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Old 12-04-2010, 11:40   #1
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Hi everybody,
With accyweb becoming more and more popular, the costs for running it also grow. I have been planning to move away from relying solely on the generous donations of members and have decided to offer a Business Directory for any company large or small that serves our Community.

The idea is a two way street, for a small yearly fee the Companies get to take advantage of the monthly average of 100,000 visitors* that come for a look around, and we in turn can gain a little extra publicity for the site because when they sign up with us they will be given an Accrington Business sticker to display in a prominent position on their premises or in the case of, for example a painter & decorator working from home, in their works vehicle, this should encourage even more people to become interested in our site.

It would help if you know someone who will want to take advantage of this scheme, please show them this page, when they get in touch with me I will explain in greater detail how it works and the many advantages that this will have. When the Accrington Business Pages are finally added Companies will be able to enquire and sign up directly from those pages.

Also if there are any of you that would like an AccringtonWeb sticker for your car, or maybe the back of your laptop? Let me know, they aren't going to cost an arm and a leg for accyweb members.

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Please PM me for further details or send an email to [email protected]

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Old 12-04-2010, 11:47   #2
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Presumably this will be a new site. What you going to call it?
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Old 14-04-2010, 09:37   #3
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This will not be a new site, but rather an addition to the AccringtonWeb site itself. We are hoping to get final touches done in the next couple of days for a launch at the end of the week.
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Old 20-04-2010, 10:25   #4
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OK, I'd love to blame the volcanos for the delay but I can't... It's taking longer than expected to integrate the system into the site (my lack of html and css skills is to blame)..
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Old 18-05-2010, 08:28   #5
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I'm helping Roy, set up these business pages, (no I'm not the reason it's taking so long),
I would like to use some piccies from the gallery to give the categories a local feel.

So, if you do or you don't object to me using anything you have put up there please let me know.

Anyone that, has a picture used will get an accyweb sticker free. to place wherever you wish!



Please boys & girls keep it legal we don't want to be done for littering.


P.S. These Stickers are available for purchase, so even if you don't want your pictures used you can show your support for accyweb, At the moment £1 plus P&P about 60p in U.K.
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Old 18-05-2010, 09:59   #6
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Below is a pic' of the sticker, as you can see it's a red one, if however some of you are traditionalists and still use accywebs blue skin, we could get them in that colour as well.
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Old 28-05-2010, 11:06   #7
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Below are the rates with their features that will be applying to the business Directory.

I know several members have shown an interest, If you could email me with your choice, I will get in touch for details needed to set up your account.

If you haven't seen a suitable category for your business in the list I put on earlier, do let me know it can soon be added.


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Old 28-05-2010, 17:39   #8
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Can you explain the categories - by 2 for the premium multiple category - does that mean two different adverts? How will the ads work or look, can you give examples?

If I'm being a bit dense, sorry, just don't quite understand what we'd get and what it would look like.
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Old 28-05-2010, 19:15   #9
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wheres the flippin list?? buried in the archives?
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Old 28-05-2010, 19:31   #10
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Found it!! think it should be merged with this one though.
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Old 28-05-2010, 19:50   #11
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Can you explain the categories - by 2 for the premium multiple category - does that mean two different adverts? How will the ads work or look, can you give examples?

If I'm being a bit dense, sorry, just don't quite understand what we'd get and what it would look like.
No Gayle your not being dense, I was planning to drip feed it all very slowly so that you can keep up.

2 categories, well if say you ran a chipshop/restaurant instead of paying two times to go into both categories you go into both for just an extra tenner.

So far as what it looks like, I have plans to put a few screen shots up over the next few days, that will show the difference between free & premium, but obviously I can't show you everything until it's running, now please settle down girl, be patient it's a business site not an ipad that is up for grabs.
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Old 28-05-2010, 22:26   #12
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No Gayle your not being dense, I was planning to drip feed it all very slowly so that you can keep up.

2 categories, well if say you ran a chipshop/restaurant instead of paying two times to go into both categories you go into both for just an extra tenner.

So far as what it looks like, I have plans to put a few screen shots up over the next few days, that will show the difference between free & premium, but obviously I can't show you everything until it's running, now please settle down girl, be patient it's a business site not an ipad that is up for grabs.
Just doing a public service and asking the questions that everyone else wants to know but don't want to look dumb by asking.
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Old 29-05-2010, 00:13   #13
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Just doing a public service and asking the questions that everyone else wants to know but don't want to look dumb by asking.
No need to worry Gayle, You have never looked dumb to me, (though some of your posts?)
I could write a very long and boring tale, (before you all in unison shout, "yes we know"), of how many let downs Roy's had over this particular venture.

However, you and quite a few more keep coming back, without being voted in he is responsible for accyweb, it cost's more and more each year, and as grand as it looks with members having a, 'I've donated to accyweb type badge', as much as it was appreciated at the time, they still wear the badge, but even though bills come in the donations never cover them and often are never repeated.

So,
This thread's starter was:-
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/805705-post1.html

Rather than push for donations, a different Tack.

He is away, he can't keep control of the guy paid to sort the front end who promised nearly 3 months ago it would be ready in 10 days, still waiting.

All I'm supposed to do is input data, wrong.

But,

When it's sorted hopefully with it's members help the business site will be as trustworthy as accyweb itself, there, is that what you wanted to hear? If so, can I get back to trying to do my bit?

I can understand concern, is this going to be fair for the members/Tradespeople? Well, accyweb isn't likely to change either it's name or location, so it had better be!

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I could write a very long and boring tale, (before you all in unison shout, "yes we know"), of how many let downs Roy's had over this particular venture.
See, told you I could write a boring speech.
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Old 29-05-2010, 18:29   #14
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Count me in for the directory please, in 2 categories, I am probably gonna talk myself out of some more dosh now, If you look at yellow pages, they made their money by 'inventing' more categories, eg, Plumbers used to cover the whole plumbing spectrum, so they added gas fitters/installers, bathrooms, central heating, boiler repairs etc etc, so instead of one category, I used to have to advertise in around 6, which cost six times as much, fortunately we dont have to advertise these days, so yellow pages and yell.com dont get any money off us. Apologies to other business users if I just moved your budget
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Old 12-10-2010, 16:43   #15
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Hi everybody,
With accyweb becoming more and more popular, the costs for running it also grow. I have been planning to move away from relying solely on the generous donations of members and have decided to offer a Business Directory for any company large or small that serves our Community.

The idea is a two way street, for a small yearly fee the Companies get to take advantage of the monthly average of 100,000 visitors* that come for a look around, and we in turn can gain a little extra publicity for the site because when they sign up with us they will be given an Accrington Business sticker to display in a prominent position on their premises or in the case of, for example a painter & decorator working from home, in their works vehicle, this should encourage even more people to become interested in our site.

It would help if you know someone who will want to take advantage of this scheme, please show them this page, when they get in touch with me I will explain in greater detail how it works and the many advantages that this will have. When the Accrington Business Pages are finally added Companies will be able to enquire and sign up directly from those pages.

Also if there are any of you that would like an AccringtonWeb sticker for your car, or maybe the back of your laptop? Let me know, they aren't going to cost an arm and a leg for accyweb members.

* March 1 2010 – March 31 2010 - AccringtonWeb.com Statistics as provided by Google Analytics:
137,126 Visits
103,287 Absolute Unique Visitors
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Please PM me for further details or send an email to [email protected]

Thanks.
well done I agree let people advertise and pay a little
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