At AccessMetropolis we specialize in helping local area businesses reach a broader audience by offering free giveaways and incentives to help create your brand name and grow your customer base.
Q. Why become a business member with AccessMetropolis?
A. AMPlify! When local business market together they grow together. By joining our network of businesses your client base grows significantly from the first promotion onward.
We provide the platform for you to share your customers with other businesses and in turn they will share theirs with you. This unified marketing approach is different from other business directories in that we allow you to run promotions to entice all site members to visit your Business Profile Page. The more free giveaways and promotions run by the businesses in our directory the more people will come to see the site and learn about you.
Q. What makes our business directory different?
A. We get traffic and we know our members. Locally Owned Accessmetropolis has been around for over 3.5 years and we have been driving traffic to our site by running promotions all over the Portland Metro Area. Our movie promotions allow us to give away thousands of free movie passes, hats, shirts, posters and other cool free stuff year round. When you join the AMPlify network you will have access to the thousands of members who already regularly come to our site.
Q. How do I use social media to draw traffic to your business listing?
A. Social media is the best way to get the word out about your products and services and they provide a platform for you to interact with your customers on a more personal level.
Our site and each individual listing are designed for your customers and potential new clients to share the deals that you offer through social media sites. This creates word of mouth and buzz about your business in many different social groups.
In addition, your business listing on our site will allow your customers to provide feedback and discussion regarding your products and services. Most people who shop via the web search for positive customer reviews to help them make buying decisions.
You should entice your current customers to visit our site and write a favorable review or rate your company. More reviews = more potential customers and more exposure on our site.
Q. How to get the most out of our directory
A. Participate and promote yourself as a member of the AMPlify program whenever you get a chance. Tell your customers, friends, family and anyone else you know to visit your AccessMetropolis Business Profile and ask them to share it to their friends’ family and clients through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Use your giveaway as a reason to get involved.
Q. What is the AMPlify program?
A. AMPlify is a growing network of local area businesses in the Portland Metro area that want a cost effective way of marketing on the Internet. Thousands of people visit our site to see what kind of great giveaways and promotions we have available daily. When you offer a giveaway through our site your business will be broadcast to our membership base and your individual business is AMPlified throughout our website to draw more potential customers to your profile page, website and brick and mortar stores.
Q. What is the cost of doing a giveaway through your site?
A. Our standard option is a very low cost and effective way to get the word out. The product or service that you are offering on a 1 month giveaway must be $25 or more depending on the amount of attention you want your business profile to receive, you can select one of your products or services but it can not be a discount.
There is a set up fee for each campaign that you hold through our website of $99.
A. We have approximately 2500 registered members with e-mail addresses that will receive your ad, and an additional 1000 unique visitors per month that visit the site for a total of 3500. On average we get 7000 page views on our site monthly.
Q. What kind of products or services can be offered in my giveaway
A. The offering must be a tangible product or service valued at $35.
For Example: If you own a if you own a clothing shop you might offer a gift certificate for $25 at your store, or if you own a restaurant you might offer a meal for two or a $25 gift certificate, etc...
A. All participating businesses can offer a secondary “Coupon” or “Offer" on their business listing page. Coupons can be pretty much whatever you want like 10% off or buy one get one free.
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