[pianotech] 100% Cellular -- was On line YP

[James Johnson]

I will probably go to cell only and not have a land line business phone in my home.  I will keep my numbera because my customers have been using it for years.  I will have that number put on remote call forwarding and all calls will be automatically be forwarded to my cell.  I want to keep my yellow pages (book) ad and I have to keep a business number to qualify.  I also have ATT online yellow pages.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Formsma 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:00 PM
  Subject: [pianotech] 100% Cellular -- was On line YP


  On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:20 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote:

    I’m phasing out my yellow page ads and will also probably go 100% cellular in the next year or two (once I’m sure everyone has the number).

  Don't be too sure they will have your cell number.


  I did this several years ago. But many people never figured out that I really meant that "my number is changing." Even in spite of my mentioning that on every postcard I sent out for two years prior. :-)


  Fortunately for me, they called my mother's number and got my cell number. (We are the only Formsmas in this area.) Last year I was able to get my old number back, and receive a number of calls still. (My home number was canceled in 2005, and then reconnected in 2008.)

  If you condition your customers to go to your website or PTG's site, you won't have this problem.


  I don't have a yellow page listing. Just word of mouth, and whatever may come from people looking at websites. I do occasionally look in the yellow page book, so I know other folks must also.


  -- 
  JF
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