Many small businesses have become skip tracing data buyers. There are some misconceptions, though, about what these businesses are actually buying. Few have had the different types of skip tracing results explained to them. In this post, we’re going to correct a part of that. There are two types of skip tracing searches, single and batch. The results they give you might look the same, but they are different in one very important way. A batch search only gives you a first-best result. A single … [Read more...]
Skip Tracing Hit Rate. Why Does It Matter?
We report the skip tracing hit rate on every batch search and we report our monthly average hit rate right on our website. What is a hit rate and why does it matter? What is a Skip Tracing Hit Rate? The hit rate equals the number of skip tracing results, divided by the total number of searches. It’s written as a percentage. For example, if you batch skip traced a list of 100 name and address records, and your search results returned information for 81 of those records, the hit rate … [Read more...]
BellesLink Pro and Business Plan Overview-What’s Included
For businesses who use skip tracing and cold calling in their sales and marketing process, the BellesLink Pro and Business plan brings everything you need into one app. You no longer have to subscribe to multiple web apps to go from a skip trace search to a phone call contact. Using just BellesLink you can search a current phone number for a lead and get them on the phone, with just a few clicks. If you want to scale your workflow, you can batch skip trace a list and send it to the our … [Read more...]
Best Batch Skip Tracing Affiliate Program
Teachers, real estate gurus, strategic partners, business influencers, there are lots of people who can benefit from BellesLink’s batch skip tracing affiliate program. Affiliates earn recurring commissions when they refer new customers to BelleLink. Skip Tracing Teachers and Gurus The internet has enabled everybody with skills to become a teacher and share what they know. Whether it’s through blogs, seminars, or online courses we can all share our expertise and get paid for it. Skip … [Read more...]
Batch Skip Tracing Sales Dialer: Yup It’s a Thing
A batch skip tracing sales dialer might sound like an odd combination to you, but I guarantee it makes perfect sense. Businesses who use batch skip tracing aren’t looking for good phone numbers, they are actually looking for good conversations with people who might become their customers. Of course, cold calling is the way most of those conversations are started and BellesLink is a great tool for cold calling. So, it makes perfect sense to put our batch search tool and our virtual phone … [Read more...]
Better Batch Skip Tracing Export and Easy Data Merge
You might not realize it at first but, having the right options for a batch skip tracing export saves you a lot of time and hassle. If the format of your skip trace results is good, you can get to work immediately and begin contacting your leads. But, if the format of the data is bad, it’s going to be a whole lot of hassle to rearrange the spreadsheet without making a mistake that ruins your batch. If you want to merge your search results into your original leads list, so all your data is … [Read more...]
Batch Skip Tracing Coupon Code
Sometimes BellesLink publishes a batch skip tracing coupon code which will give you an awesome discount on the price pay for batch searches. Here’s a quick tutorial on how to apply a coupon code when you upload your batch list. https://belleslink.wistia.com/medias/loceaz8lp0?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 If you’re not getting our promo codes, sign for a free account today. … [Read more...]
Only Good Batch Skip Tracing Phone Numbers
When batch skip tracing phone numbers, there is a dirty data secret batch search services don’t want you to know. The secret is they don’t test the phone numbers they give you. They don’t know if they are working numbers or disconnected. They leave it to you to call each one and find out. If your time is wasted calling the disconnected numbers they gave you, so be it. The Disconnected Phone Number Secret Here is a typically story we hear time and time again from our customers who have … [Read more...]
Upload a Batch Skip Tracing List Without Spreadsheet Hassles
When you upload a batch skip tracing list to be searched, does the batch search service make it easy for you or, do you deal with spreadsheet hassles like re-formatting your list and deleting data columns so your file fits their required template? I wrote an article called Understanding Batch Skip Tracing Data Quality. In that post, I wrote about the factors determining data quality, one of them is the data format. This applies to both the format of the search results you get back and the … [Read more...]
Understanding Batch Skip Tracing Data Quality
Understanding batch skip tracing data quality is easy. But it can be hard to tell which service has good data and which has junk. There is a simple sniff-test we shared in a blog post, Getting Better Batch Skip Tracing Data. It will help you quickly determine if the data stinks, before you buy it. But, before you run off to checkout a bunch of skip tracing databases, and we hope you will look at BellesLink too, let’s talk about what factors determine the data quality. Batch Skip … [Read more...]
