The TalaLevel blog
10DLC registration: the cost, the wait and why it gets sent back
What 10DLC registration costs, how long it takes, the limits you get, and the reasons carriers send applications back, with the checks we run before sending ours.
A new cold caller’s first two weeks, on one page
What to expect and what to do when someone new starts cold calling: pick-up rates, how many times to call each lead, what to count, and a two-week cadence.
How many times should you call a lead before giving up?
Call by call: how often a lead we hadn’t reached yet picked up on the next call, how long to wait between calls, and a cadence you can copy.
The best power dialers in 2026: every price compared
The best power dialers of November 2026: every price, seat minimums, lines at once, what unlimited calling really covers, and the cost for one to ten reps.
The best time to cold call business owners: our own data
We counted when business owners answered our calls, hour by hour and day by day. The hour mattered far less than the advice says, and our first count was wrong.
How a two-rep sales floor sent 165,000 texts and made 19,000 calls in eight weeks
The real numbers from the floor TalaLevel was built on: 165,000 texts, 19,000 calls, 911 AI-held conversations for $110, and what it cost to run.
I sent 165,000 sales texts in 8 weeks. Here’s what nobody in SMS outreach tells you
What 165,000 sales texts in 8 weeks taught us: carriers block words, not just numbers, check each carrier apart, and a reply isn’t interest.
My AI answered 900+ sales conversations while I slept, for $110. Every mistake it made
How an AI held 911 sales text conversations in 6 weeks for about $110: how it’s set up, the rules it follows and every mistake it made.