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Why .CHAT could be all that .TEL wanted to be and more.

Why .CHAT could be all that .TEL wanted to be and more.

Almost everyone that has been working in the domain name industry for a while has a story about .TEL. It was introduced in 2005 and went live in 2009 with a flurry of publicity. It was a grand concept aiming to revolutionize the way in which people keep in touch. Unlike traditional domain names, the purpose of a .TEL domain name is to help manage and exchange contact information about people and…

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Contact SouthernAfrica.tel sales team

List your business today. Contact us at [email protected]

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About SouthernAfrica.Tel

► Our .tel directories deliver 1. Integration of any and all means of communication (i.e. Phone numbers, IM, VOIP, email, social media); 2. Real-time publishing of your contact information on the internet; 3. Simple structured navigation to easily reach the most relevant information; 4. High speed global access optimized for mobile devices; 5. Multi-language, search engine-friendly structured information and keywords; ► Our .tel directory benefits 1. Get listed on ALL major search engines; 2. Update your listings any time; 3. Save yourself the effort of registering on dozens of sites and booklets; 4. Share detailed profile information about your business and stand out from the competition; 5. Get a higher ranking by making your listings consistent across all sites; 6. Control your online identity by listing your business with SouthernAfrica.tel; 7. A simple digital business card containing your business profile, indexed for enhanced web search; 8. A fraction of the cost of traditional directory-service advertisements; 9. No need to design or build a website;

SouthernAfrica.tel operates specialized .tel directories for people and businesses. Our mission is to provide our customers with powerful visibility that would allow them to increase business and surpass revenue targets. We aim, through our directories, to make our clients easily reachable and information easily accessible. Our directories, which allow instant and easy access to contact information over the internet, contain the contact details of businesses, including, but not limited to, phone numbers, postal and e-mail addresses, website, fax, physical address, GPS coordinates and map location, sorted by provinces, city, town and type of business. Our .tel directories are optimized for mobile devices as the .tel uses small and fast DNS lookups rather than pulling traditional website and html content. It therefore enables a business to be quickly and easily found on all mobile devices. The .tel makes your business or brand instantly accessible from any device connected to the internet. Potential customers simply type in the address of any of our directories, browse through the chosen directory, select a method of contact and click to initiate communication. Unlike existing directory services that are highly fragmented and very expensive, the .tel provides worldwide coverage, full control and real-time updating. Accurate listings are the first step in online marketing. More than 40% of online listings are inaccurate, incomplete, or missing. ► Get listed on our .tel network ◄ SouthernAfrica.tel network (such as Sedgefield.tel, Knysna.tel, Swellendam.tel etc...) is the first city and town phonebook and directory on the .tel in South Africa. It allows users to find any business instantly and contact the desired establishment in a single click.

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Benefits of using .tel directories

► What are the advantages of storing data directly in the DNS? The .tel domain is the first TLD to use the DNS in an entirely new way – as a global data store. By storing data directly in the DNS, the .tel provides the following benefits: 1. No website necessary: The contact information stored in the DNS is readily available and efficiently delivered to any device without the need for a website or a webmaster; 2. Speed: The Domain Name System is optimized for speed. Because it is DNS-based, a .tel lookup takes just a fraction of a second, and is much quicker than loading a typical web page; 3. Real-Time: Whenever you update your data in the DNS, the change “goes live” immediately; 4. Improved control: Traditionally, search engines are forced to "read" entire web pages and guess the keywords. The .tel uses the data you supply to the DNS to tell search engines exactly where the keywords are, thereby improving your control over your search results; 5. Optimized for mobile devices: The traffic generated by a .tel lookup is so small that it remains inexpensive for consumers. The data is also presented in such a simple way that the .tel easily integrates into address books and allows for advanced navigation on all mobile devices; 6. Scalable: The DNS is a fully scalable and decentralized system that already handles billions of queries each day. It is perfectly suited to become the most reliable global directory of contact information and keywords; 7. Global: The DNS is ubiquitous. Everything on the internet uses the DNS all the time and all information stored within the DNS is globally accessible from any device connected to the internet; 8. Encryptable: Data stored in the DNS may be encrypted so that only authorized users may access it, ensuring total privacy;

► Benefits Accurate listings are the first step in online marketing. More than 40% of online listings are inaccurate, incomplete, or missing. 1. Get listed on ALL major search engines; 2. Update your listings any time; 3. Save yourself the effort of registering on dozens of sites and booklets; 4. Share detailed profile information about your business and stand out from the competition; 5. Get a higher ranking by making your listings consistent across all sites; 6. Control your online identity by listing your business with SouthernAfrica.tel 7. A simple digital business card containing your business profile, indexed for enhanced web search; 8. A fraction of the cost of traditional directory-service advertisements; 9. No need to design or build a website;

On the .tel, you can list your phone numbers, websites, postal addresses, e-mail addresses, physical addresses, GPS coordinates and even your Facebook, Twitter or Skype details. The .tel is fundamentally different from other TLDs (.com, .net, .org, .fr, .mobi, etc.) as it makes different use of DNS, which allows people to very easily browse through entries which contain contact information. It is also more easily indexed by search engines (such as Google, Yahoo and Bing) than .com webpages, and is optimized for mobile phones to allow quick and advanced navigation, as well as the ability to click on one of the contact details to immediately get connected. Your entry may be easily updated in real time from any device connected to the internet through a user-friendly interface. ► How is .tel different from other domains? All existing Top Level Domains (e.g. .com, .net, .org, .fr, .mobi.) serve the same purpose: they map domain names to web sites, as described below: 1. When you input a traditional domain name, www.IBM.com, into your browser, it queries the Domain Name System (DNS). 2. The DNS replies with an IP Address, 129.42.18.103. 3. Your browser uses the IP address to locate IBM's website. ► The .tel has a different purpose: It maps domain names to contact information and keywords stored directly in the DNS, enabling companies to use the DNS as a data store, as shown below. 1. When you input a .tel domain, Sedgefield.tel, into your web browser, it queries the DNS. 2. The DNS does not return an IP Address as with other domains. Rather, it returns the contact information and keywords that Sedgefield.tel chose to store directly in the DNS. 3. You can then click on one of the contact details provided by given Sedgefield.tel directory (telephones numbers, fax, email addresses, Skype, etc.) and be immediately connected