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Marketing on the World Wide Web
offered by
Twin States Environmental
You'll find something here to help you decide how to Market Your Business on the World Wide Web using the Internet. If you have any questions or need to know more, please email us.
Your web advertising will take time and/or money to get results. If you have limited internet knowledge and/or limited time to do it yourself, you will be better off paying for professional help. Basically, if you have a limited budget, you can:
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ObionCountyShopAtHome.com brings you the following step-by-step product and service guide, complete with an evaluation of the time and money required for each option. Some of the services are offered by us and some are offered by other fine companies.
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Evaluation |
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Page Listing Your Business on ObionCountyShopAtHome
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The ObionCountyShopAtHome.com (OCSAH) website is an on-line Directory of local Obion County businesses. Our on-line traffic has been over 35,000 daily visitors since beginning in June 2000. Our local on-line community enjoys returning for Shopping Info, Buying, and much more! To learn more about OCSAH, click here. |
The simplest way to get your basic business information on the Internet. Low cost. Easy to do on-line in just a few minutes. Includes your email and website links if you desire. |
Webpages on ObionCountyShopAtHome
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For businesses who don't have a Domain name or need a complete website but want to advertise more than just a Directory listing. OCSAH will assist you in gathering more detailed information and pictures to be place on webpages found on the website. Pages are setup and designed for you by OCSAH. You can also have on-line forms created for website visitors to submit information to you via email. |
No technical knowledge required. Some time required to gather your information. Cost is a little more than "Listing" and depends upon the amount of content you want. |
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Domain
Name Registration |
A website must have an address or Domain Name. You can Register a Domain Name if it has not been taken by someone else. If you want to start a website later, you may want to register it now before someone else does. You can "park" your Domain name and use it later when you are ready. (To check a domain name's availability, enter it in the box to the left and click Go). |
Cost is low. Little time involved. Do it yourself on-line. It requires a little Internet knowledge to complete. |
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On-line Website Creation and Design
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This is for a simple website with your own Domain name. You choose the size and style for your website. Hosting service and choice of Domain name setup is included in price (you choose a domain name during the setup process, no need to registry using the above link). You don't need special software installed on your computer. The design and publishing of your website is done on-line through you internet connection and web browser. Any pictures you use must be in digital format, i.e. scanned or digital camera. |
Do-it-yourself website. Low to medium cost. Requires some technical knowledge. Limited design and flexibility. Requires time to setup and update when needed. On-line software works slower than Off-line software (see next). |
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Off-line Website Creation and Design
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Develop a simple to complex website. The website is created and edited on your computer without need of a live Internet connection. After the website is ready or updated, you connect to the Internet and simply publish (upload) the site to the server. Greatest flexibility in design and use, and can grow as you grow. Complete control over website development and updates. You registry a Domain Name, if not done already, and get a Website Hosting Service to place your site on-line. Recommend using a Consultant to assist in getting started. |
Do-it-yourself website. Requires website design software installed on a computer. Need technical knowledge on software. Time varies with extent of content material. Cost varies depending on software, training, Domain Name registration & Website Hosting. |
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Website Development Services
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Complete Websites created by paid professionals. They do the bulk of the work. The most complex websites are maintained by these Services. These professionals can do just about anything for your website from design to functional use. They may or may not offer hosting service and will usually assist you with Domain Name registration. The options here are many, A good working relationship with the website developer is important. Any of the services or products mentioned here are offered by these companies. |
Cost is medium to high. Requires Domain Name registration. Only as flexible as the service makes it. Editing updates usually done by the service but can be done in-house. Requires the time you feel its worth. |
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Search Engine submission of your website
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People on the World Wide Web can find you easier through Search Engines. By typing in a word(s) to look for, these Engines locate websites with that word(s) from "indexes" containing words found at a website's address. People will find you from key words placed on your website. Get you website into over 20 Top Search Engines on the World Wide Web, including AOL, NBCi, and more! |
Requires an existing website on the Internet. Simple to do, a little technical knowledge required. Low cost. |
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Banners
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If you have a website or webpages, placing a "Banner" on OCSAH and other websites can increase traffic to your information. Custom Banner design for your business is included in the cost. You can use a banner designed for you by OCSAH on any other website you arrange for. |
Cost is medium and depends on size and length of time the banner runs. Easy to do, OCSAH will design and setup. |
Why advertise on the Internet?
85% of Americans now use the Internet to locate products, services and information
Most affordable and cost effective advertising compared to newspaper, radio, and television
Available for World Wide Web viewing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
The Internet is the fastest growing chain of communication to date
What can ObionCountyShopAtHome.com do for you?
Establish your business presence on the World Wide Web, people look & find you.
Expose your business to our "on-line" community, web surfers interacting with our site.
We'll provide FREE "Direct Email" for your sales and specials to over 600 addresses!
We'll do it all for you or show you how to development your own Internet website.
People visit us. Over 250,000 daily visits since the website creation in June 2000.
Provide non-static and interactive display advertisements, attracting more customers to you
Gather information from surfers visiting your webpage who submit requests, email, etc.
As a virtual mall, one Website address is an easy to remember gateway to every business
Go to ObionCountyShopAtHome Sign-Up Form
OCSAH WEB TRAFFIC
The current website traffic is averaging over 450 Visitors a day with over 1500 Hits each day. While it is true that the website can be visited by anyone in the world on the internet, OCSAH only promotes locally to provide shopping information to local persons using the internet. In keeping with it's mission, OCSAH reaches local web traffic to market local businesses and keeps more "shopping at home!" See "About Us"