atlantic City Hotel Casino should buy the domain name www.1800getrich.com from the current owner and assign their marketing department toll free 800 vanity number to the Casino instead.
The domain name www.1800GetRich.com is for sale as of this writing if you visit that web address. You can be certain that the current domain owner knows that the toll free vanity telephone number is owned by Resorts International Hotels www.resortsac.com which matches the domain www.1800getrich.com. It has to be enticing to think a large international hotel corporation may want his domain.
The casino owns the toll free number but isn't using the mnemonic for the numbers (GET-RICH for 438-7424). Makes you wonder about the history of the domain name, since WHOIS records show it was reserved only this past May of 2004, AND the history of the vanity number since it is going unused, at least on the web site. Hmmmm...
There are vanity phone number resellers online that actually specialize in providing 800 numbers with matching domain name for those seeking the consistent branding for their business. Clearly this is simply a marketing ploy by savvy 800 number vendors, as those domains may be full of hyphens and may cost more than they should due to the perception of value-added.
An interesting aspect to toll free numbers as domain names is that of 1-800 copyright and trademarks. Take for example, the well known flower retailer 1-800-FLOWERS.com where they use both the domain name and the toll free number. Both are copy- righted and trademarked names and essential to the business.
Legal precedent allows trademark owners to confiscate domains from "cybersquatters" who buy domain names containing trade- marked or copyrighted words and phrases hoping to sell that domain back to the trademark holder. But it is less clear an issue when it comes to descriptive toll free and vanity phone numbers. How about 1-800-PINDROP.com - which you would think would be registered to Sprint Communications? Curiously, as of October of 2004, this domain was available. What do they use? www.pindrop.com (without the 1-800) goes to Sprint.com.
It appears there are wide inconsistencies in using toll free 800 phone numbers as domain names but they can be memorable, which is one measure of a good domain name. They also aren't limiting as to word length. I've always felt it's a bit odd to type in 1800keywordphrase.com as a domain name, but only because there is no hyphen in it. 1800 looks like eighteen hundred and is just as strange as typing 247 for domains as a suggestion they are always open, more often seen as 24/7, but domain names can't have that slash mark in them.
As a matter of fact, I've always disliked numbers of any kind in domain names - especially those using numbers in place of the words "to" (up2me.com)& "for" (good4you.com) But, as owner of http://website101.com I'm at odds with the dislike for numbers in domain names. Still, it works better than 1800website.com or 1-800-website.com, both owned by Verio Web Hosting and both purchased in August of 1996, but neither have web sites configured at those addresses. They must not have been a worthwhile domains, yet they keep them.
If it offers you another option for a memorable web address, 800 number domains may be worth considering.
Mike Valentine operates WebSite101 domain name tutorial http://WebSite101.com/Domain_Name/ Free domain lookup tool to find out who owns domain names at http://website101.com/Domain_Nam e/Domain-WHOIS-database.html This article written for 800 Numbers Toll Free http://800numberstollfree.com/to ll-free-800-number-index.htm
Ebooks, Scripts & more A domain name is an alias for an IP address.... Read More Domain names are being snapped up all the time so... Read More Ever wonder why DNS systems came into existence? Efficiency. Every... Read More Every day thousands of expired domain names come back onto... Read More Whether you want to come up with your own original... Read More You've decided to start up your own website. You've weighed... Read More What is a domain name?A domain name is the address... Read More The number of registered domains has reached an all-time high... Read More Picking a domain name should be easy, right? Why, I'll... Read More Let's just take a quick glimpse at what we've done... Read More Everyday I read this question on different forums "how I... Read More Cologne, October 10 2004. ICANN Registrar Secura announces today, that... Read More Would you like to be that lucky person who sells... Read More This truly is the business to get into in 2005.... Read More A domain can leave an imprint on the mind of... Read More Ian McMillan registered the internet domain name TrivialPursuits.net and won... Read More There is a lot of confusion about the use of... Read More One of the most important aspects of choosing a domain... Read More When it comes to registering your domain name you want... Read More When seeking domain names most people get confused over whether... Read More Every day thousands of domains 'expire' and are put back... Read More Would you purchase anything from someone with a "@yahoo.com" or... Read More Domain names are not just online identities anymore they are... Read More It is annoying to find that you have a great... Read More Read this brief article that reflects what we learned about... Read More
Profit from Articles
Free Advertising
What is a Domain Name and Where to Register?
Domain Parking Explained
Understand the Domain Name System
How to Win Expired Domains
Domain Name Strategies Maximize Profits
Whats in a Domain Name?
Domain Names - How to Choose, and Register One
All-time Record of Domain Registrations
Domain Name - How To Pick One
How To Buy And Sell Domain Names Part Time For Profit Part 2
A Guide to Sell Your Domain Name Quickly
ICANN Registrar: jp-Domains for Anybody
Tips and Tricks To Getting Top Money for your Domain Names
How To Make Great Money Part Time Buying And Selling Domain Names - Part One
Do You Have a Good .Com Name? What is One So Important!
E-Business: Domain Names - Bad Faith
The truth about hyphenated domain names
How to avoid copyright infringment in your domain name
Selecting a Domain Name Registrar - How to Avoid Getting Burned
Dot Com or Dot Net, Which is the Best Domain Name to Settle for?
Instant Traffic Using Expired Domains
Your Domain Name, Your Business Address
Investing in Great Domain Names when They Come for Sale
Expired Domains Explained
Sub Domains - An Inexpensive Solution to Grow Traffic
One of the most important aspects of choosing a domain... Read More
I would like to explain a few things related to... Read More
When seeking domain names most people get confused over whether... Read More
You want your own online business? Good because it's one... Read More
Your domain name is an important part of your brand... Read More
Selecting your domain name Selecting a domain name can be... Read More
You've decided to start up your own website. You've weighed... Read More
They're pushing for a top level domain (TLD) exclusively for... Read More
If you're just starting out on the Internet, choosing a... Read More
I come across sites all the time that are obviously... Read More
Aside from the nuts and bolts of where to register... Read More
Every day thousands of domains 'expire' and are put back... Read More
The Basic StuffEvery website needs a domain name. Example "WebBootCamp.com"... Read More
With the advent of the internet and the ease of... Read More
A domain can leave an imprint on the mind of... Read More
Recently I made a mistake that may cost a great... Read More
Would you purchase anything from someone with a "@yahoo.com" or... Read More
Q: I'd like to buy a domain, but I discovered... Read More
I get pretty frustrated when thinking back to the days... Read More
Selling a .co.uk Domain Name via SedoThis is a recent... Read More
With all that's written about selecting a domain name, I... Read More
Ever wondered why Walt Disney never got sued for intellectual... Read More
If internet is about interactivity between websites, domain name is... Read More
Would you like to be that lucky person who sells... Read More
Purchasing your own domain is inexpensive and very effective for... Read More
Domain Name |