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Apr 23, 2009 3:47 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Geocities will be shutting down later this year, so you will need to decide if you want to keep your site, and plan on moving it in the future.


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Thanks Missy, now that we are taking animals again, I will start listing in those places. 

 

Thanks M. Hall, yea, just found out yesterday when I went to geocities that they were shutting down.  Not sure what to do.  Really can`t afford a web page when it is monthly charge.  I think I will just have to stick with my freebies for now.  Merchant Circle seems to be getting quite a few hits.  http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Cypress.Isle.RV.Park.And.Marina.863-465-5241 I know it is long, but that`s what I have for now. 
 
Thanks again everyone, you all have given me much info and can`t explain in words but I really do appreciate all of your suggestions. 
 
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Leola
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Apr 25, 2009 6:46 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Hi all,
 
This might sound strange, but I get a publication called Rural Life. It`s put out by the local power co-op.  This publication runs ads at a very reasonable rate.  You might also try writing an article for American Profile.  This publication is an insert in a lot of newspapers around the country.  Also try the local chamber of commerce to see what help they can offer.  Most areas like yours also have local publications that do stories on local businesses.  You might write and article for them. 


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Apr 26, 2009 12:32 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Thank you S. Patrick Culshaw, will look into that.  Leola
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Apr 26, 2009 1:23 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Right now with GoDaddy, you can get 3 months of hosting and a domain name ( 1 yr registration ) for about $17, with the option to extend your hosting every month.


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Thanks M Hall, it is so confusing, I took a break yesterday but have been all over the web today and am so confused.  The best I got so far is $9.95 to do my domain for 1 year and $25 for a year of web hosting.  So I am covered for $35 for a whole year.  Sounds good.  Thanks again.  Leola
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You need to get this website on your own domain like suggested before. You don`t need a budget to start learning SEO for yourself. If you read a little bit each night and start implementing what you learn diligently you will be good!


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May 06, 2009 12:05 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Go to Godaddy.com, use their "smart" domain name search to find a domain name with one or two of your keywords - how you want people to find you in Google.  Pay the $10 for a year`s registration and the minimum for a year of hosting.  Alternately, you could use their free hosting that puts ads at the top of your page while you develop your content then upgrade to a paid hosting to get rid of the competing ads.

There`s a lot of free or low-cost tools that you can use to develop your site.  Personally I like WYSIWYG Web Builder, I think it was $35, mostly because I like the UI over any of the other tools I tried.

If you have to eat beans and rice for a week to pay for it, you must have your own domain name and web page loaded with text descriptions and good photos of what`s great about your location.  Campers are not likely to find your business without an internet presence.


BTW - just doing about five-minutes of research on your facility uncovered this site:
 http://www.lakelubbers.com/lake-istokpoga-184/
The site is inviting people like you to add your facility to their lakes information.  Links from sites like this are how you rise in the Google search levels.



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