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  Information for Advertisers (Business Rates) plus Web Site Design Services

Ways for Business Owners to Advertise with TheAlamanceTrader.com.

  1. A Banner Ad (example, see IRAZU Coffee banner on the "home" page); $60 for 6 months.  Placed on TheAlamanceTrader.com Home Page or the initial "Classifieds" page (or other pages per request). Use your *logo or we would be happy to make you a simple banner for $10 (see details below) . First ad commitments get "locked" into the requested page for the allotted time.

     

    Purchase A Banner Ad. After purchase return to this page and email us your banner (click here)

  2. Place a standard (text w/link) Ad in the Classifieds (business/service), relocating or visiting page.  $30 per 6 month fee per ad. When payment is received your ad will post within 24 hours. Email tom@thealamancetrader.com with business name, description and requested page you would like to be listed then click the "Buy Now" link below to purchase. 

     

    Purchase A Text Ad. Includes a link to your web site, if applicable.

  3. Place an ad for merchandise that your business sells. 1 item, $5 for 30 days.

    One Item Listed in the Classifieds Section (Business Owners). Click here after payment to place your ad or simply go the the classifieds section from the "home" page.
  4. Let us create your simple Banner Ad for $10. Doesn't include placement on page, see #1 above.

    Banner Ad Graphics. After payment contact us by clicking here with ad description (business name and services offered), colors requested for ad text/background  and contact information.

    Advertising Philosophy ~ We believe that simple graphic and text advertising is the best way to retain long term customers. Pages that load easily and that are pleasing to the eye are good for business. There's nothing more frustrating than pages that take for ever to load, have a lot of moving animations and are difficult to navigate.

    We respect a customers privacy. TheAlamanceTrader.com doesn't track customer information through "cookies" or any other means. If a customer volunteers information through a newsletter or mailing list opportunities that's fine, otherwise, it's off limits. 

  5. Simple Web Design Services - Does your company need a web site? Is the internet the only marketing tool available for business's? Absolutely not! But it is one of the many tools you can use to reach your customers. In the small (and great) market we have in Alamance County, a web site can be used to:

    • Save Time by answering common questions.

    • Market 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Imagine the scene, a potential customer is driving by your business but is too busy to stop, but they happen to notice your web site. They remember your web site (domain) name because it's easier to remember than a phone number! Later in that evening this "potential customer" turns into a "customer" because they were able to view your web site at their convenience.

    • Further Explain the Service(s) you offer. Put your web site (domain) name on letterhead, newspaper ads, signs, pens and other giveaways to allow your customer to read a complete description of your services on your web site. 

    Web Site Design Philosophy ~ A common web site design philosophy of designers is to impress other web designers with how "fancy" they can make a web site with moving ad's, animation, movie clips, background sounds, etc. Sure it might be "cutting edge" but not very practical. Many people surfing the web do not have fast computers and high speed internet. Fancy web sites might look good on a web designers computer but for the rest of us it's a time consuming, frustrating experience waiting for a page to come up.

    We feel that a simple, well laid out web site is the most effective tool you can have. The designs we offer will be more than just words. You will have a web site with a nice logo (banner) and perhaps a couple of pictures, graphics,  forms, etc. A bunch of clutter on a page just confuses a potential customer. A simple, pleasing to the eye web page should answer all your customers questions with ease.

    **Other means of payment: Check/money order, send payment to TheAlamanceTrader.com c/o Tom Freeman 747 S. 8th St. Mebane, NC 27302. Make check payable to Tom Freeman UL. Ads will post within 24 hours after check is received (3 business days for banner ads).

*No animations please. Size will approximate the "Want To Place An Ad On This Page" advisory on the Home Page.

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Last modified: 05/21/08