Today's business cards have been around for hundreds of years and c'mon, many people are bothered by them but a good alternative hasn't been available. Information on business cards doesn't remain updated. People don't like keeping them. Trees get killed and the cards get thrown away.

Enter the business card of the future, an online business card under your very own domain name. Yes there have been digital and online attempts in the past, but none of them were under your very own domain name. Now that's professional and easily accessible.

I'm talking about the recently launched .tel technology that allows you to become the proud owner of your own www.yourname.tel. You've probably guessed it, you access your online business card just like you would a normal website and that's why it's so cool. People can simply launch the browser and type in your .tel name and voila, you're right there. They can then go on to select the many ways to contact you or just look at your information and qualifications.

Without further ado, here are 10 reasons why you need one now.

1. Yourname.tel loads extremely fast on a cell phone.

Sure, people can check out your .tel on a desktop or laptop, but if they want to contact you or visit your .tel for some quick info from their cell phone they can do that. People have their cell phones on them all the time, and you want to be easily accessible with your own .tel name.

2. All your contact info can be clicked.

If someone wants to call you while checking out yourname.tel on their cell phone, they click on your phone number and their cell phone makes a call. If they want to call your skype, they click your skype. If they want to email you, they click on your email. If they want to facebook you, they click on your facebook. If they want to locate you, they click on the map. You get the drift. You can't click on a traditional paper business card and have your phone automatically make a call, but with .tel names you can.

3. Forget web hosting.

If you're in web development you might be thinking, "How the heck?" That's .tel working it's coolness for you. Data is stored in the DNS so you don't have to pay extra for webhosting.

4. It's easy, you don't have to worry about web designing. Just log in and fill out your info.

How can it be that easy? Again, information is entered into the DNS so paying for web designing is not necessary.

5. It's dirt cheap.

You can own your very own .tel name for the amount of a dinner and have your online business card live almost instantly.

6. You can enter important info regarding your business or yourself.

Helpful info like store hours, rates, food menu, or even your resume can be added.

7. Just give out your yourname.tel and people will stay updated to any contact info changes.

You can stop calling all your friends, families, and clients when you change your phone number or email or whatever. If they know your .tel name, they'll always be updated as long as you update your .tel.

8. People don't have to remember your phone number anymore.

They can contact you by going to your .tel name, which is a lot easier to remember than your phone number and they can be sure they'll reach you and not an out of service number. Dialing phone numbers should be extinct by now.

9. Public or Private.

You can make your business discoverable to the world if you like. Google can visit your .tel and list it in their search engine if that's your wish. You could also make some information private for VIPs or friends and family.

10. Every .tel is unique.

This means that if you and another business or person have the same name, you risk losing your name to them. Grab it before it's taken because every .tel name must be unique.

Heck, keep using traditional business cards if you really love them. You can have your .tel name printed on paper business cards or you can scribble it on a piece of napkin. You can decide. If you print your .tel name on paper business cards, you won't have to worry that your cards are outdated. Your .tel will keep them up to date. Now go get yourname.tel or businessname.tel before someone beats you to it. You'll enjoy it and your colleagues will envy you.

Vist TelRegistration.com now to register your online business cards. TelRegistration.com is the number 1 place to register .tel names.