admin posted on October 16, 2009 22:21
St. Philip and a company called iQonnect have entered a relationship to start a Business eDirectory on St. Philip's website, www.stphilipfranklin.com. The purpose is simple; it gives parishioners an opportunity to advertise their business services to parishioners who want to do business and support those parishioners they know. It is a great concept. The cost is very low and the church gets a 25% donation of all money collected for the first 50 people who sign up and 50% after the 50th person signs up. The money donated to St. Philip will go for outreach programs.
We have discussed this concept in our Parish Council meetings before, but could not find the right platform. iQonnect came to us, and they offered the right platform and had the best plan, so we agreed to offer it to you. It is a win-win for everyone.
Let me share some information with you about our website that may help you determine the advertising viability. We are averaging about 2500 visitors per month. They spend about 4 minutes each time they visit with about 12,000 page views a month. From all indications, that is a great success. So people will see this, particularly those who are looking for your ad, our parishioners. Our loyalty rate is high.
Beginning this week, access to the Business eDirectory can be found on the home page.
We hope you will support this. The cost is $9.95 per month, and $99.00 per year.
*Be one of the first 30 "Professional" business providers to sign up for the annual subscription ($99) to have a chance to win a $350 Netbook PC, Apple iPod Touch, Kindle, or cash equivalent. (Based on organization achieving at least 30 "Professional Annual" Subscriptions.)