Common Questions About Telemarketing Leads

Telemarking lists and telemarketing leads fromTelSearch include residential phone listings to give you an advantage with residential listings. Our telemarketing lists provide you with invaluable information about your future clientele.

TelSearch understands you’ll have questions about our residential listings and other telemarketing leads. We have developed a list of Frequently Asked Questions about our residential phone listings and other telemarketing lists:

1. What is TelSearch.com?
2. What are the benefits of using TelSearch.com?
3. How does the ordering process work?
4. When do I get my list?
5. What will my list look like?
6. What is the accuracy rate of my list?
7. What computer software is required to use the data TelSearch sends me?
8. How do I customize a list?
9. How does this demographic criteria search work?
10. What do I do if the number of matching numbers is too low?
11. What do I do if the number of matching numbers is too high?
12. How much does a list cost?

If you have other questions concerning our residential phone listings, telemarketing lists, or technical issues, please contact us. We’ll be glad to answer all of your questions.

1. What is TelSearch.com?

TelSearch.com is a powerful tool used to generate Consumer Telemarketing and Direct Mailing Lists within the United States. In seconds, TelSearch allows you to target any US Geographic region while giving you the option to break down the lists even further by including the Demographic Criteria of your choice.

2. What are the benefits of using the TelSearch.com?

If you have not already performed and ordered a list search on TelSearch, you will have a hard time believing the results when you do.

In seconds, you will be able to sort through our database of nearly 100 million records and narrow it down to the geographics and demographics of your choice. After this extremely simple search process, you will immediately see the Number of Records that match your search along with our Price Quote. With rates starting at 1/20 of a penny per record, you will be amazed at how low your Price Quote will be and you will wonder how we keep our prices so low.

3. How does the ordering process work?

You will be issued an order number when you have finished placing your order, which you will want to keep for your records. Once your credit card information has been processed and we have sent you a notification email, your custom list will be created. Once your order is shipped, you will be emailed a UPS tracking number.

If you choose to pay by Money Order / Cashier's Check, once your payment is received, the order will be processed immediately.

4. When do I get my list?

If your order is placed before 1:00 PM on business day, your order will be shipped that same day. Depending on your location and the method of shipping you choose, your order can arrive as early as 10:30 AM the very next business day. For UPS Ground orders, it generally takes around 2 - 4 business days.

5. What will my list look like?

The list we send you will be placed on a CD-ROM, in ASCII text format. Every Database program produced enables you to convert Text files into their respective formats. In addition to the ASCII text file, we will include simple instructions on how to convert Text files into Excel, Access, Lotus, FoxPro, and Act formats. Here is a sample of a record in ASCII text format:

"Abel Lynn & Justin","66 Pennsylvania Ave","Delaware","OH","43015","740-555-2200"

6. What is the accuracy rate of my list?

Through our own testing and the response from our clients, we have determined that the accuracy rate of the information in our lists is between 90% and 95%. 98% of the phone numbers in our list are valid phone numbers.

7. What computer software is required to use the data TelSearch sends me?

Depending on what you will be using the list data for, there are several software packages that can be used. Microsoft Word enables you to import the data directly into a Mailing List. Microsoft Acces, FoxPro, Lotus, Microsoft Excel, and other database pacakges can be used to import the data we send you into any application that may need to use. If you just wish to use the data we send you as is, Notepad, Wordpad, or any other text editting software can be used.

8. How do I customize a list?

STEP 1:
Identify the geographic region that you would like to target. The following are the available geographic targets as well as some guidelines for selecting:

STATE - Select this option if you want to target consumers from a particular state (e.g., anyone who lives in the state of New Jersey).

ENTIRE UNITED STATES - Select this option if you want to target consumer through the United States

ZIP CODE - Select this option if you want to target consumers who share a particular zip code (e.g.,anyone with 07747 as their zip code). You can enter mutiple zip codes by placing a comma between zip codes

STEP 2:
Select the criteria category(ies) that you wish to include in your search. By clicking on the question mark (?) next to each criteria name you will be able to view a detailed description of just what that demographic criteria is. If your search is in the ENTIRE US, you MUST select at least one demographic criteria.

STEP 3:
Choose the ranges for the criteria that you selected in STEP 2. For example, if you choose "Median Purchase Cost of Homes," the range that you specify (i.e. $100,000 and $250,000) will tell us that you wish to only receive a list where the median cost of a home in the areas you specified are between $100,000 and $250,000 dollars. This will allow you to target the appropriate consumers.

9. How does this demographic criteria search work?

TelSearch has gathered a great deal of information about every zip code in the United States. Since zip code is the primary key in determining demographic information about an area, by searching through this information we can determine which zip codes are the most relevant to your campaign. For example, if you want to target areas in order to promote a Vocational School, you would probably want to target areas that have a low high-school graduation rate. Or if you are a mortgage refinancing company you would probably want to target areas that have a high "Percent of Homes Owned vs Rented" and a "Median Purchase Cost of Home." The possibilities are endless.

NOTE: Due to the fact that our search is based on Zip Code, not all records that you receive will match the demographic criteria that you have selected. The records that we send you are part of a zip code that matches the demograhic criteria that you have selected.

10. What do I do if the number of matching records is too low?

If your list count is lower than you expected, you may want to expand your geography and/or broaden your list criteria. For example, suppose you plan to target married couples with middle incomes in the New York market, defined by zip codes in that area. One option is to add neighboring zip codes. Another option is to change the geographic select to be the entire New York state. If you prefer to broaden your list criteria, you could include additional income levels to increase your available count.

11. What do I do if the number of matching records is too high?

If your list count is higher than expected, you want to decrease the size of your selected geographic region and/or narrow you list criteria. If you are choosing by states or zip codes, you might want to remove any extraneous ones. Your best bet however, is to add an additional demographic criteria. This will also help you to make your list more specific.

12. How much does a list cost?

The more records that you order, the cheaper each record becomes. Also, the more records you order, the price per criteria per record also decreases. Click here for a price list.