Many people have reason to use a burner phone. The term “burner phone” is slang that refers to a cheap, disposable pre-paid cellular phone. These phones come with their own number and are often used when someone does not want to expose their personal phone number to the pubic. Imagine you’re selling furniture on Craigslist prior to a family move; using a temporary burner phone keeps your personal number private. Burner phone apps make it possible for someone to have burner phone … [Read more...]
The High Cost of a Poor Call Impression
How much do you think about your customer’s experience of doing business with you? In today’s marketplace technology has leveled the playing field. Everyone is reading the same thing. But some businesses believe customer experience is the only thing that really matters. Despite media hype for a web-based, virtual-reality business-world, your first touch-point with a customer is still likely to be on that old standard of business communications, the telephone. There are businesses, and maybe … [Read more...]
A Better Burner Phone for Business
We all have times when our business needs to contact someone, a seller on Craigslist for example, but we don’t want to use our personal phone number. Or, maybe our business works with sensitive information, such as debt collection, financial investment, or skip tracing, and we want to keep our business identity private. In these situations business often use a regular burner phone, such as a pre-paid cellphone or a burner phone app. Both of these solutions work for occasional calls. But, they … [Read more...]
Skip Tracer Alex Price on The Passion It Takes To Get The Job Done
The following is a guest post by skip tracer Alex Price. He is a nationally-recognized expert on the Art of Skip Tracing, currently serving at the Executive Vice President for MasterFiles and author of Skip Tracers National Certification Program, The Florida Records Guide, The Military Installations Guide and a blogger with over 25+ years of experience in skip-tracing, collections and public speaking. … [Read more...]
Skip Tracing Will Get Harder if The U.S. Senate Follows Through
Skip tracers and Data Brokers are under the microscope of the U.S. Senate and the Federal Trade Commission. If they follow through on their proposed actions skip tracing will get harder. On December 18, 2013, The United Sates Senate held a hearing reviewing data brokers: “A Review of the Data Broker Industry: Collection, Use, and Sale of Consumer Data for Marketing Purposes.” The director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, a Senate committee witness, revealed the … [Read more...]
Skip Tracer Alex Price: The BellesLink Interview Part 3
The skip tracing industry is changing as Lenders are looking for compliant, professional businesses with whom to partner. We conclude our three-part interview with skip tracer Alex Price sharing his thoughts about what is wrong with the skip tracing industry and how it can change for the good of everyone involved. If people work together, the pie grows. Paul: You and I have had discussions about the idea of coopetition. The different associations in the industry should be working together … [Read more...]
Skip Tracer Alex Price: The BellesLink Interview Part 2
Becoming a successful skip tracer takes more than a phone call or the right software. We continue our conversation with Alex Price as he shares what he has learned in his nearly three decades of skip tracing and investigations. How do you use your time to be a profitable skip tracer? What should you be listening for when talking to a subject? Alex covers these and more. Paul: Talk about the three types of tracing. Alex: A theory that I’ve been working on for over a year now or longer is the … [Read more...]
Skip Tracer Alex Price: The BellesLink Interview Part 1
Every skip tracer has stories to tell. You want to hear the wisdom and best practices that they have come to learn. We sat down with Alex Price to talk skip tracing. We wanted to hear his perspective on what’s changed since he started in the business in the early 80’s and how he sees the future of the skip tracing industry. This is part one of a three part interview. Subscribe to BellesLink Blog to get the next installment right in your inbox. Paul: Alex, what are the big changes you’ve seen … [Read more...]
Paul Kulas Speaking at New Hampshire League of Investigators Seminar
Head Belle Ringer Paul Kulas will be speaking at the 25th Annual New Hampshire League of Investigators (NHLI) Meeting & Training Seminar on: "Best Practices for Skip Tracing and Investigations." NHLI is one of the oldest Investigator Groups in the U.S. It's members are the best of the best, they are the professional private investigators of New Hampshire and in being the NHLI, and they provide the most professional investigative services to the citizens of New Hampshire and the … [Read more...]
Virtual Number Services: What is the Catch and the Cost?
As an investigator or auto repossessor you need tools that work for you, not against you, with the kind of support and resources to efficiently close cases. Virtual number services are not built for investigations or skip tracing and support is not easy to come by. Hello? Anyone There? When you are having problems with a virtual number try calling uReach, Google (good luck with finding their phone number), Ring Central, or whatever else you’re using for advice on how to use their service for … [Read more...]