CycleFish Business Newsletter - May 2010

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  Posted by Newsletter May 12, 2010 - Filed in Motorcycle News - 566 views
  

  To All CycleFish Business Users,
  
  
  The riding and rally season is finally here for just about everyone, and with that comes many new users, visitors, and activity on CycleFish.  What does that mean for you?  It means a lot more riders seeing you profile, and becoming aware of your business.  It also means that the advertising opportunities on CycleFish are more valuable now than they have ever been.  And to add to that, for a very limited time, CycleFish will be offering 2010 Riding Season Kick-Off Discounts on our advertising programs...
  
  Anyone who starts a new banner ad campaign between now and May 20th will get...
  

  • 10% Off the First Month of Banner Advertising
  • 15% Off the Second Month of Banner Advertising*
  • 20% Off the Third Month of Banner Advertising*
  • The First FIVE Businesses who purchase a new Banner Ad Program, will also receive a Free Forum Sponsorship

  
  For more information and pricing, visit our Business Advertising Section.
  
  *A two or three month commitment is required to receive the discounts for the second and third months.*
  
  For those who do not wish to create a banner campaign right now, remember that an Upgraded Business Profile is another very effective and inexpensive way to gain additional promotion on the CycleFish website - Still just $12/month. For more information on upgrading, visit Upgrading Your Business Profile.
  

  
  
  Help With a Great Cause
  
  The Katelynn Stinnett National Memorial Ride for Child Abuse Prevention & Awareness is looking for donations of products and/or services to be auctioned or raffled off at their upcoming event.  If you would like to make a Tax Deductible donation, please view this letter from one of their organizers on how you can help.  Katelynn Stinnett National Memorial Ride Sponsor Letter.
  
  

  
  

  Tips on Promoting Your Business on CycleFish...
  
  In addition to upgrading your account, or buying banner ads on CycleFish, there are a number of things you can do to optimize your presence on CycleFish...
  

  • Be an active member - CycleFish is a community of bikers and motorcyclists.  Being a part of the community gives the users the feeling they are doing business with someone they know.  We recommend you log into your account at least once a week to participate in discussions, answer messages from other users, and update your profile and photo albums.  Let our users get to know you.
  • Remember to enter all of your events into our VERY popular Motorcycle Event Calendar.  We are also now offering banner advertising for events starting at just $20 per month.  Once you enter your event into the calendar, you will see a link to add the banners if you like.
  • If you can, offer a discount to CycleFish members.  You can do this by posting it in the comments on your profile, or if you have upgraded your account, start a forum post in the CycleFish Businesses Talk section, and offer a discount there.
  • Contribute information on topics you specialize in.  Ex. If you sell helmets, do a blog on how to properly fit a helmet.  You get the idea.
  • Help Grow the CycleFish Community.  As our community continues to grow, so do the benefits for all CycleFish Business Members.  So if you all work together to help grow the community, you all benefit.  There are many ways you can help to grow our community, a few examples would be including a link to CycleFish on your website, passing out CycleFish cards at your place of business, or even hanging a banner at your place of business.   Just contact us and we will get you anything you need.

  
  For additional tips, visit...Getting The Most From Your Business Profile.
  
  Please be sure you check the Business Guidelines before posting to make sure everything you are dong is within the guidelines.
  
  
  Housekeeping
  
  We just need to touch on a few housekeeping items.  Each of you should have received a welcome message with a link to our Guidelines for Business Users.  If you didn't, or have never read them, we ask you take a minute to do so.  For the most part the majority of our business users follow all the rules and are valued members here on CycleFish.  However there are just a few who have still not met all of the Guidelines, or operate outside the rules for a business user.  The two items that we really need you to look at are...
  
  

  • If you have not done so already, we require that ALL businesses have a profile image.  This will keep our business listing page consistent and professional looking, and make it easier for our users to locate businesses.  The image can be a logo, a product, a photo of your business, or just about anything that helps depict what your business is about.
  • Please be sure to log in to your account on a regular basis and check for messages, comments, and friend requests from other users.
  • List your business ONLY in the categories that apply to your business.  And please don't push the line.  If you are a bar or shop that sells one t-shirt with your logo, you do not belong in the apparel category.  The category "Other" is ONLY for those business that do not fit into one of the categories, so if your business fits a category, it should not be in other. (We want our site to be very easy for our users to navigate, and quickly find what they are looking for.  Users don't want to see every business in every category, and neither do we.)

  
  If you need any help updating your profile, just let us know, we are glad to help.
   
  
  Again, thank you for all for being a part of the CycleFish community, and we look forward to helping you grow your business.
  
  
  Regards,
  
  
  Lucky and the Entire CycleFish Team