Believe me our local newspaper and yellow pages understand this very well. That’s why their
rates are going higher. They are losing customers!

Question: If I own a business in Maple Grove that sells goods and services,
what good is the Internet to me?

Answer: If your business is in a city of any size, especially in an area that
is developing and people are moving in like Maple Grove, your prospects and
customers are increasingly using the Internet to find local goods and services.

Here are some facts, please note this is older data. I included these on purpose. The Internet
changes fast, if these where the facts back then, what do you think they are now?

Local searches have become so popular that MSN, Yahoo, and Google now have local
search engines.

A Kelsey Group study found that 74% of the respondents had conducted a local
search. Are the residents of Maple Grove finding you on the Internet?

A July 2004 Nielsen study found that 24.4% of all searches are for local
info. This number has tripled in the last five years.

Your competition is not just local anymore. Because of the Internet your
competition is worldwide!

Web sites that offer local content have a higher satisfaction rating than
sites that offer national content. (cPulse 2001)

68% of Internet users search for product information online and then buy
it at a physical store. (Jupiter Communications 2000)

52.7% of online business directory users visited a business as a result.
(Harris Interactive 2001) I love this one!

Total Online Retail Sales for the 1st Qtr. of 2004 was 15.5 billion dollars?
A growth of 28% over 1st Qtr. of 2003?

Small businesses that use the Internet to promote & sell their goods & services
have grown 46% faster over the past two years than those who do not promote
        on the Internet. Source: U.S. Dept. Commerce

52.7% of users of an online Business Directory visited a merchant as a result
of what they saw in the online Directory?

85.5% of users of an online Business Directory would recommend the site to
friends & family? Source: Harris Interactive

Why be online?

To attract new customers or clients to your business.
To provide business locations.
To provide contact information.
To provide one more way for prospects to find you.
To provide store hours.
To motivate prospects to call you for more information.
To motivate prospects to come to your business.
To keep existing customers coming back.
To test new products.
To test new ads, and lots more.
Because your competition is.
Maple Grove - MN works for you 7 days a week 24 hours a day 365 days a year!
Maple Grove - MN can give you the potential to contact your customers more often.
Maple Grove - MN differentiates you from the competition.
Maple Grove - MN puts another leg under your marketing stool.
Maple Grove - MN gives you exposure to a wider audience.
Maple Grove - MN provides another way for people to find you.
Maple Grove - MN gives you the ability to have instant coupons.

If you don’t have a web site get in touch with me and we can talk about it.
I don't build sites anymore, but I can point you in the right direction.
There is no obligation on your part.

If you have a web site, go see if your business is listed in the local
Maple Grove, MN directory. (Click Here)

If it's there (Click Here) to get instructions on how you can claim your
FREE listing.

If you have any question contact me.

Message line... 763-390-0762
Email... Blase@gssam.com