FyiColorado^SM Web Site Directory & Information Resource

• What is the FyiColorado^SM web site directory?
• Why was FyiColorado^SM created?
• How do businesses and organizations benefit from the FyiColorado^SM website?
• How do consumers benefit from the FyiColorado^SM website?
• Since FyiColorado^SM is new, how will it get noticed on the Internet?
• Why is FyiColorado^SM a good source of information?
• Is FyiColorado^SM a search engine?
• What is the cost to join?
• Why is the cost so low?
• Why refer businesses to FyiColorado^SM?
• What is a Charter Membership?
• What are the free drawings about?
• What is the free advertising about?
• Is other advertising available on FyiColorado^SM
• Will FyiColorado^SM have Google or Overture pay-per-click ads or other outside advertising?
• Is it true I can earn money by introducing new members to FyiColorado^SM?
• I saw something about fundraising ideas. Is this available through FyiColorado^SM?
• What is FyiColorado^SM planning for future enhancements?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FyiColorado^SM is a Colorado web site directory and information resource for Colorado Internet users, businesses and organizations. It has been developed for website promotion and Internet marketing for Colorado websites to provide Internet users with a wide variety of online resources and services.

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The vast majority of Colorado websites can't be located on the search engines which is bad for businesses and consumers. The FyiColorado^SM Internet directory was created to be a concentrated and powerful online resource for Colorado consumers and an ideal promotional source for Colorado website owners.

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Businesses benefit because they do not have to compete for a "top 10" spot on search engines in order to get noticed. Businesses may also be listed in several categories which increase their exposure. Listings appear in FyiColorado^SM in an organized manner that consumers can easily locate. The cost of inclusion is low, and advertising costs are low.

All advertising in FyiColorado^SM will be from members only. No outside advertising will be available. Also, we are working hard to make sure member advertising is in view as much as possible to the end user. If you'll notice, on the page you are viewing now, we have purposely created a separate scrolling window for this long page in order to keep the ads viewable at all times. For another example, go to movie listings page and put in your zip code for movies in your area. You'll notice instead of scrolling down the page and covering up the ads at the the top, we've designed the listings to scroll within it's own area keeping the ads visible. It's a small thing, but it equates to valuable additional exposure.

The FyiColorado^SM directory is being deigned to appeal to a large number of Internet users by providing a variety of services - not just a list of websites. More traffic will offer more opportunities for FyiColorado^SM members to be noticed.

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Consumers benefit because it's easier to locate websites of businesses, organizations or groups in their city. FyiColorado^SM is also a growing online resource of consumer information and services including online calendars, free classified ads, speedy movie listings, business coupons, up-to-date local and national news, and more.

FyiColorado^SM is purposely designed with little multimedia or Flash on the main pages for fast loading for dial-up users and also for simplicity. We're not against multimedia or Flash, and we will employ it's use for specific purposes. We also use text links for navigation as much as possible because we are using language translation software to enhance usability for non-english speaking users.

We think many Colorado Internet users will make FyiColorado^SM their home page as a quick-loading and simple resource to Colorado information.

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The developers of FyiColorado^SM are experienced in website marketing and have propelled numerous websites to top-ten rankings in Google, Yahoo and other search engines. Over time, FyiColorado^SM will receive noticible exposure on the web, and specifically in Colorado. Web designers and Internet marketing companies will encourage their clients to list their websites in FyiColorado^SM for low-cost additional marketing exposure as well.

The low cost of inclusion, free advertising and free additional membership time are current incentives to encourage new membership while FyiColorado^SM expands. In the future, as FyiColorado^SM grows, we will begin charging low fees for advertising.

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FyiColorado^SM is niche resource for Colorado only, and not just for the major cities. FyiColorado^SM is designed to be a resource for all Colorado communities. There are many "directories" on the web, but we believe FyiColorado^SM will be attractive to most users because of the wide variety of services and uniqueness.

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FyiColorado^SM is not a search engine, although specific searches for Colorado are easily performed on the website. This is important because many businesses and organizations can be categorized in various ways. By using the search tool a user can find members even if they aren't in the specific category they were viewing. As long as the member has used a detailed description in their listing, the chances of connecting are high. In this respect, FyiColorado^SM is more like a "search directory".

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Our current rates are as follows:

Charter Membership Rates Prices are subject to change at any time.
Regular Listing Free	OR	Premium Listing Category Priority and Random Text Ad $49.00
Banner Ad at the Top of FyiColorado Pages $49 for 3 months
All websites are reviewed but not all websites are accepted into FyiColoradoSM.

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For two reasons. Membership for new Charter Members is low because FyiColorado^SM is new. As membership grows and the site gains popularity the costs will increase. Secondly, our intent is to make FyiColorado^SM available for everyone. This is better for the members and users alike.

For now, advertising, classifieds, coupons and other services are being offered for free as additional incentives to gain membership and user attention.

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Introducing other Colorado website owners increases the website's membership and usefulness for Colorado Internet users. This is why we are paying referral fees to those who introduce new Charter Members. We are also interested in attracting a wide variety of clubs, non-profits, and other organizations that may not get noticed in search engines and that consumers would like to know about.

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A Charter Member is any business or organization that joins FyiColorado^SM during our initial launch. Charter Member's receive receive free advertising until FyiColorado^SM has reached our proprietary membership target goal. After FyiColorado^SM has reached an undisclosed number of memberships Charter Memberships will be discontinued as well as free ads. In addition, we will discontinue life memberships.

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To enhance the idea of membership, FyiColorado^SM is planning to hold several drawings for free print or radio advertising for Charter Members. Rather than one grand prize drawing we prefer to hold several drawings of lesser amounts. The drawings will be in the range of $1,000 to $2,000 and the winners may choose how to spend the advertising money. The vendor selected must be a Colorado-domiciled company. Drawings will commence soon after our initial membership targets are reached.

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FyiColorado^SM is providing free banner advertising on most of our pages. The banner ads are at the top of the pages and very visible. The ads are "clickable" and will refer the user to the the advertiser's website or a specific page on the advertiser's site. Of course, with membership rates as low as as they are, this banner advertising will be a paid service in the future.

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Yes, we will be introducing text link ads as well for FyiColorado^SM members. It is yet undetermined if this will be a free service or a paid service, but all advertising, banner or text, will be low cost and for FyiColorado^SM members only.

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No. The idea behind FyiColorado^SM is to promote membership so no advertising will be served on the FyiColorado^SM website from outside sources. We realize this is unusual, but the idea is to promote Colorado-only businesses and organizations that participate by paying a very low-cost membership fee.

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Yes. By introducing businesses and organizations to FyiColorado^SM you can develop a nice part-time income. We are eager to increase the size and scope of FyiColorado^SM and introduce new services, so we will pay others to help us. Currently, we will pay $5 for a one-year membership, and $10 for a lifetime membership (limited availability). See the details on part-time income.

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Yes. Non-profits, clubs, churches and other organizations interested in fundraising ideas may introduce new members to FyiColorado^SM and develop a nice fundraising campaigne that's unique, simple, useful, and profitable. Currently, we will pay $5 for a one-year membership, and $15 for a lifetime membership (limited availability). See the details on fundraising opportunities.

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We intend to continue adding more services and features that will draw Colorado Internet traffic to the site. We understand there is no vacuum of information websites on the Internet but we are also aware that most information sites are monetized by outside advertising and expensive banner advertising. We believe FyiColorado^SM is and will continue be a unique and community-minded online resource and an inexpensive Internet marketing tool for website promotion that "connects" Coloradans.

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