1. What exactly do I get free for a year?
2. Who designs the ad and what can it say?
3. After a year is up, then what happens?
4. How will my ad be seen?
5. What is the return on my investment?
6. What makes SWLLocal Biz different than other directories?
7. Can I upgrade or downgrade my advertisement?
8. Can I change my ad at anytime during the first year and after?
9. Can consumers print off coupons?
10. Is there anything to gain from promoting SWFLLocal Biz?
11. What if my competitor is advertising with SWFLLocal Biz?
12. Does the size or cost of an ad get first priority?
13. Can our business be found from a mobile phone search?
14. How is the directory structured?
Q. What exactly do I get free for a year?
A. The first full year is free. That means that we will post a text link advertisement for your business with or without a link to your email or website within the categories we have listed. The categories are general in most case but some will have sub categories if they get to large. The look of your advertisement can be seen on our Ad layout page. The second one listed as an example is what you get free for one year.
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Q. Who designs the Ad and what can it say?
A. All designs are done in house with the exception of 60x60 or 460x60 banner ads which can be submitted to us directly via email or mailed to us snail mail on disc.
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Q. After a year is up, then what happens?
A. After one full year is over we hope that you will consider staying with us to advertise your business. The costs of the ad you choose is listed on our Services page and will start being billed upon completion of a year. If a business chooses not to advertise with us after a year is up that is fine too. We send out an email to all advertising businesses one month prior to their year being complete. At that time it is up to the business to decide. If we receive no response back we assume the company does not want to continue advertising with us and their ad will be deleted and the next ad takes it's place.
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Q. How will my advertisement be seen by local or non local consumers interested in businesses in SouthWest Florida?
A. There is more than one answer to this question and more than one real driving force to bringing consumers to this site. It starts with proper SEARCH ENGINE promotions which we will take care of on our end. It is also is in your hands by promoting us at your local business either by the supplied window front sticker or sign, the register counter signage, suggesting it to customers, and reverse link from your web site with banner ad placement. Also word of mouth is going to be very effective, chamber of commerce, BBB and eventually TV and radio promotions.
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Q. What if I don't see an immediate return on my advertising investment?
A. We can't promise immediate impact but we remain convinced that time will bring a huge dividend to your overall traffic and success to your business.
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Q. What makes this any different than the phone directory or sites that promote local businesses?
A. There are many differences, to name a few the phone directory is very costly for any type of ad whether it is just your name and number or various size ads. The prices for phone directory ads are incredible and personally I haven't looked in the phone directory for almost two years. The generation now is becoming more and more active on the internet and searching for things of interest. In addition we have searched for sites that offer what we do and for the most part the consumer has to pay a fee either up front or monthly to join. We will not require the consumer to pay for this service, we want the money back into your hands.
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Q. Can I upgrade or downgrade my ad?
A. At anytime you can upgrade or downgrade your advertisement. There is no charge to do so, no hidden fees all that there is will be the obvious. For example if you upgrade your ad there will be the charge for the new ad but if you are paid in advance for your current ad or have made arrangements to advance pay for a year we will deduct from that to create your new ad and contact you with your balance and when new charges will begin. If you downgrade your ad we will apply the balance of your original purchase and either refund you the difference or apply it to a longer running term.
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Q. What if I want to change my ad but keep the same package?
A. We do expect businesses to change their ads once in a while, sometimes you are running a promotion and want to put a code # or word in your ad so your consumer can view it and go to your business for savings or special deals. We encourage this to happen in some cases because it draws people to this site. Also we understand businesses might move to a new location and want their ad to reflect that. We will do this as well. There will be a change order generated and the cost will be discussed and negotiated. In some cases it might be free of charge if they are simple changes.
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Q. Can consumers print off a coupon form SWFLLocalBiz.com?
A. We want them to. Like we said before it generates traffic to our site. We will be more than happy at anytime to discuss coupon creations and the costs that apply. In some cases it could be free depending on the advertising package you have with SWFLLocalBiz.com and the length of time you have advertised with us.
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Q. Is there anything to gain from me referring your service to another business?
A. Absolutely, up front we want to let you know we will take 5% of what their cost to advertise in their one time fee and apply the credit to your account in that amount. We again want you to promote SWFLLocalBiz.com as much as we will promote you.
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Q.What if my competitor advertises with you as well?
A. This is still America and free enterprise reigns, but we promise this, unlike the phone directory where it is in alphabetical order we believe first come first listed.
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Q.Does size of my advertising matter, do larger ads get placed ahead of mine?
A. Size of an ad will matter in the fact that a Banner ad with animation and flashy visuals will attract the eye where as an ad that is only text might be sandwiched in between these type of ads and go less noticed. Although we feel that every ad will be viewed by the consumer.
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Q.What if consumers are searching for listings from their Mobile phone?
A. We are working on that and will have the capability for text only viewing on mobil phones. There will not be additional cost to add this to your service. Once we are doing it you will automatically be added to mobile phone searches.
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Q. How is the directory going to be structured?
A. The structure of the directory from the home page of swfllocalbiz.com will remain true to alphabetical business listings, for example if you are wanting to look up a cleaning service it will be under the letter C and sub listed alphabetical to cleaning. If you are looking for a restaurant it will be listed under R and sub listed alphabetical to restaurants. Remember after that it does not get alphabetized it will be first come first listed.
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There is probably more questions you might have and we will do our best to answer all of them. This is a working effort on both parties SWFLLocalBiz.com and the advertised business.
If you have a question you would like answered please contact us at:
info@swfllocalbiz.com
Miscellaneous information:
What is important for some might not be as important to others. Information important to know up front is that while SWFLLocalBiz.com will do everything we can to promote your business we still rely on our clients to get the word out and advertise us.
We will always have room to improve and the first steps are usually the hardest. Over time we do expect to be the most used local business directory and the primary source for local business advertising.
We will remain faithful to our clients that chose to begin with us and more than likely show them the perks of our gratitude. We understand some concern for any money lost in ventures that seem to good to be true.
SWFLLocalBiz.com is owned by people who have had companies in retail, service, brokerage, and personal services. We understand that at a time we could have benefited from such an opportunity to advertise for so little and potentially get so much in return.
It remains our promise to dedicate this site and the opportunity it brings you, all of our attention and remain honest in our original goal. That is the consumer is our backbone and without them we go out of business.
The consumer deserves to have an avenue that they can easily find what it is they are looking for.
We hope you will agree that SWFLLocalBiz.com is a needed service and will deliver what it intends to.
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