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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 advertising.

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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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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