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The potential for a Community
Directory service has rapidly developed over the last few years due
to several factors:
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Local full-service ISPs have
disappeared and are being replaced by low-cost, no-support,
national services
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Search Engines are increasingly
becoming a pay-per-click or pay-for-rank service
Now, more than ever this has left
professionals and small business people with no way to connect to
customers right in their own community. The problem is not the
ability of a small business person to build and maintain their own
web site, but rather one of potential or current customer's being
able to find it.
Hometown-Networks is positioning
itself to become a leader in the Community Directory service market
by providing hand edited directories in every market of the US.
We feel that the only way to build and maintain a truly effective
directory is to do so by hand with someone who knows the community
by living in it.
In addition to providing FREE
directory listings in Community Directories, Hometown-Network
Partners provide upgraded listings and display ad services that help
professionals and businesses attract new customers in their
community. And when businesses want to expand outside of their
community, their local Hometown-Network partner can assist with
listings in other Community Directories.
Partners also offer local
consultation, web design and hosting services that are competitive
with national low-cost providers through the group buying power of
their Hometown-Networks affiliation.
As your small businesses grows,
your local Hometown-Network partner can assist in eCommerce and
Intranet solutions as well. |
