LISTING
FEATURES DETAILS: |
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| Photograph
| Your listing
will have a photograph of your choice. You may choose to upload your own digital
image or choose one from our image gallery.
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| Logo | Your
company logo can be featured on your ad to help build your brand identity.
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| E.Newsletters | You
will enjoy how easy it is to keep in touch with your customers with our predesigned
newsletters. Not only will they create additional traffic to your listing on The
Villages Guide.com, they are a GREAT way to encourage repeat sales. When visitors
view your ad, they will see the opportunity to join your private e.mail list.
You can also easily enter new recipients to your mailing list via your My Guide
Admin Panel.
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| Contact
Information | Contact
name, address, phone, numbers, & more!
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| Business
Hours | Provide
your hours of operation for the entire week. Plus, you even have the option of
adding typed specific instructions regarding special hours due to holidays or
sale events.
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| Coupon | Every
listing, except physicians, is required to offer a coupon. Your 2-part coupon
is what keeps visitors returning to The Guide again & again. We suggest keeping
your listing's content fresh by changing your coupon offer often. Coupons from
the Guide are unique because they are like an ad! They feature your contact information,
company logo, & your listing's bullet points. When a customer prints your
coupon, they will have everything that they will need to know about your business!
Encourage a response by offering a GREAT coupon now that you have their attention!
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| Directions | Automatically
generated MapQuest® directions to the location of your choice as well as your
descriptive text directions are included with your listing. Both of these features
make it easy to send your customers directly to your doorstep. We also offer a
"We come to you" option for businesses that travel.
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| E.mail
Link | Customers
can contact you online with our simple fill-in-the-blank form e.mail. This optional
feature allows you to select which e.mail address you want to use to receive these
messages.
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| Website
Link | Now that
you have their attention, you can give your potential customers more information
about your business with this optional website link.
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| Ratings
System | Our rating system
allows your current customers to rate your business on 7 different points: Quality
Of Service, Value For Dollar, Selection, Promptness, Workmanship, Cleanliness,
& Professionalism. This breakdown gives our visitors to make their purchasing
decisions based on the factors that are most important to them. When potential
customers view this feedback, they can be assured that what they see is genuine.
Our ratings are real because our system only allows each registered user to rate
your business one time.
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Live
Ad
Performance
Statistics | Unlike
any other form of advertising, you can view your ads performance on The Villages
Guide.com! When you log into your My Guide admin panel, you will see how many
viewers have visited your listing's main category, subcategory, your listing,
coupon, directions, ratings, & events. This LIVE feedback provides insight
to the response your listing is receiving on The Villages Guide.com. Plus, you
will be able to track the response that you generating from your E.newsletter
& Bookmark campaign when you see spikes in your visits.
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| Listing
Counter | A counter that
is shown at the bottom of your listings page to indicate the total number of viewers
that have visited your ad.
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| Classifieds | Unlimited
BUSINESS related classifieds ads are included with your subscription to The Villages
Guide.com. HELP WANTED ads are the favorite amongst our advertisers!
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| Text
Description | Tell your
potential customers what sets your services apart from your competitors with details
about your expertise, services, & background.
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| Bullet
Points | When a customer
doesn't feel like reading your description, you can quickly let them know what
you do with this bold itemized list of services.
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| Listing
Availability | A
subcategory may feature any combination of Platinum & Gold listings with the
combined total not to exceed 5 ads. Once these 5 first premium spaces are sold
out, a premium space in this subcategory will not be available until an advertiser
opts to not renew their subscription. This exclusivity gives our advertisers the
opportunity to secure a premium position amongst other area businesses who offer
similar services. Our silver listings are sold in unlimited numbers.
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| Events
Schedule | Drive traffic
to your location by promoting your business' upcoming events such as Grand Openings,
Presentations, & Big Sale Events. You may opt to have these events shown on
your listing's page, on the main calendar, or both.
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| Listing
Edits | We encourage
our advertisers to keep their content fresh by updating their listings photograph,
coupon, or events schedule. Customers will return to your ad again & again
if they know that there is more to see! This enticement will increase your repeat
sales. All edits made to Platinum & Gold listings are FREE when an advertisers
creates them using their My Guide admin panel. All revisions made to Silver listings
will incur a $25 charge for each completed submission.
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| Banner
Ad: | Increase your exposure
to viewers with a banner ad! Your banner ad will rotate on the main category page
where your subcategory is located. When a visitor clicks on your banner ad, they
will be taken directly to your listing!
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| Placement: | Our
Platinum listings rotate amongst themselves in the first position in front of
all Gold & Silver Listings. The banner ad that comes with this listing allows
you to appear ahead of all listings in both the main & subcategory where your
listing resides! Our Gold listings appear behind all Platinum listings & in
front on all Silver listings. They rotate amongst the other Gold listings in the
same subcategory. Our silver listings appear behind all Platinum & Gold listings
& rotate amongst all other Silver listings in the same subcategory.
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| Pricing: | We
offer 3-types of listings in various subscription lengths. Please visit our RATES
page to see full pricing and details.
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