How Timeshare Resale Companies Get Your Information
Posted On Thursday, 10 Feb 2011
In the timeshare resale and other telemarketing rooms your information is simply called data or leads. The data, or leads can be as simple as your name and email address to far more technical information such as your address, telephone number, resort you own and even credit card information. This data can be obtained in a few different ways by the timeshare resales company and in this post you will be informed on what to watch out for on the internet.
Timeshare Resale Landing Pages
A landing page, or lead capture page has one purpose in mind and that is to get you to fill out a form on the website in an effort to later call you to sell you on the timeshare resale services a company has to offer you. The timeshare resale landing page can be a single page or a few pages that may contain privacy information, disclaimer and maybe an affiliate or contact page. The website message's can vary, here are just a few examples of a landing page messages:
Sell Your Timeshare Fast
Get Cash For Your Timeshare
Sell or Rent Your Timeshare Today
Free Timeshare Resale Appraisal
Find Out What Your Timeshare Is Worth
Once you fill out the form, the ... Read More
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Timeshare Resale Boiler Rooms
Posted On Wednesday, 02 Feb 2011
A boiler room is an active place of business where questionable or even shady products or services are sold over the telephone. The sales people use high pressure sales tactics which are commonly unfair, dishonest or blatant lies to get the sale made. A sale is made when the person on the other end of the telephone (let's call them a victim) gives up their credit card or banking information to the suspected timeshare boiler room where in MOST (not all) cases they will never hear from that company again. The main goal for a timeshare boiler room is to make sales and put money on "the board" as quickly and as many times as possible.
Office Setup
Most timeshare boiler rooms are cramped and very tight, that is why sometimes when you are on the phone with a sales person you can hear others in the background. Cubicles are placed close to one another to fit as many sales people into the office as possible. The more sales people, the greater potential the company has of making a bigger profit. It is a numbers game where the more phone lines and chair space the timeshare company has they are increasing the ... Read More
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