Cool Discoveries-
This post will contain information of practical use intended to simplify and enrich the lives of all One Heads Up readers. Simple answers and solutions to frustrating problems, ideas to enrich our lives, and techniques to “get around” some of the more difficult developments of our daily lives will be posted here..
Please feel free to chime in and add your own discoveries. Together we can make the twenty first century a little less impersonal and restore some sense of personal control. Here’s the first one:
TALK TO A LIVE PERSON!
The frustration of having to deal with computerized response systems has become universal. When you call State Farm with a concern or Amazon to quickly check a shipping problem, the last thing you want is to have to wade through multiple choice menus and eventually not get what you need.
Well, now you can get to a real person at over 1000 major companies with inside knowledge of what to do, specifically, for each one.
You can find out this excellent information at www.dialahuman.com and /or www.gethuman.com. Get shortcuts, codes and phone numbers to make the direct connection. The sites encourage you to report any issues you might encounter and also to send in new numbers and prompts you might discover.
A COOL LINK TO BRING MORE BLOG TRAFFIC
By submitting your blog to a blog directory, you can greatly increase your accessibility and bring in tons of new hits. There are many out there but this is one I have recently signed up with myself. I’d love to hear how any of you do with it.