How long has Chicagofun.com been online?
Now in our tenth year, Chicagofun.com continues to rank at the top of all major search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, AltaVista, InfoSeek, and many others. We've enjoyed tremendous growth from 1998-2008 and have welcomed over 7 million visitors to our site. With a projected 1,200,000 unique visitors in 2008, Chicagofun.com is the primary place everyone is using to plan their fun events and outings.
What type of advertising opportunities does Chicagofun.com offer?
We offer several unique programs designed to promote your business throughout Chicagoland and beyond. Our programs include affordable web listings, banner and logo advertising's,online coupons, seasonal news articles, online newsletter advertising, online video commercials, direct mailing opportunities, and premier advertising in featured sections. We also offer complete web site design and hosting.
How do I join Chicagofun.com?
We have many advertising opportunities and packages that will fit your company’s needs and budget. We can custom design a marketing package that will increase your business exposure and help you start booking more events immediately. Click here to visit our Advertising Opportunities Section.
How much does it cost to join Chicagofun.com?
We have many advertising opportunities and packages that will fit your company's budget. For as little as $33 per month, that's less than the cost of a cup a coffee a day, your business can enjoy the benefits of direct targeted marketing that will get instant results. So if you're interested in booking more events this year, click here to learn how.
How is Chicagofun.com different from other event planning sites?
We are not just a "link site' like most of the other sites. Our online magazine format provides our viewers with comprehensive news and tips on how to plan a great event, family or corporate outing. We focus on helping folks discover how to have fun in the Chicago area and beyond. We actively promote Chicagofun.com through an extensive marketing campaign. We only advertise professional event services, venues and businesses products related to the Chicagoland Event Planning Industry. These companies are screened by our experts for quality of service and reliability before being allowed to join our online community. Our goal is to become a one-stop event planning portal, bringing families, professional event coordinators, individual party planners and reliable event service providers together.
How is Chicagofun.com promoted?
Our advertisements to promote Chicagofun.com reached more than eight million people in 1998-2008. Our campaign includes links and banner ads on many prominent web sites, news groups, magazine ads (Chicago Parent, Giong Places Magazine, Surburban Focus Magazine, Suburban Night Life, Midwest Outdoors, Crains Business, Valley Kids, Illinois Times, Chicago Golf, etc…). Newspaper ads in the Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, Sun Publications, Nelson's Today and more… Radio spots on Fox Radio, Radio Disney, 1560 AM and many others... Television exposure on Fox Chicago, WGN, WMAQ 5, WLS 7 CBS 2 and many public access stations throught out Chicagoland. Direct mailings and Emails to thousands of park districts, festival planners, Church coordinators, schools, community coordinators, families, corporations and families. We work hard at getting your company noticed by the right people.
I already have a web site, why should I link to Chicagofun.com?
Even if you already have a web site you can link to Chicagofun for Free (included with your Premium Web Listing), and increase the amount of traffic and awareness for your business. The greatest benefit to you is we already have a built in customer base targeted toward your business. We're currently averaging nearly 60,000 unique visitors every month. These folks are actively searching for your services. With direct links to your web site and email address clients can instantly access your company information and make buying decisions by communicating with you directly. So why not plug into them and start booking more events immediately..
Does Chicagofun.com offer web design and hosting services?
Yes, our parent company Advanced Multi-Media provides complete web site development and hosting services. Our professional team of web designers and online marketing experts can put together an online presence that will that will enhance your business. If you would like one of our representatives to contact you about this service, click here. We have a web site, can Chicagofun.com improve it? Yes, our parent company Advanced Multi-Media provides complete web site analysis and improvement services. Let us know your web site address, we'll send our recommendation in 48 hours. Click here.
What’s in store for the future?
The marketing staff at Chicagofun.com are very excited about the brand new marketing campaign for 2008-2009. In October a press release will be distributed to over 500 local news agencies, park districts, festival coordinators and others introducing our new “Online Magazine Format”. We will also be contacting over 700 churches, and school districts to let them know about our new online event guide that will help them plan all of their upcoming events.
We’ve recently developed a database of all the Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana Chambers of Commerce, Cities, Villages and Park Districts. We plan to introduce Chicagofun.com as a easy and comprehensive way to plan all of their Festivals and Outings.
We will continue to expand our exposure through our online newsletter that currently reaches over 2800 families, event coordinators and individual party planners. At the current rate of sign-up we expect to have over 3000 subscribers by the end of this year.
Chicagofun.com New Online Magazine will be publishing new material on a daily basis, offering info on party planning tips and ideas, seasonal family fun activities, fun recipes, decorative ideas, theme party reviews and cool party places to party and have fun. This online publication will give our readers many opportunities to return to our site often for up to date information.
When should I sign up for Chicagofun.com?
If you are looking for more exposure to your target market, YOU NEED TO BE LISTED HERE! As you can see there is no better time to sign up as an advertising member than right now. We guarantee there is no other form of advertisement on the market today that can give you more “Bang for your buck”. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee a day you can start getting the type of exposure your company deserves. Targeted marketing that will get you instant results is only a click away.
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