The volume of material published online is expanding rapidly.

Where once it was sufficient to be well indexed, that is no longer adequate or even possible. It's not just that viewers won't scroll through screen after screen of listings and follow dead end after dead end before they find YOU amidst the litter of broken javascripts; many won't even bother to start.

Put your URL on every piece of printed material you use, on every advertisement, business card, logo and letterhead. Use it in your print and broadcast promotions.

The internet is not a broadcast medium. Use traditional means of advertising to bring customers to your site. Provide the services and information they want online. Be prepared to do business. The web is for transactions.!

MaineStreet provides a `community of interest' for Maine goods, products, and services. This does help with the indexing. There is enough material online at MaineStreet so the search engines do notice. MaineStreet works day after day with the Maine community. We know what works.

And MaineStreet provides shared services: databases, scripts, shopping carts, and Maine based content. We're a Maine based company, so you can drive down to visit us and talk about what you need.

The FBI can take records of your visiting this site and we are prohibited by law from telling you if they do. We minimize record keeping accordingly.

http://www.mainestreet.com/publishing/community_of_interest.html rev 2005-11-01