{"id":9,"date":"2014-09-17T10:50:16","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T17:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/?p=9"},"modified":"2025-01-08T15:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T23:54:13","slug":"why-would-i-park-a-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/why-would-i-park-a-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Why would I park my phone number?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30\" src=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/numberbarn_number_park.jpg\" alt=\"Park your number at NumberBarn\" width=\"650\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/numberbarn_number_park.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/numberbarn_number_park-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How is a raven like a writing desk?<\/p>\n<p>Honestly&#8230;we haven&#8217;t the foggiest idea, and neither did the Mad Hatter when addressing Alice. So why ask such a meaningless question?&#8230;because many people feel the same way when we talk about parking phone numbers.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Hey, you should park your number&#8230;&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Huh, what? Park my phone number? Why wouldn&#8217;t I just cancel my number?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Because you may need it in the future.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Now, we&#8217;re not being boorish about this, because we&#8217;re in the business of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/number-parking\">parking numbers<\/a>. You may consider parking your phone number for the following reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you&#8217;re just sick and tired of your existing phone service, but don&#8217;t want to give up a number that is tied to your identity.<\/li>\n<li>your business is on hold, and you don&#8217;t want to give up your number.<\/li>\n<li>your toll-free-number is by far too cool to release back into the general populous.<\/li>\n<li>it&#8217;s been your home number for far too long that it&#8217;s splattered everywhere on the internet(s).<\/li>\n<li>you want to hand out a secret number that leads nowhere for those you don&#8217;t like.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In fact, if you don&#8217;t want people running around like a chicken with their heads cut off trying to find you, we&#8217;d suggest using our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/number-parking\">Park Plan<\/a> that answers your calls with a pre-recorded message and gives you unlimited text messaging.\u00a0 That way you monitor those unwanted solicitation calls by never interrupting your fieldwork again.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re already phone smart, so why not be number smart as well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Love,<br \/>\nThe Pig @NumberBarn<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26\" src=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/portly.png\" alt=\"Portly\" width=\"147\" height=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PS: For a step by step guide on how to port your number and Park it with NumberBarn, <a href=\"https:\/\/numberbarn.groovehq.com\/knowledge_base\/topics\/steps-to-port-in\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We\u2019re\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">NumberBarn<\/a>, we take phone numbers very seriously. But, we also like to have a little fun. To learn more about us, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/\">NumberBarn.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NumberBarn\/\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/numberbarn\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NumberBarn\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How is a raven like a writing desk? Honestly&#8230;we haven&#8217;t the foggiest idea, and neither did the Mad Hatter when addressing Alice. So why ask such a meaningless question?&#8230;because many people feel the same way when we talk about parking phone numbers. &#8220;Hey, you should park your number&#8230;&#8221; Huh, what? Park my phone number? 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