ADVERTISE
YOUR BUSINESS ON THIS
TRAVEL & TOURISM WEB SITE DIRECTORY
Sign
up your
business right now!
If you have a tourism business in Victoria, then check out
the following information:
Approximately
500-600,000 visitors, people
from all over the world use
this site each year. We get hits from every content each month. Approximately 80% of the people who
are using this site are from North America. which
translates to between 1000 visitors/day in the slower off season to 2000 visitors/day during our peak season. The average user visits between
30-40 pages. This site delivers. Check
us out here! Our users are coming and spending lots of time
on the Mall. It works. This web site appears on more "first
page - search engine searches (on Google, Yahoo, AOL & MSN) than any
other Vancouver Island Web Directory, that is why most of our new advertising
clients find us. In addition, over 90% of all tourism inquiries to Vancouver
Island are to Victoria. If you are somewhere else on Vancouver Island
or the Gulf Islands, because you are linked to the Victoria site, you
have a great chance of bring traffic to your door by advertising on this
web site. You get two web sites for the price of one http://tourismmall.victoria.bc.ca
and http://vanisletourism.com
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VICTORIA
TOURISM MALL SERVICES
1.
Advertise your business with a Basic Listing - A listing
with the Victoria Tourism Mall consists of a photo, the name, address,
telephone numbers, and e-mail address. We provide active links to your web
site, e-mail and sign-up/check-availability page, should you have one. You can also create a 35-40 word paragraph that
highlights your business and encourages tourists to visit your web page.
(Rates)
2. Use
our Enhanced Listing - This includes all of the above information
in a color-highlighted box plus additional information. You can also
increase your description to 70 words. An example can be seen at http://tourismmall.victoria.bc.ca/100-newlisting-template.htm
(Rates)
3.
Banner Advertising. Banner Advertising is only available
to customers who are already listed on the Mall. We have 4 different
banner advertisements. You can place a banner advertisement on
any index page (above and below the index table) and on any listing
page (at the top of the listings and about half-way down the listing
page). Other banner ads will be negotiated on a page by page basis.
Our banner ads are placed on the high traffic pages of our web site
and provide a distinct advantage to the businesses who use them. (Rates)
4.
Design a web site. We will create a homepage or multiple
page web site for you, consisting of up to 8 photo scans and 3-6 pages
of information. (Rates)
5. Web
optimization services.
Making sure that your web site is properly coded for keywords and search engines.
6.
Register your web site with the the most popular search
-Google
This includes opening a google account in your name, making sure you are verified as a google site, creating a sitemap for google indexing your web site, and setting up google analytics for you.
| RATES
for our SERVICES |
RATES |
| Annual
Business Listing |
$90.00
+ GST= $94.50 |
| Annual
Enhanced Business Listing |
$190.00
+ GST= $199.50 |
| Additional
Listings on other applicable pages-using the same ad |
$20.00
+ GST = $21.00 |
| Recognition Ad - business name & Phone no. only |
$20.00 + GST = $21.00 |
| Web
Site Design - $60/hour-ask for quote |
$60.00/hr
+ GST= $63.00 |
| Web
Page Storage on our server-Annually |
$120.00
+ GST= $126.00 |
| Search
Engine Registration (Google with sitemap) |
$60.00
+ GST= $63.00 |
| Annual
Change to Web Page or major changes to your listing |
$60.00/hr
as needed-ask for quote |
| Listing
change (updates to web listings) - minor changes |
$30.00
+ GST= $31.50 |
| Banner
Advertising |
|
| Banner
above the index table on an index page |
$500.00
per year + GST $525.00 |
| Banner
below the index table on an index page |
$300.00
per year + GST $315.00 |
| Banner
at the top of the listings on a listing page |
$400.00
per year + GST $420.00 |
| Banner
at the bottom of a listing page |
$200.00
per year + GST $210.00 |
Other
Directories or Booking Agencies - Special Rates:
|
| If
you have a web site that has multiple listings which are in competition
with the clients listed on this web site, then the following rates
apply: |
|
| If
you have 10 or less listings on your site |
$425.00/year
+ GST |
If
you have 11 or more listings on your site
|
$700.00/year
+ GST |
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Getting
your business a virtual (permanent address) - domain name.
Why, you
ask, do I need a permanent address? Simply put, if your server goes
out of business all of the promotion you have done is wasted. Everywhere
you put your address is for nought! When you have a registered domain
name (.ca .com, etc.) it stays with you wherever
your go. Naturally, it costs more but not that much more.
It is worth doing this early because there is that much less to change.
The more you have done to promote your web site, the more work it is to
change. You only need to change when you change servers or get a
domain name (permanent address).
If
you do not have an Internet Service Provider and would like to get one
or move, The Victoria Tourism Mall has been with IslandNet for 10+years and have
been very satisfied with the service. Islandnet is Victoria's largest
Internet Service Provider. You will need a service provider if you
want a permanent address. Note: Most Internet Service
Providers charge an annual fee and/or a monthly fee for maintain your
permanent address on their service. This is costly, so check it
out with your service provider before you complete the registration process.
You can get a virtual address from your service provider.
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