What value will you add for your members in 2010?
In this challenging economy, it just isn't enough to maintain a strong value position, you need to find ways to increase that value. We all know how important it is to have a progressive website that can bring outside business to your area as well as keep local business from escaping. As the Chamber of Commerce in your area, local businesses look to you to guide them through this complicated new world, to help them develop their online business much the same way as you did for their brick and mortar stores in years past. Now more than ever your members need your help to reach their customers.
A site that can accomplish all of this will consist of literally thousands of pages and serve as a virtual market place for your members. Setup and maintenance of a site this size can be pricey. Some companies charge in excess of $1,000 per month after a hefty setup fee that often balloons to $2,000 to $3,000, often beyond the quoted price. NEKO offers a program that starts considerably less than most of our competitors and offers you the opportunity to subsidize that number. Done well the site operates revenue neutral, done right it will even become a revenue stream as for your chamber.
Once setup, your NEKO Site will have four major profit centers
1. Banner Advertising - metered and measured banner advertising spots that allow you to sell precise advertising packages.
2. Member Recruitment - Create opportunities with informative pages about membership.
3. Featured Members - Create featured member pages where your members can pay for preferred listings.
4. Member Sites - Our exclusive member website program.
Monthly Banner Advertising:
| Page Impressions | $15 /1,000 | $25 /1,000 | $35 /1,000 | $45 /1,000 |
| 5,000 | $75 | $125 | $175 | $225 |
| 10,000 | $150 | $250 | $350 | $450 |
| 25,000 | $375 | $625 | $875 | $1,125 |
| 50,000 | $750 | $1,250 | $1,750 | $2,250 |
Annual Member Sites:
| Members | 10% Signup | 20% Sign up | 30% Sign up | 35% Sign up |
| 100 | $300 | $600 | $900 | $1,050 |
| 250 | $750 | $1,500 | $2,250 | $2,625 |
| 400 | $1,200 | $2,400 | $3,600 | $4,200 |
| 650 | $1,950 | $3,900 | $5,850 | $6,825 |
In addition each member sign up reduces your commitment.
Do your members utilize the web?
Most small business owners today believe that they don't have the money to build and maintain a website . A hosted website ranges in price from $40 to well over $1,000 plus setup fees. Sites like these are like islands in the vast ocean, without proper guidance and care, the site will never realize a profit and in time, discourage the business owner from pursuing a web presence in the future.
Does Your Website Measure Up?
It's important to have a site that not only highlights each of your members, but gives those members access to all your chamber has to offer. Stay on the leading edge with discussion boards, local weather and a layout that is both intuitive and adaptive. NEKO offers a passive SEO platform based on a constantly updated open source content management system that has been adapted for this specific application. Simplified, this site has been designed specifically for Chamber of Commerce organizations to get the best possible search engine ranking. An Increased rank means more traffic to your site and more traffic means more business for you and your members.
Can You Change Your Own Copy?
One of the first questions we often hear is "Can we make changes to our site without contacting you?"
It's true that with many of these maintained web programs, the site can only be maintained by the site designers and support team. But, NEKO offers the ability to make changes right on the live site. Your Administrator login will give you access to an easy to use editor that looks a lot like Microsoft word.
Let’s Talk.
If any of these questions need answers or you'd like to learn more about our programs, fill our this quick form and one of our internet professionals will contact you within one business day.
