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ARE
YOU AN AWARE BUSINESS
OWNER?
Do you realize that more
and more people are going
online to find what they
are looking for? The
traditional yellow pages
might not be the first
place that people turn to
when trying to locate or
reach a business.
Already
have a website?
That is just a first step
in getting your business
reachable online.
How do people know how to
get to your website?
Hopefully you have
multiple avenues of
driving customers and
potential customers to
your website. If
not, you may have wasted
your money developing and
hosting your
website. Let
FindCTbiz.com, be another
layer of advertising that
drives people to your
website and ultimately,
your place of business.
Don't
have a website? Though
we highly recommend
getting one developed with
an up-to-date look and
feel, and pertinent,
up-to-date information,
having one is not
necessary to advertise
with FindCTbiz.com.
The
question of the day from
business owners...
FindCTbiz.com is great,
BUT how does the general
public know to visit
FindCTbiz.com if they are
seeking to locate or reach
a business? Simple -
we spend a significant
amount of money on
advertising
ourselves. Check out
the Where
We Advertise link to
get a recent snapshot at
where we are currently
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FINALLY...
a simple business
decision! So, what
sets us apart? Below
are just some of the
characteristics.
Affordability
- FindCTbiz offers it’s
members EVERYTHING a
business needs to
effectively market their
products and services
online, and we do it at
less than ½ the cost of
our competitors. There are
no hidden fees or
expensive add-ons.
Marketability - We
continually work to drive
visitors to our website.
We have been and will
continue participating in
several trade shows, golf
tournaments, and various
charity events to promote
our website. We will also
be advertising on
billboards throughout the
state, as well as through
radio, newspaper, mass
emailing and much more.
Reliability - We
have an exclusive
agreement with CT’s
largest independent
Internet Service Provider.
Our web servers are
collocated, redundantly
mirrored, managed and
maintained by their
competent and highly
trained staff 24/7/365 to
ensure the highest
standards of accurate
functionality and “up
time”.
Ease of Use - Each
business member of
FindCTbiz is provided with
a password-protected login
to an online content
management system. Members
may login 24/7/365 and
make unlimited
modifications to their
account. This backend
database has been designed
with our clients in mind
and the result is a
user-friendly interface
that requires no technical
skills above and beyond
those used in every day
word processing.
Support - We offer
24/7/365 toll-free
technical support should
any of our members have a
concern or question about
their account.
Community Enrichment -
FindCTbiz is dedicated to
the growth of
Connecticut’s economy.
Not only have we built a
state-of-the-art web
portal that will bring
Connecticut communities
together, we will also be
participating in many
community events and
charity functions
throughout the state.
Value Add -
FindCTbiz members will
receive discounted rates
on many other products and
services provided via our
exclusive alliance
agreement with CT’s
largest independent ISP.
These products/services
include, but are not
limited to the following:
Website Design, Database
Development, eCommerce,
Computers and all
associated peripherals,
DSL, Dial Up, and
networking hardware and
maintenance.
Be
Smart. Join
Today.
We
are offering an extremely
inexpensive, but effective
means of reaching an
Unlimited potential
viewing audience,
24/7/365. Most
importantly, advertising
with FindCTbiz.com can
drive results! We
absolutely need your
business to succeed, so we
are committed to making
sure that you are provided
with true value, and then
some.
The real question -
Where do you rank in
portals like Yahoo and
Google, and the like? Sure
they are great search
engines and you should
index your website within
them, but how does that
local individual who is
looking for your products
and/or services find you
buried within their search
results? Be a BIG FISH in
a smaller pond. Showing up
as one of only a few
"local" greatly
increases your chance of
earning a new local
customer, thus resulting
in a potentially high
return on your investment.
OF SIGNIFICANT
IMPORTANCE is that
home Internet usage is
growing by leaps and
bounds. Take
a peak at some brief
research notes extracted
from the 2002 UCLA
Internet Research.
This surge in home
Internet usage is, in part
due to the high growth in
broadband services like
DSL and Cable Internet.
This report also shows
that The Internet is
rapidly becoming "the
place" to start when
looking for anything
HOW MUCH
MONEY HAVE YOU SPENT
RECENTLY in local
newspaper advertising,
yellow page print
advertising, coupon books, etc.? These
items have a limit on
"potential"
audiences they reach. How
much can you portray in
the small space provided
with this means of
marketing? Our services
have virtually no such
limit on who it's
potential audience will
be. AND, how long did the
local newspaper run your
advertisement? Your ad on
FindCTbiz.com will be here
24/7/365 during your
membership. With how inexpensive our services
are, how many customers
would it take to drive
towards your business for
this expense to be
justified. We are finding
that the typical answer is
one!
Keep
in mind however, that we
do not ask you to replace
all of your print
advertising as we also
feel it to be a very
useful and powerful means
of marketing your
business. We simply
ask to add an online
marketing layer to your
marketing budget.
Be
Smart. Join
Today.
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The
following except was taken
from inc.com.
Remember,
many consumers prefer to
do business with a local
company. If you let local
customers know they're
welcome to stop by your
office or call, customers
who are uncomfortable
doing business online or
who aren't sure what kind
of service to expect from
an online transaction will
be more likely to do
business with you than a
company located 2,500
miles away.
Whether
you recently launched your
site or you have been in
the biz for years,
establishing a customer
base within your local
community is a must for
any small, online business
owner.
Local
portals in particular are
an especially viable
option for small, online
businesses. They provide
direct access to local
consumers wanting to do
business locally.
Nielsen
NetRatings statistics
from May 2001, indicate
that portals, search
engines and community
sites are the most popular
types of sites among
American Internet users.
Portal/search engine reach
is currently surpassing
Internet service sites and
entertainment sites by
more than 20%.
"Search
engines, portals, and
community sites have
established themselves as
a mandatory part of every
surfer's online
habits," NetRatings
vice president Sean Kaldor
said in a statement.
"Nine out of every 10
Web users go to such a
site every month and are
going there more
frequently, nearly five
times monthly."
Portals
Get Personal
The reason behind portal
popularity is simple:
personalization. People
look for news and
information relevant to
them. Local portals are
gateways to community
members. By grouping Web
sites of businesses
located in a specific
area, local portals offer
a great opportunity for
small businesses to reach
their markets.
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