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Exciting Search Results for Tiny Startup A Greater Town

Exciting search test results for tiny startup A Greater Town, rubbing elbows with the big boys. Below are several examples of searches on Google, in which our site demonstrates it can hold its own with well-known giants in the field: Loopnet, Inman News, Realogy, RIS Media, Zillow, Realty Times, etc. What's remarkable is that we haven't yet formally addressed SEO; what you will see is simply the search engine gods smiling down upon us.

Sharing Googlespace with:

- Loopnet:

" church for sale irvington nj "

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=gmail&q=church%20for%20sale%20irvington%20nj

" laundromat for sale bloomfield nj "

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=gmail&q=laundromat%20for%20sale%20bloomfield%20nj

" professional office building marlton nj "

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=gmail&q=Professional%20Office%20Building%20Marlton%20NJ

- Inman News, Realogy, RIS Media:

" ben phillips openhouse "

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=gmail&q=Ben%20Phillips%20openhouse.com

- Zillow:

"dave the realtor"

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=gmail&q=%22dave%20the%20realtor%22

- Realty Times:

" victorian farmhouse for sale montclair nj "

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=gmail&q=victorian%20farmhouse%20for%20sale%20montclair%20nj

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I hope when you see the intrinsic power of A Greater Town, that you'll join us there as well!

www.AGreaterTown.com - A Home Page for Every Town™

Posted by Drew Knapp on 03/23/2009 12:52 AM

Comments (6)

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6 Comments on Exciting Search Results for Tiny Startup A Greater Town

MAR

I had to really read to figure out what exactly was going on in your post and what the variety of URLs had in common. I will check out your link and your community.

Robert, thank you for your feedback. I added a few introductory notes, I hope they elucidate the examples which follow.

MAY

Drew,

Great platform, I like it a lot! Still figuring out the secondary advertising part, but that looks like a great overlapping income source for many of us here on AR.

Thanks for putting this together!

Michael,

Thanks - I'm really glad you like what we're doing, and I'm looking forward to exploring its use with you - in generating income, as well as in stimulating connections within the local small business community.

I believe A Greater Town offers enormous potential for Active Rain members to interface with small business owners in an alternative way. It provides an unique opportunity to introduce ourselves not only as Realtors, but also as internet marketing experts.

There are three sources of income immediately available to AR members:

- Arranging sponsorships - www.agreatertown.com/montclair_nj/advertising_sales_reps_needed_for_a_greater_town_00089460

- Setting up mini-websites for small business:
www.agreatertown.com/montclair_nj/convert_your_post_on_a_greater_town_to_a_mini_website_with_your_own_business_name_00087533

www.agreatertown.com/pages/webfulness

- Selling videos:
www.agreatertown.com/montclair_nj/sbvr_small_business_video_resources_00086113

The splits we are offering are generous (75%) and there is real money to be made! I just sold $500 worth of mini-websites, and took an order for another $300 job. The work itself only takes a few hours at most to complete, and as I mentioned, it offers an entirely different and original way to interface with business owners.

If anyone wants more info, please call me at 973-783-3226.

In the meantime, I'd like to invite the AR community to post profiles, listings, community info, photography, etc, on our site. Here are some examples of RE related posts: www.agreatertown.com/global/editors_picks/Real+Estate and others featuring art, culture, community and business: www.agreatertown.com/montclair_nj/editors_picks_00089316

Thanks again,

Drew

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Drew Knapp
Founder & CEO
goodideazs, LLC

tel - 973.783.3226

www.AGreaterTown.com - a free marketing site for the promotion of art, culture, community, business and real estate, with a home page for every town.

Prototype town page - www.agreatertown.com/montclair_nj

JUN

This just in from Michael I. Pulskamp, Mainstreet Brokers: "BTW, today my agreatertown.com post
http://www.agreatertown.com/jackson_ca/mainstreet_brokers_amador_county_real_estate_00091450
beat my longstanding website on the google search 'Amador County Real Estate!" Very impressive!'

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=gm&q=Amador+County+Real+Estate&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi= Google search for Amador County Real Estate

Seems that AGT has potential to grow into a powerful search engine tool!

OCT

A Greater Town seemed to be the solution to make the general public aware of the businesses, services offered, accommodations for travelers, etc. for the small town of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.

Progress for my small business in regards to finding sponsers in regards to sales involving this issue, unfortunately has been slow. I have posted, reposted, personally contacted, emailed, and called perspective clients in hopes of accomplishing some success as a sales representative for A Greater Town.

I have succeeded though in having a couple of clients recognized on the google search engine. Other than that it is difficult to approach them with a perspective sales pitch for a sponser's advertisement on the Roanoke Rapids site when I remain in the dark myself. This issue pertains to the legal formalities required that I need to be knowledgable of personally. For examples: Is there a legal contract that both parties, A Greater Town and myself, must both agree to the terms of commissions paid for sponsership sales, to be signed: is there a 1099 Tax Form; are sponsership contracts supplied by the company or to legally drawn up by my attorney and submitted by myself. Like I previously mentioned, I literally stand in the dark as to being informed on many issues involving being a Sales Representative for www.AGreaterTown.com I have read and re-read all the information provided, inquired by telephone, but have not yet received any information concerning the legal aspects, requirements, or conditions.

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