OhioBiz, Ohio's largest search directory, containing over 40,000 Ohio websites, now offers Ohio businesses targeted sponsored text-based ad opportunities
Ohio's leading business search engine/directory web site, OhioBiz, at http://www. ohiobiz. com, has begun offering targeted sponsored text-based ads to Ohio businesses and organizations attempting to reach the regional/local Ohio online community. OhioBiz allows small to medium businesses to inexpensively reach a highly-targeted Ohio audience with relevant text ad content that correlates with the actual directory categories and the regular keyword search results from the OhioBiz database of sites.
(PRWEB) March 12, 2003
CLEVELAND--March 12, 2003--Ohio's leading business search engine/directory web site, OhioBiz, at http://www. ohiobiz. com (http://www. ohiobiz. com), has begun offering targeted sponsored text-based ads to Ohio businesses and organizations attempting to reach the regional/local Ohio online community. The two-year old search directory provides visitors simple, quick, and efficient access to over 40,000 Ohio-based business, community, organization and education-related websites.
"OhioBiz allows small to medium businesses to inexpensively reach a highly-targeted Ohio audience with relevant text ad content that correlates with the actual directory categories and the regular keyword search results from the OhioBiz database of sites. Many businesses have a tendency to do business locally and OhioBiz is a great vehicle to increase your business' online local visibility," said Mark J. Geyman, owner and founder of OhioBiz.
The OhioBiz Sponsored Text Ads offer advertisers a flat-rate schedule for an unlimited number of click-throughs and impressions based upon quarterly, semi-annual, or annual buys. For each text ad, advertisers can select up to two relevant categories and up to six relevant keywords/keyword phrases. Text Ad title, description, and target keywords can be modified by the advertiser. "Sponsored Text Ads will need to meet OhioBiz's Editorial Guidelines prior to approval and inclusion to the system. The goal is to optimize the text ad's content in order to create a useful and relevant experience for the site visitor and, at the same time, a profitable one for the advertiser," said Geyman.
According to Geyman, current site traffic is approximately 15,000 unique visitors per week and growing steadily. "This is a great opportunity, particularly for smaller businesses and organizations that seek greater visibility and targeted traffic throughout the region. We want to promote Ohio business!" said Geyman.
The OhioBiz search directory offers FREE and prompt website listings to any company or organization that has a physical presence in the state of Ohio. One of the siteÂ’s major goals is to electronically promote Ohio's businesses and organizations in one convenient location. Businesses and organizations are strongly encouraged to submit their sites along with relevant keywords, keyword phrases, and site descriptions.
Many Ohio business, government, library, education, and media sites, including the Ohio Department of Development's ConnectOhio site, link to OhioBiz. Further development of online relationship building throughout the state is a priority for OhioBiz.
Searches on the site can be performed by entity name, location, and category. A unique feature allows a site visitor to search by a graphical county map. By clicking on a particular map location, results of a search will be generated from that community. OhioBiz also contains an index of Ohio-based streaming media links (including Ohio broadcast radio and television stations, Internet-only stations, police scanning, weather info, etc.).
Mr. Geyman, who has been a pioneer in developing web-based regional search directories, developed one of the countryÂ’s and Ohio's first regional web directory, SitesOnline Ohio, back in 1995.
About OhioBiz Web Consulting, LLC
OhioBiz Web Consulting, LLC is a privately held company, formed in March 2001. Besides operating the OhioBiz search directory, OhioBiz Web Consulting, LLC specializes in small business web site consulting, including search engine marketing, web site usability, marketing strategy and site maintenance services.
CONTACT:
OhioBiz Web Consulting, LLC
Mark J. Geyman
216.381.1820 - Voice
866.281.5637 - Fax
Mark@ohiobiz. com - Email
Http://www. ohiobiz. com (http://www. ohiobiz. com) - Web
