Every day your clients and customers are using the Internet to search for local businesses in Monterey. They’re using the search engines, and now they are ever frequently using their iPhones and other mobile phones, where information and resources are at their fingertips.

You may be Internet savvy, or you may not even have email. But you do have a business—and that means you want the leads and customers that the Internet can provide. Maybe you have a website or maybe you haven’t quite gotten around to it. Either way, you’ve probably found it a bit confusing.

We have a solution.

The Directory of Monterey, a member of the Directory Network Association. We are a network of directories throughout the US and the world, and as an association, we are aggressively marketing the entire network both globally and at the local level.

We are international, but more important, we are local. We utilize the awesome power of Internet, from blogs to searches to social marketing to ultimately creating a community of businesses and consumers that spans the world—all available from your computer or your iPhone or other mobile phone.

Most directories are little more than a static database of businesses. They are not dynamic nor do they take advantage the power of the Internet. We are different. We want to promote your business to it’s fullest potential. We are backed by some of the best Internet marketers around, so we stay on the cutting edge. This creates an awesome opportunity for you and your business.

Sign up with us and we will promote your business using the tools available to us. Here are just a bit of what you get when you associate with us to help your business explode:

• Your own web page in the DirectoryofMonterey.com
• The ability to brand your business with your logo, a photo of your storefront or business, a sales video plus a short description
• The ability for you to submit articles and press releases to the blog which can be used to create a buzz in the community about your services and/or products
• Optional reviews written to specifically to enhance services and/or products
• Syndication of stories via RSS feed (real simple syndication) to provide real, updated information on Monterey and its business and community; what people in Monterey and the Monterey Bay want to know about
• Optional service to build a website, if you don’t have one
• A tool bar for any consumer’s web browser that will automatically point to services in Monterey
• Enable communities to review individual businesses and provide feedback and comments
• Utilize the best minds in the marketing arena to socially market their sites, ultimately maximizing business traffic
• Valuable website links from our directory to your own business’ website
• Link global application to each individual business
• The ability for your business to add promotional coupons
• And much more . . .

Soon we will have an iPhone application that will allow an individual search from anywhere the user is standing to locate a business relative to where they are. Did you know that there are now over 10 million iPhones in use, with more are being sold every day? And, there are several other companies coming out with mobile devices, including Google. The possibilities are unlimited for consumers to locate a business with this new technology. Not only the locals, but tourists will be able to find your business, which is great if you are involved in one of Monterey’s tourist industries.

Our team of experts is brainstorming daily to market these innovations and push the business’ brand to a new level.

You may be waking up to the fact that you need more than a yellow page ad in the phone book, which is quickly losing it’s effectiveness as the Internet and mobile searches take over. Your business will need to take advantage of the new technologies to thrive and survive. With an economy that survives on tourism, your business in Monterey will have the advantage if you can be found by visitors from around the world.

Here is what you get when you list with DirectoryofMonterey.com:

Free Listing with Exchange of Reciprocal Link
If you have an existing website we request a reciprocal link from your website to the DirectoryofMonterey.com. You will receive a listing in the DirectoryofMonterey.com that includes:

• Business name
• Website address linking back to your business
• Business address and phone numbers
• Short description of business
• Google map of the location of your business

Free Listing without Exchange of Reciprocal Link
If you do not have a website from which to exchange links with the DirectoryofMonterey.com you can still sign up for a Complimentary listing, free for six months.

• Business name
• Business address and phone numbers
• Short description of business
• Google map of the location of your business

Standard Listing – $199 year
A standard listing is a great way to promote your business. You will receive the following:

• Your own web page in the DirectoryofMonterey.com
• Your business listed alphabetically in one category of your choice beginning under featured listings
• Business name and owner’s name
• Website address linking back to your business
• Business address, numbers, and email address
• Short description of business
• Google map of the location of your business
• Business description (max 1000 characters including graphic)
• Business logo or coupon to help brand your business
• Social marketing for promoting your business
• SEO (search engine optimization) on your web page in the DirectoryofMonterey.com
• Article submission rights to the DirectoryofMonterey.com blog; submit articles and press releases about your business, industry, products, or services

Featured Listing – $299 year
With a Featured Listing, you receive a spot in one of top 5 listings in one category of your choice (first come first serve basis only – all free and standard listings are placed in alphabetical order under the Featured Listings). You also get:

• Your own web page in the DirectoryofMonterey.com
• Business name and owner’s name
• Website address linking back to your business
• Business address, numbers, and email address
• Short description of business
• Google map of the location of your business
• Business description (max 1000 characters including graphic)
• Business logo or coupon to help brand your business, as well as a photograph and optional sales video
• Social marketing for promoting your business
• SEO (search engine optimization) on your web page in the DirectoryofMonterey.com
• Article submission rights to the DirectoryofMonterey.com blog; submit articles and press releases about your business, industry, products, or services

Additional Services for Paid Listing Advertisers

• Blog Business Review – Written by DirectoryofMonterey.com using information provided by advertiser (Max 800 words) with two active links – $197
• Existing Article Sponsorship on Main Website – Includes two active links in one article of your choice existing on directory website that hasn’t already been sponsored – $97
• Sales video – price depending on length and production method.

Rates are introductory, so join us today and list your business with the Directory of Monterey and let us show you how we can bring the Internet to your business.

We want to create a relationship with you, not just have you be a listing on a page.