Advertising Information
This information refers specifically to our town and city index pages.
Advertising with us is not intended to be your total marketing solution but rather an important part of it.
Our town and city index pages are powerful sources of information for many people. We specialize in bringing people to mid-size, small and smaller towns. Our index pages consistently rank high with the major search engines making them easy to find.
People are coming to your town index page. They will find you but only if you are there. Our mission is to be an effective, inexpensive marketing tool for your business.
Be sure to read about More Benefits.
Advertising question?
Send a message for me. - doug
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. - This looks a little complicated. How come?
A. - Yes, but only a little. Bear in mind we have tried to anticipate a large range of advertising requests. We have to be able to handle advertising information, plus a graphic, and perhaps a multiple order of several advertising links and several sponsorships. Whew! One simple order form is not going to be able to handle that. Plus security for the advertiser.
As a result, we have a basic form, one for Sponsorship and another for Advertising Links. These will handle up to three advertisements apiece. The fax forms will handle any number of advertisements or sponsorships. All of these will then direct you to our Payments page where all you have to do is hit the correct PayPal button and finish up on the secure PayPal server unless you are paying by company check.
Note that payments by check are considered "net 14 days" accounts. We will invoice you via email or fax if you prefer upon receipt of your advertising or sponsorship information.
Q. - How will I know that what I send gets there?
A. - This form is handled by special software on the server which will send return email to you, send your data to the correct person and also send a copy to the webmaster just to make sure!
Q. - Can you tell me more about the "fax option?"?
A. - Yes, we decided to use old and proven, secure, reliable technology for more complex orders. The fax machine. The fax is ideal for extensive order information, reducing human error and gets your marketing message up quickly and accurately.
Note that a multiple sponsor order will still need to have any graphics sent along via email attachment.
Q. - What is a town index page?
A. - A town index page is a group of links and information organized for easy access that is about one specific town or city. A basic town index page will ideally have municipal, organization, library, news, and general information plus a map, and county and state information. To this we add sponsor information and links as well as advertising information and links. Visitors appreciate this information.
Q. - I don't see the town I want to advertise on, what can be done?
A. - We are adding hundreds of new town index pages every month but there are many more yet to go. Your advertising guarantees your town index page will be built and put on line with your order.
Q. - What are my advertising options?
A. - There are two. Sponsorship and Advertising Link.
Q. - What is this going to cost me?
A. - Good marketing doesn't cost. Bad marketing does. The rates are $30 for twelve months - Advertising Link, and $60 for twelve months - Sponsorship. Quantity discounts apply. See below.
Q. - I have more than one page I am interested in. Is there a discount?
A. - Yes there is. Take a look at this page. Discounts.
Q. - The economy is slowing down, why spend money on marketing?
A. - To us, the economy is just adjusting to economic reality. Another reality is that now is the time to reach out economically to a new market and new customers. We can help.
Q. - You have other pages that I would like to advertise on, what do I do?
A. - We would love to hear about your ideas. Please email us at: advertise@dougusa.com and explain. We will work with you.
Q. - Do you offer any other small business services?
A. - Yes. Being a small business ourselves we are always on the lookout for tips and tools to make life easier and make more money. We put what we find (and generally use) in a free newsletter to our advertisers. We also have a number of services we offer at a discount for our advertisers.
Q. - What are my payment options?
A. - Credit card or company check. At this time, PayPal, Fax, and regular mail. Bear in mind you can use your credit card within PayPal.
See our Payment Options page for more information.
Q. - Is my financial information secure?
A. - Certainly. The financial part of any web-based transaction is the most complex and can be the most dangerous. US mail is secure as it will go to our box in the Post Office and be retrieved by an authorized representative. A fax transmission is also properly handled. A payment made through the Pay Pal secure server is extremely safe. Over five million people use it.
Q. - What businesses will you link to?
A. - Any bona fide business that will add to the perceived value of the town or city. These include but are certainly not limited to: financial institutions, recreation, tourism attractions, lodging, insurance, food, services of all kinds.
Q. - What businesses won't you link to?
A. - Adult "entertainment", hate or radical sites, gambling, MLM's. We reserve the right to refuse a link for any reason in our best judgement.
Thank You!
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