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How Do I Get a Phone Number?

There are lots of reasons to get a second phone number. Maybe you want to forward a publicized number to your private number. Maybe it’s for your solo business. Or maybe you’re getting a lot of spam calls and need a change, but don’t want to have to ditch your classic digits. Whatever the reason, […]

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How To Get More 1-800 ChatGPT Minutes

Someone check what year it is, because ChatGPT just announced a 1-800 phone hotline! But there’s a catch. You can now call 1-800-CHAT-GPT (1-800-242-8478) to chat with the famous AI yourself, and ask it whatever you want — no paid ChatGPT account necessary! (ChatGPT is also making the number available outside of the U.S. via […]

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Study: Does a 1-800 Vanity Number Help Your Business?

In the age of cell phones and messaging apps, do Vanity Numbers — that is, custom 1 – 800 numbers and local numbers that spell out memorable words — actually make any sort of difference? We wanted to find out for ourselves if 1-800 (toll-free) and custom numbers had any impact on people’s memories and […]

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Data Reveals Where Robocalls Are Most Common

2024 Study: Here Are The States and Cities Robocalls Targeted The Most Last year, robocall scams and fraud led to a staggering $851 million in financial losses, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Since the pandemic, annual financial losses from robocall scams have nearly doubled, from $423 million in 2020 to $851 million in […]

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Step Up Your Sleuthing With Riddle Routes Trivia Hunts

“Tired of planning? No need to hide. 🙈 Just let the game be your guide! 📲Simply gather your team of 2-4, 🧑‍🤝‍ 🧑Venture into town to explore!” Introducing Riddle Routes, “gamified towntours for curious crews,” where local flavor, history and some friendly competition guide the adventure. We were elated to discover that NumberBarn customer, Riddle […]

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How To Find the Perfect Phone Number (If It Even Exists)

Here’s a sobering truth: There’s a possibility the perfect phone number you’ve always wanted, whether for personal or business use, isn’t available. Perhaps it will never be available. Or, that number straight-up doesn’t exist. Well, what then? Do you give up and resort to whatever phone number is given to you? No. You have other […]

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Welcome to the New Community Corral!

We have a longstanding tradition at NumberBarn of coming together in our office once a week to meet, discuss company happenings, celebrate our wins and share a meal together. We call this meeting, Community Corral. My description is a bit oversimplified. You can learn more about the format of our weekly meetings in this series […]

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Energize Your Workday And Reboot Your Motivation

Fighting the motivational blues? Try these ten easy hacks to reconnect with your purpose and get your workday in gear! 1. Cultivate Curiosity Ask yourself what you’re most curious about. If you had all the time and resources in the world, what would you do? What would you learn? Where would you go? Let your […]

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The Most Popular Area Codes of 2022

It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! When we posted the Top Area Codes of 2021, it became one of our most viewed articles in the history of NumberBarn. We took note, and catapulted into another deep dive into the Area Code trends of last year. So with no further ado, we’re divulging the Most […]

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Why Are Area Codes So Important?

Whether you’ve noticed or not, area codes underlie part of all of our respective identities. Wherever you move, your area code associates you with a specific geographical locale. Born and raised in North County San Diego, if I relocated to New York, I would stick out like a sore thumb with my 760 area code […]

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Five Ways to Boost Your Contact Engagement Through SMS Marketing

“You have an appointment with Dr. Doe tomorrow at 3 PM. Text Y to confirm.” Do you rely on timely text reminders like these to help you keep your show on the road? You’re not alone. For some of us, (as in…me) these text reminders have even saved us from inadvertent no-show fees for an […]

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Great News! We’ve Overhauled The NumberBarn App!

Drumroll, please! Don’t miss our completely new and upgraded mobile app, available now on Apple and Google Play. The new NumberBarn app gives you a more powerful, streamlined and intuitive call and text experience directly within your mobile device. NumberBarn App Features With the new NumberBarn app, discover: Stay Connected With All Your Contacts Let […]

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Number Porting: The Good and the Not-So-Good

The Benefits You Get When You Port Your Phone Number Number Porting is one of those obscure things you don’t know exists until you absolutely need it. You might even be asking yourself, “Yeah, wait a second, what does ‘porting your phone number’ even mean? Am I shipping it out to sea?” If that’s the […]

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The Most Popular Area Codes of 2021

Just like that, 2021 is over. And what a year it was. With COVID-19 and its many variants continuing to impact our country and society, we still pushed ahead the best we could. Despite the important (and crazy!) events that were generously showered throughout the past year, we’re here to talk about one subject in […]

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