Not exactly mobile marketing, but I'll ask anyway (get paid to get calls)

larsjorgenbr · 6th Sep 2013, 08:16 AM

Hopefully I've posted this the right place.

First of all, what are services like this called in English? You make a call to get some kind of info, and then you have to pay the person/company you call a few bucks a minute.

Services like this are pretty simple to set up here in Norway, but I'm not sure what kind of info I can/should provide. Can be anything, really, whoever picks up the phone just have to have access to the web to look up the answer.. :rolleyes:

But does anyone have a good suggestion as to what kind of info it would be good to provide? We already have a pretty big company that you can call and they will usually give you the answer to just about anything you ask (even though it cost me about $20 when I called them and they tried to look up an address, took them several minutes). I don't wanna compete with them, I'd rather focus on a more targeted market, like computer help through the phone or something like that.

DexterGallagher · 7th Sep 2013, 01:37 AM

I think you are referring to Premium Rate telephone numbers? You can call them for tech support but pay anything up to £5 per minute on your telephone bill.

Dexter.

larsjorgenbr · 7th Sep 2013, 06:15 AM

Yes, thank you!

I can run some sort of computer support, I guess. Not sure how the market is, though, I'll have to check that out.

Thanks!

sunburn · 7th Sep 2013, 09:14 AM

Maybe this interesting article would give you some ideas. BBC News - How one man turns annoying cold calls into cash BBC News - How one man turns annoying cold calls into cash

larsjorgenbr · 7th Sep 2013, 09:47 AM

I've been planning on getting a premium number to make money on for quite some time now, but the routine is that I think about it for a few days and then I forget about it. It pops back into my head on a regular basis though, and it came back to me again when I read the article you linked to a few days ago.

6th Sep 2013, 08:16 AM	#1
larsjorgenbr HyperActive Warrior Join Date: 2009 Posts: 137 Thanks: 88 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Not exactly mobile marketing, but I'll ask anyway (get paid to get calls) Share on: Hopefully I've posted this the right place. First of all, what are services like this called in English? You make a call to get some kind of info, and then you have to pay the person/company you call a few bucks a minute. Services like this are pretty simple to set up here in Norway, but I'm not sure what kind of info I can/should provide. Can be anything, really, whoever picks up the phone just have to have access to the web to look up the answer.. :rolleyes: But does anyone have a good suggestion as to what kind of info it would be good to provide? We already have a pretty big company that you can call and they will usually give you the answer to just about anything you ask (even though it cost me about $20 when I called them and they tried to look up an address, took them several minutes). I don't wanna compete with them, I'd rather focus on a more targeted market, like computer help through the phone or something like that.

7th Sep 2013, 01:37 AM	#2
DexterGallagher Advanced Warrior Join Date: 2012 Location: Living in Cambridge UK for 2-3 years. Posts: 641 Thanks: 79 Thanked 146 Times in 105 Posts	Re: Not exactly mobile marketing, but I'll ask anyway (get paid to get calls) Share on: I think you are referring to Premium Rate telephone numbers? You can call them for tech support but pay anything up to £5 per minute on your telephone bill. Dexter.

7th Sep 2013, 06:15 AM	#3
larsjorgenbr HyperActive Warrior Join Date: 2009 Posts: 137 Thanks: 88 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Not exactly mobile marketing, but I'll ask anyway (get paid to get calls) Share on: Yes, thank you! I can run some sort of computer support, I guess. Not sure how the market is, though, I'll have to check that out. Thanks!

7th Sep 2013, 09:14 AM	#4
sunburn Active Warrior Join Date: 2009 Posts: 58 Thanks: 50 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Not exactly mobile marketing, but I'll ask anyway (get paid to get calls) Share on: Maybe this interesting article would give you some ideas. BBC News - How one man turns annoying cold calls into cash BBC News - How one man turns annoying cold calls into cash

7th Sep 2013, 09:47 AM	#5
larsjorgenbr HyperActive Warrior Join Date: 2009 Posts: 137 Thanks: 88 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Not exactly mobile marketing, but I'll ask anyway (get paid to get calls) Share on: I've been planning on getting a premium number to make money on for quite some time now, but the routine is that I think about it for a few days and then I forget about it. It pops back into my head on a regular basis though, and it came back to me again when I read the article you linked to a few days ago.