Many BellesLink customers are real estate investors who like to use batch people search to find phone numbers for property owners. Many of the properties investors are searching are owned by a family trust. Family trusts can’t be searched through a batch process. So, how do you locate family trust owners using people searches? It’s a question we’re asked quite often.What is a Family Trust?A family trust is a legal document that gives a trustee, often a family member, the legal … [Read more...]
How to Merge Batch People Search Results
Batch people search is a convenient way for you to append phone numbers to a list of names and addresses. Some people call this “batch skip tracing” or “bulk skip tracing”. Typically you’ll manage your list in a master spreadsheet that contains other columns of data about your customers. Merging batch people search results back into your master spreadsheet, so you have all your customer data in one place, can be challenging, even for people comfortable working with spreadsheets.There are … [Read more...]
SMS Text Messaging from People Search
Did you know that 98% of text messages get read by the recipient? It’s true. Also, 90% of American adults text. That makes sms text messaging a great way to contact the customers you find through a people search.By contrast, fewer and fewer people answer a phone call from a number they don’t recognize. Spoofing, scams, and robo-calls have lowered the answer-rate on cold-calls. So as a business, it’s smart to add sms texting as a way to contact customers.FCC RegulationsCommercial … [Read more...]
How to Find LLC Owners with Business and People Searches
Many of BellesLink customers are real estate investors who like to use batch people searches to find phone numbers for property owners. Many of the properties investors are searching are owned by a limited liability company. Limited liability companies, or LLCs, can’t be searched through a batch process. So, how to find LLC owners using public records data? It’s a question we’re asked quite often. Keep reading to learn the answer.How to Find LLC OwnersLLCs can be searched using a … [Read more...]
Best File Setup for Bulk Phone Number Lookup
Most businesses using bulk phone number lookup are loosing 10%-30% of their potential results because of poor setup in the spreadsheet file they submit for the search. For every one hundred phone numbers they search for, they get 10-30 blank results they shouldn’t get. This lower hit-rate costs businesses time, money, and opportunities. Luckily the fix is simple.I handle customer support for BellesLink’s bulk search, which includes phone number lookups. Everyday I help customers who got … [Read more...]
Call tracking for marketing using a virtual phone system
There was a time, not too long ago, when a phone call was the most common way a customer would contact your business. It’s true, a customer would actually pick up their landline phone and dial your number. Of course, back then call tracking wasn't available to small businesses.Then came the internet and customer contacts shifted to email and website forms. Web-based contacts are convenient for businesses because they are easy to manage and track—everything is digital.When our phones … [Read more...]
Search to Call: How to search people by address and contact them by phone.
Making Contact is the GoalSmall businesses have different reasons why they search people by address using public records data. They might be doing a people search to prospect for new customers or they might be looking for current contact information of an existing customer. The goal, though, is always the same. The business wants to find a current phone number so they can make contact with the customer.In the business world there’s a lot of talk about getting the best data: people … [Read more...]
NEW! Premium Reverse Phone Number Skip Tracing Search and More
BellesLink skip tracing searches are constantly being expanded and improved. We’re happy to announce the addition of three new premium searches.Premium Reverse Phone Search Premium Business Search Premium Debt Profile SearchLike all our premium searches, these new searches use the highest quality data to return rich, accurate, and detailed results.Premium Reverse Address Search: Returns data-rich results that include additional phone numbers, emails, and address … [Read more...]
Batch Search Gets Better–Bulk Skip Tracing Improved
Go from list to leads faster. We’ve just released our biggest Batch Search update yet, adding features that will save you time when you're uploading your lists and downloading your results. We’ve eliminated all the hassles of formatting data and saving separate spreadsheets so you can focus on turning your list into leads. Spend less time formatting lists and more time creating leads.Full Names Are No Problem You don’t have to waste your time separating the names in your … [Read more...]
NEW! Premium Reverse Address Skip Tracing Search
BellesLink skip tracing searches are constantly being expanded and improved. We’re happy to announce the addition of our new Premium Reverse Address search. Like all our premium searches, Reverse Address searches the highest quality data to return rich and detailed results. These results include the information you need to make contact with the current resident or property owner. Mobile and landline phone numbers Email addresses Relatives Associates Property records Business … [Read more...]