Doing a little research. Thanks! Oh, this questions have nothing to do with internet marketing and your websites (business - company info). 1. Would you post your cell phone number or home address on the internet - publicly (YES or NO)? 2. Under what circumstances would you post your phone number publicly on the web (all users seeing it)? What kind of site would that be? Depends on your confidence in it, people using it, whether it is in your native language (local site - city, country),...? 3. What are you afraid of? What can happen if you post your personal info? 4. What country are you from? 5. If you needed a quick response, would you post you cell phone number instead of an email address? For example, normally you have to use PM for communication. What if on Ebay you would call a seller to make a deal? Would you, a seller, post your phone number, if that was a chance? (we're talking about privacy, not practical point of view)
Yes I would, I am here to do business and I want people to trust me and be able to connect with me when they have questions and concerns about my business. It is no different then when a store posts their info in the window or in the newspaper.
I would like to not post my info publicly. However I don't run any sort of major web business, so I guess I have no need to. The nearest place to public i've posted this information is on Facebook, which only allows my friends to view it anyways.
Most people who say they wouldn't post it publicly already have it online and don't realize it... just look through an online phone directory. If you're listed in the book, you're probably on the Web (phone, address, name, etc.). If you're serious about being in business, you'd better have something out there. One of my sites requires bands to mail press kits, so my address has been online for a few years now. I get commercial mail once in a while, but I'd say pretty rarely. I really don't get hit hard by telemarketers, and since I don't answer my phone (other than for scheduled conference calls) during my work hours, they really wouldn't reach me much anyway. I used to have my cell number on my business site, but pulled it off when I decided to try an online answering service instead. I stopped using that when I wasn't getting all of my messages, and I just haven't set something else up yet to add a new number, but I will eventually. If you're worried about having a phone number online, use a service like that (a skype in number, aim phoneline, etc.). If you're worried about your address, get a mailbox somewhere for your business and use that (although it doesn't look as professional in many cases).
I constantly publish my details on the internet I run a web design business here in the UK and as mentioned by John Guanzon it gives people more trust in you if they know they can contact you in many different ways and that you are not trying to hide anything.
5. If you needed a quick response, would you post you cell phone number instead of an email address? For example, normally you have to use PM for communication. What if on Ebay you would call a seller to make a deal? Would you, a seller, post your phone number, if that was a chance? (we're talking about privacy, not practical point of view)
I sometimes list my phone number on ebay to get people to ring me about products I sell so i can make the sale outside of ebay and not pay fees, allowing me to offer it slightly cheaper. Is that wrong? Don't report me
i would post things like city/country but other info i would never except for myspace where only my friends can see my cell phone #
I think this is totally depends on what you are posting. If you are selling some product then I would prefer to post phone number or email address llike thing.. In General, no body will put their Info.
Most of us already do.. just check your WhoIs. Other than that I only post my last name on social networking sites but never add any other contact information.
1. Don't like to, but have. (whois) 2. See above. 3. I enjoy my privacy. 4. USA 5. I have done this before for individual customers in situations that were critical. However, when I was selling I kept my phone number hidden from the general population of customers I was selling to. Anything short of a call-center would have been terrible, and customers will get mad if they cannot contact you. Email makes it easier to store their message and respond in a timely matter. All in all, I don't think someone is going to pull an ID theft on you using only your telephone & home address. (if that's what you're worried about)
Home address and phone numbers, yes as my telephone number isnt ex-directory. My mobile phone number is given out at times but then it is a work phone - our office phone is diverted to my mobile when we are out and our office number is freely available. There are few times when I would publicly publish it but most the time it would be given by email/ private message etc Not afraid of anything and it is a balancing act between being approachable and not having my phone ringing 24/7 UK Already covered this one.
I'd put my business phone number with no problem. My address? No. My office is virtual and I always separate business from personal life
I have come across a website where if you register with that website giving all the relevant details such as your name address etc, you will then earn money in return.
I run a web business. People have to know how to contact me before they trust me with their credit card information and give me their business. I have had my name, home address, phone number and email address on my web site since 1996. Nothing bad has come of it. I do not post my cell number, mainly because I only use my cell for emergencies. I live in Canada.
1. Where I lay my head is home. If you can figure out where that is, let me know, because I don't. 2. Phone numbers mean little. They can be changed. Post them, don't post them, who cares. 3. I'm only afraid of one thing--the US government. 4. USA 5. I've done a lot of business over the phone--both pre and post Internet. What's your hang up about the phone? It's just a phone.