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Thank
you for your interest in Explorer1.com!
Our mission is simple and focused —
promote travel and recreation in
California, Nevada, and Oregon. We
always stay true to this mission and
strive to build a directory that is well organized, easy to use, intuitive,
and extremely relevant for our
valued readers.
As a result, Explorer1.com is becoming the
definitive online travel resource for
hundreds of
thousands of readers each year. This highly targeted
audience has enormous advertising
potential for any business that
caters to the sports, leisure, and
travel industries!
Ready to "Get
Listed" on Explorer1.com? We have two ways that your organization can be
listed on Explorer1.com
for free –
sort of. Just agree
to the conditions for a
Basic Text Listing and/or an
Submit an Article
and you are on your way!
1)
Basic Text
Listing – Free of charge
Similar to a phonebook white page listing, we can add your business name, address,
phone number and Web address to the appropriate category on Explorer1.com. Please note that
Basic Text Listings must meet the following conditions:
a) All listings must have a
official business name.
The business names must adhere to local city and county regulations.
b) All listings must have a
street address.
No PO Boxes or virtual address will be accepted.
c) All listings must have a unique Web site and Web address (URL) .
The Web site must be free of technical problems such as broken
links, extremely long download times, viruses, etc. And it must adhere to
all applicable copyright laws. (Don't have a Web site?
We can create an
Explorer1.com online brochure for you starting at $150 per page or
you can purchase one of our advertisements.)
d) All business receiving a free listing must link
back to Explorer1.com from their
Web site.
Most
businesses generally include us on their favorite links page or link
to a specific page on the site.
e) The business must be an appropriate fit for Explorer1.com. At
our sole discretion, we will determine if a business meets our
mission and does not conflict or compete with our partners or
Explorer1.com. We reserve the right to refuse service.
Basic Text Listings are NOT available to business offering any
type lodging! Hotels, motels, vacation
rental, B&Bs, etc. will only be added to Explorer1.com if they are listed
with our reservation partner
Travelnow.com (an Expedia family member) or purchase one of the
advertising options.
Click here to submit
a Basic Text Listing >>
2)
Submit a Story, Review or Opinion Piece and Get a Listing and Two Free Links!
Do you have some expert advise or insight that you would like to share with
Explorer1.com readers?
Your article can greatly benefit both of us! For
Explorer1.com, we get to add content from an area expert. For you, you establish
credibility with our readers, and the two "quality" inbound links
that you
receive from Explorer1.com
to
your Web site can help boost your rankings with Google and other search
engines. This is truly a win-win situation! (For
more information about "linking" and search engine optimization, ask you Web
designer or
click here.)
To begin the process, please email us with a topic suggestion that you would like
to submit to us. If we like it, and we decide to publish it on our
site, we'll add a your
byline to your article with a link to your Web site. We'll also
give you a Basic Text Listing with a link to your Web.
Please note that along with adhering to the
conditions of a Basic
Text Listing, your story, review or opinion piece should meet the following
criteria:
a) Your topic will be of interest to our readers. For example, if you
own a surf shop, you may want to write something on the area's surfing hot
spots or surfing etiquette. A restaurant owner may wish to share a signature
receipt or discuss wine parings. A sports rental store may want to
talk about great areas to bike, hike or kayak.
b) Your article should be a REAL story and should NOT be a sales pitch or an
obvious self-promotion.
c) The article should be well written and not too long. Generally, one
to two pages is great for the web. You can also include a photo or
two.
d) You must have the legal rights to the content, i.e., the article must adhere to all
applicable copyright laws.
e) You must allow us to use your
article
– free of charge –
for as long as we deem appropriate
without limitation. You give us
complete and exclusive rights to the
article.
f) You must allow Explorer1.com
to serve any advertisement
that we deem appropriate with
your article as long as they do not
directly compete with your product or
service. No generated advertising revenue will be
shared with you.
g) If necessary, you agree to allow us to edit
your article for length, quality
and content.
Click here to submit
a topic that you would like to share >>
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