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Are Bad Reviews Really Bad? Practical Advice on Managing and Responding to Customer Reviews

When you make an online purchase or look for a a vendor, product or service, you likely first go somewhere to read online reviews. Any time I’m shopping on Amazon for a new product I often sample both the 5-star and 1-star reviews. I guess I’m a sucker for the extremely positive and extremely negative, […]

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Jeremy Watkin
Jeremy Watkin  ·  August 19, 2026  ·  10 min read
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How to Get a Second Phone Number on Your Cell Phone

Have you ever wanted to feel like James Bond and have two phone numbers on a single cell phone? (Okay, maybe that’s just me.)  There are actually multiple ways to add a second number to your cell phone, depending on what you actually mean when you say “second number,” as well as how much you […]

Alan Lopez
Alan Lopez
Jun 4, 2025
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What Are Those ‘V’ Numbers on My Caller ID?

Have you ever gotten a phone call from a number that’s just a long string of seemingly random numbers, with the letter “V” in the font if your caller ID? It could look kind of like this: (Sidenote: if you stumbled across this article cause you’re actually just looking for a phone number with a […]

Alan Lopez
Alan Lopez
Jun 3, 2025
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How to Sell Your Phone Number

Do you have a catchy or memorable phone number? (Wait, how can you even tell?) Well, maybe it spells something, or has an obvious numerical pattern that always makes it easy for people to memorize. If so, congratulations! Enjoy that clout and clever conversation piece. However, if you don’t strictly need your memorable number, did […]

Will Fulton
Will Fulton
Jun 2, 2025
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Debt Collection Calls Are Surging in 2025: These States and Cities Report the Most

Constantly being harassed by debt collectors? You’re not alone. But which areas in the U.S. are experiencing the highest volume of debt collection calls?  As everyone’s favorite phone number management company and marketplace, we at NumberBarn analyzed the latest FTC complaint data to uncover which states, cities, and age groups are being hit hardest, and how those […]

Alan Lopez
Alan Lopez
May 30, 2025
⏱ 7 min read
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No Arguments Against Attorney Claudia Reeves’ Winning Strategy

It all started with a TikTok and a one-in-a-million, ten-dollar, “ten-thousand-dollar phone number.” (Yes, you read that right!) When the youngest personal injury law firm owner in the State of Arizona shared her hack for finding a truly “winning” phone number in a post on TikTok, we had to hear more. A simple repost of […]

Melana Preston
Melana Preston
May 28, 2025
⏱ 12 min read
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How To Buy a UK Phone Number

Do you want a number from the UK, but you don’t actually live in the United Kingdom? Perhaps you have a UK-based business and want to stay accessible to your local UK community and customer-base, but you currently reside in the United States. Or perhaps your grandma or aunt wants to stay in touch with […]

Melana Preston
Melana Preston
May 5, 2025
⏱ 8 min read
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Melana Preston

Melana Preston

Melana Preston is a Sr. Copywriter for NumberBarn and ClearHello. With her extensive background in marketing and humanitarian work, she loves working for “a company that truly values people and meaningful connections.” When she’s not pun-tificating clever copy or dad jokes, you can find her lost behind her camera lens capturing a mountain or sunset.

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Jeremy Watkin

Jeremy Watkin

Jeremy Watkin is Director of Customer Support and Experience at NumberBarn. Not only does he love serving customers, but he's a prolific writer and speaker on the topic and has been recognized numerous times for his thought leadership. Be sure to connect with him on Twitter. His handle is @jtwatkin.

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Jenny Dempsey

Jenny Dempsey

Jenny Dempsey was Social Media & Customer Experience Manager from 2017-2020, bringing her extensive telecom industry knowledge to help build NumberBarn’s content-base while cultivating a positive & happy customer experience.

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Joel Arnold

Joel Arnold

Joel Arnold is a Digital Marketer with diverse experience and industry expertise in telecommunications, real estate, travel, health & wellness, and content creation. When he’s not at home watching Survivor, you can catch him and his wife reading at a coffee shop or taking their family to the park.

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Alan Lopez

Alan Lopez

Alan is a lifestyle blogger, marketing manager, and art director who has been covering electronics and media culture for so long, he remembers being disconnected from the internet whenever somebody would pick up the phone.

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Will Fulton

Will Fulton

Will Fulton is a writer and editor who's covered technology, games, and theater for publications like Popular Science, Uber, Polygon, Lifewire, Digital Trends, and more. He's now mostly focused on helping his houseplants thrive and raising his chihuahua mix Charlie to be an upstanding citizen.

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Mariana Camacho

Mariana Camacho

Mariana Camacho is a content strategist and communications specialist focused on brand storytelling, marketing, and creative writing. She works with international brands and founders across lifestyle, hospitality, technology, and social impact, helping them shape narratives that connect and genuinely impact the people they’re meant to serve.

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Ella Delancey Jones

Ella Delancey Jones

Ella Delancey Jones is an award-nominated journalist and copywriter who began her career in tech and consumer PR in London before launching her own content business in 2018. Her writing has appeared in publications including Cosmopolitan, POPSUGAR, Insider, The Independent, and Grazia, and she has been featured on Sky News and BBC. Ella is known for producing clear, thoughtful, and reliable content across journalism and brand storytelling.

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Collin Czarnecki

Collin Czarnecki

Collin Czarnecki is a researcher specializing in consumer behavior, public records analysis, and survey-based studies. He spent nearly a decade as a journalist and editor, publishing more than 2,500 articles for newspapers and digital news outlets across the Gannett network and Patch.com.

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