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Publishing Hub For Monadnock Organizations |
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Written by Community Members
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Monday, 28 April 2008 00:00 |
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The Monadnock Area Business Community (themonadnock.com) is a more efficient way for us, as local organizations, to publish and promote our respective organizations, while communicating more effectively with you. There are great advantages for all of us to have a role in the development of this regional online community.
TheMonadnock.com is the only regional site that is designed as a collaborative portal for the local and regional business/organizational community. We share (the Shopping Mall effect) full direct access to our local patrons and residents online. One business may drive a surfer into our site, but the surfer may establish communication with any of our members while visiting.
We are able to communicate faster, without time and space constraints (such as with radio and newspaper), and we are able to do so much more while saving precious cash in our overall marketing and advertising expenses, and boosting the value of our overall promotional campaigns. Less overhead for us – translates into better deals for you!
Please encourage the organizations that you know or represent, to join with us in the long term commitment of developing this site provided here for you, to enhance your overall online experience.
As time goes on, and more and more local businesses support this community, you will find this site to be a tremendous local resource center for you. Here are a few of the reasons why you should come here often.
- Get local Monadnock business (and organizational) news – from our own perspective 24/7.
- Check out our events calendar from trade shows to open houses and fundraisers.
- Get bargains found in our classified ads or our personal “storefront” – even job listings.
- Contact us through the members directory email form, phone number, or Web site link.
- See the exclusive web pages that we have created here just for you.
- Have a suggestion? Use our suggestion box to express your ideas.
- Does your service organization or church belong yet? Why not sponsor them?
- Look for specials – contests – drawings – recreational activities – more!
- Communicate with us in our online forum.
- Come back the Monadnock and do it all again!
We welcome you, and thank you for your continued support of our efforts.
Sincerely and collectively,
Your local organizations of the Monadnock region
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 May 2008 08:31 )
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Written by David Thayer
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 13:18 |
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What is the Monadnock.com?
1. Web Site
2. Community (Hub) of Local Organizations
3. Communication System
4. Marketing System
5. Public Relations System
6. Hospitality
Opportunity
7. Customer Care
Opportunity
What is the purpose for TheMonadnock.com?
The Monadnock Area Business Community is an Internet portal of self
expression for organizations (for profit & non profit) serving the
Monadnock region. It provides a unique combination of community functionality specifically
targeting the public relations, marketing, and publishing needs
of it’s member group in core strategical areas of influence that
are critical and vital to establishing and maintaining healthy relationships
via the Internet.
Some
of these are
1. Communication
2. Networking
3. Hospitality
4. Outreach
5. Support
How does TheMonadnock.com accomplish the
purpose?
Platform Provisioning. The first milestone achieved by this community site was
to build and offer to the local organizations an interactive platform that
enables communication directly with the public (live 24/7) from a central
location. This was accomplished using a content management system that provides
membership usage and publishing privileges.
Simplicity.
Technology is used to simplify processes, sort information, enable
communication, and to build and enhance public/consumer relationships.
High Tech – High Touch. Systems are employed to provide a “high touch” to site
visitors intended to generate a hospitable environment and two way “access”.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 May 2008 08:37 )
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Written by David Thayer
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Tuesday, 08 April 2008 13:45 |
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Site Stats
Pre-Launch Data
April 1 - April 30 2008
| Unique Visitors |
Total Visitors |
Pages Viewed |
Total (Hits) Articles Viewed |
| 462 |
659 |
13,246 |
45,343 |
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20.1
Pages/Visit |
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Explanation:
Our site traffic at this time is resulting primarily by word of mouth and search
engine keyword phrases from people online that are looking for local information.
This poses some obvious questions...
1. How many stores in the Monadnock region have had 462 or more unique
visitors since April 1st with a $0.00 advertising budget?
2. How many web sites in the Monadnock region have had 20 or more pages
viewed by their "AVERAGE VISITOR"?
3. How many businesses (and non-profits) will find this to be worth the average
cost of a medium cup of coffee each day?
...and we are still in pre-launch! 
Our Key Word Search results...
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 06 May 2008 13:10 )
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Read more...
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Written by David Thayer
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 10:24 |
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It is common practice among Internet based programs that are designed to bring like-minded people together, to offer a pre-launch period.
Purpose
The “pre-launch” period is established to attract leaders that see the value of a program, by providing them with incentives that will motivate them to get involved without hesitation. These incentives also encourage them to help others build the momentum necessary in order to have a successful launch - even before the program is officially kicked off.
Pre-Launch periods help to remove the fears that participants sometimes have when they are asked to get involved eary in a new program. They often fear (for example) to be the "only one" early in the building process, and don't want to risk getting involved with something that might not last because of that. Sometimes it's fear about stepping on the toes of "competing" agencies who might be offended and make life more challenging, and there are many other reasons.
How they work
In order to build momentum, pre-launch periods encourage these (members) who believe in the value of the program, or like the overall concept and want to see it work. They become willing to be involved with either promoting it, supporting it, or contributing to it in some fashion. Even if it means as little as saying, “Hey – I’m involved, and you should be too!”
The pre-launch also is a training period for these founding members to bring them up to speed, as they are the forerunners of the program, and will most likely be the “new leadership” as the membership expands, and new programs are unveiled.
Pre-launch members are given “rewards or incentives” to get involved early.
Pre-launch members are also “given rewards or incentives” for what they do or contribute.
Pre-launch members are also given recognition as being a founding member or supporter and promoter.
Pre-Launch members are also given "future discounts" on renewals, new releases, advertising, and more.
Pre-Launch Program Details...
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 April 2008 10:19 )
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Written by Service Corps of Retired Executives
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Friday, 11 April 2008 00:00 |
SCORE is a volunteer organization, partnered with the SBA, which provides free counseling to small business startups as well as active businesses. The membership primarily consists of retired executives experienced in a wide variety of disciplines. Counseling can be face to face, by e-mail or telephone always in strict confidence. We are governed by a strict code of ethics. In addition to counseling we produce workshops for a small fee on a variety of topics of interest to the small buiness community.
Our office is in Keene and a branch in Brattleboro Vt. We are one of 5 chapters in NH servicing the Monadnock region and southern V T. Currently we have approximately 30 volunteers but we are looking for additonal volunteers to service the community. Our motivation is to give back to the community by using our accumulated knowledge and experience.
Go to our website MonadnockSCORE.org for further information about upcoming seminars and links to the world of small business. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 11 April 2008 11:43 )
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