Cooperative ADvertising Ventures recently completed a website redesign for the family entertainment center Bananas Fun Park in Grand Junction Colorado.

The colorful new web design allows visitors to easily find specials and events on-going at the park, as well as locating a wealth of information on all the fun attractions that awaits visitors to Bananas Fun Park.

The new website also features a calendar that can easily be updated, a nice photo stream gallery that feeds gallery photos from  flickr, an interactive search map where visitors can locate Bananas Fun Park from almost any other destination (as well as finding other local landmarks and services nearby), and much more.

Check out the new site at BananasFunPark.com!

Its that time of the year!  The Aspens are changing. Perhaps you pack the family in to the car and head to a favorite spot?  Or maybe you throw your bike on your vehicle and head into the trees - there is gold in our breath taking mountains.  Whatever you do, don’t forget your camera!

For some time we have enjoyed a number of these types of autumn getaways.  We thought  it was about time to start documenting the beauty of the Aspen tree and all its glory by means of a website directory resource.

JustAspens.com is an online gallery devoted to Aspen related art and photography.  Artists capturing the amazing fall colors - amateur and professional alike, are reviewed and listed in this unique website resource.  Photographers have visited Aspen groves for many years - most having a favorite spot to venture to each year.  In JustAspens you will find fine examples of some the most amazing Aspen related art and photography.

Every fall day offers new opportunities to view some of the most incredible landscapes around.  So don’t forget your camera, and don’t forget to visit JustAspens.com

Have you ever considered writing your own Ebook?  Do you know how to begin or where to get some help in the process?

Not to worry, Cooperative ADvertising Ventures can help you with your Ebook publishing ’venture.’

For years ebooks have become ever increasing sources of, well, almost any kind of information you can think of.  Composed of fiction or non-fiction, ebooks are really just digital versions of a ‘book’ on the web.

These days, DIY or ‘Do it Yourself’ ebooks have become all the rage.  With subjects ranging from ‘How to setup an Aquarium’ to ‘10 Great Golf Tips’ - ebooks are digitally downloaded versions of books (usually PDFs - although some entire websites are setup as an ebook) that are downloaded by internet users tens of thousands of times a day.

Here are the basic steps to getting an ebook online and available for sale (the ultimate goal of most e’authors’).

Step 1:  Your ‘to do’ list - Create your e-book.  Make sure your ebook appears professional.

cooperativeADventures - We can make minor content suggestions to you and maybe provide some nice graphics if your ebook is lacking - but for the most part, please have your ebook finalized and ready to go as a digital copy  (coopADventures can also assist you in converting Word or similar digital copies into a more conveinent and web ready PDF format).

Step 2:  Your ‘to do’ list - Sign up for ClickBank as a Vendor.  ClickBank is the most popular way of publishing and selling an ebook online.  ClickBank reviews all submissions first, and once your ebook is accepted, charges very little for the great features they provide.  The service has a one-time setup fee for your first ebook product of $49.95 (if you write and want to sell a second ebook - additional ebooks are only a one-time fee of $29.95 beyond that).  ClickBank also collects a very small commission on each sale as part of the service (a very small percentage overall).  The service tracks your sales, and helps you easily refund purchases.  The best part of being a Vendor with ClickBank however, is the huge advantage you gain in being able to allow other ClickBank ‘Affiliates’ to resell your ebook for you (this is tremendous in terms of reaching a much larger web audience than you or your website alone could reach).  ClickBank tracks affiliates commissions and sales and you just get to collect a check - not much easier than that!

cooperativeADventures - * (Step 2 if you do not already have a website) Each ClickBank account requires that you sell your ebook item from your own website - for these purposes coopADventures is here to setup your website and domain with ease.  Cooperative ADvertising Ventures hosting fees are $15/month for a basic account and Domain Names are $20/year - ClickBank requires you own your own domain name and not something such as  http://yourname.blogspot.com 

Step 3:  Your ‘to do’ list - Is your website created? and ready to sell your ebook on? If you need help adding your ebook to your website, just let us know.  At the minimum, ClickBank requires 1 sales pitch page (where you sell the ebook product) and 1 Thank You (payment completed) page.

cooperativeADventures - We have been developing websites since 1999, with hundreds of sites designed and maintained.  If you need a website worked on or programmed to setup and sell your ebook on, our programming rates are $35/programming hour. 

Step 4:  Your ‘to do’ list - Follow your orders and support customers. Once your site is setup, and connected to ClickBank, and your orders are coming in, you should track your orders  and provide basic support if customers have return requests etc.  - ClickBank makes this process very painless, and can even help you improve your overall requests for return etc.

cooperativeADventures - At this point the process is largely out of our hands - we can help you tweak your website to improve your ebook sales, and will ofcourse maintain your annual web hosting account and domain name if you have your website hosted with us.

And thats about it - so get started today - if there is something that interests you, it is likely there are any number of other people that might find that something interesting as well.  Compose it in an E-Book!

Have you ever wondered just what people are saying about you or your business on Social Media sites such as Twitter?

A new website resource, www.TrackBizBuzz.com  allows individuals, businesses, companies, organizations, or any other entity to track the ‘Buzz’ concerning their business - or even their competition.

A simple concept really, but this Twitter supportive tool can be used for very powerful user and customer engagement in the right hands.  Lets examine more closely.

For example, hundreds, or maybe even thousands of times an hour, someone might send a simple Tweet out such as “I’m looking for gift ideas for my husband’s birthday - he really enjoys the outdoors, but I never know what to get him?”  Just an example keeping in mind, but using your imagination, how powerful would this warm “gift lead” be to someone marketing outdoors types products?  In near ‘Real Time’ (there is a few minute delay when the Twitterverse is busy) not only could a savy business-type catch this simple ‘buzz’ - but they could take the step further and actually engage this person as a potential customer - maybe introducing themselves and suggesting a product or offering a discount coupon or deal.  There indeed exists tremendous client engagement potential in this sense.

The possibilities seem endless in terms of just what businesses and organizations might do with such a powerful, real time lead generation tool.

Good Job TrackBizBuzz.com - Social Media Marketing at its finest.

coopADventures.com recently had the pleasure of putting together a website for a very talented oil painting artist, Andrea Marie Burns.

AndreaBurnsArt.com now offers a gallery for visitors to view and experience some of Andrea Burn’s amazing creative talents.  Visitors may also read about Andrea’s art inspiration in her artist bio, find out where her next show or event occurs, or contact her for the purchase of paintings, stock, and commissioned pieces.

In this case, great art, by a very talented artist, makes for a great website experience.  ‘Great work’ Andrea, Cooperative ADvertising Ventures is proud to be able to help you deliver your art talents to everyone via the web.

Visit www.AndreaBurnsArt.com

Cooperative ADvertising Ventures is proud to annouce a unique advertising opportunity that is available to nearly any business or organization that desires targeted online marketing (especially those in many areas of the state of Colorado - as well as some other ‘unique’ areas). 

Over the years we have developed a number of online business directories that focus on either geographical ‘by area’ locations, or ‘by subject’ directories (everything from recreation including rafting and horseback riding, to wedding business directories and many more).  A number of these directories are quite popular, and receive a good number of unique, daily visitors/users who venture onto the sites for anything from locating a local business, to reading local news, weather updates, and much more. 

All of the directories have established Search Engine Marketing results, and many show up in outstanding positioning when specific businesses, phrases, or terms are searched for on the top search engines.

At this time Cooperative ADvertising Ventures is looking for Sponsorship of our Business Directories - either on an individual ‘by directory’ case, or across all directories and sites (one main annual Sponsor).

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Opportunity #1  >>  On a case by case basis - exceptionally affordable banner advertisement in the form of a $25 one time fee, your company/business/organization will receive for one year:

• a large banner across the top of every page of the specific directory (this may be a standard sized banner linking to your own website or other in GIF, JPG, PNG) - we can help you design a basic banner if you do not have access to such.
• as well as a  blog review of your business/company/organization to appear on the directory site, on our own site (announcing the sponsorship) and as well on subsequent social media portals (as determined).

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Opportunity #2  >>  One main annual Sponsor - across all directories, - a $1,600 one time fee, your company/business/organization will receive for one year:

• a large banner across the top of every page of each directory we own/control (this may be a standard sized banner linking to your own website or other in GIF, JPG, PNG) - we can help you design a basic banner if you do not have access to such.
• a monthly blog review/update of your business/company/organization to appear on our popular web marketing blog  and as well on subsequent social media portals (as determined).
• any additional sponsorship opportunities/avenues of marketing the two parties agree on over the coarse of the year (we are very open to trying new forms of media and advertising online - the forementioned items might only be the first of many additional avenues we might like to venture with said sponsor).

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We are very pleased to be able to extend this unique form of sponsorship advertising to the community at large - especially if your business has a local or very specific ‘area’ focus, it might be of great advantage to you to take part in this unique form of targeted advertising.

The Single (opportunity #2) sponsorship will be open until July 1st, 2009. 

If a single sponsorship for all directories is not found by July 1st,
then individual directories will be available to be sponsored starting from that date
(but do let us know beforehand what directories you might like to sponsor individually if that is the case).

Here is a partial (mostly complete) list of the directories/sites in question.

Email Us @ >>  Mick@coopADventures.com << to take advantage of this unique advertising and sponsorhip opportunity today!

Thanks and have a great day!

Here are a few essential ideas to keep in mind when you are ready to get a domain name.

1.  First, as straight-forward as it may seem, find a domain name that is ‘best’ reflective of your business, blog, brand, etc.  Although ‘TheBestPizza’ might be a great domain name, is it neccessarily a good (easy) title for your customers (or potential customers) to find you?  The great thing about domain names though is that they are fairly cheap these days, and if you find or think up a more accurate one down the road you can always point it to your website as well.

2.  Type out your prospective domain before you purchase it as well.  Checking the spelling might seem obvious, but if you mispelled your own business name or mistyped it, it most certainly means others might do the same. 
Hint: Don’t double up on letters of words in a domain name if possible.  If your business name has two of the same letter doubled up, then it is always a good idea to capitalize the first letter of each word (case is not sensitive in domain names) - Example:  ‘thebesttiestore’ runs on a bit, and just looks strange whereas ‘TheBestTieStore’ is easier to read over all.  Don’t forget to do this to all your branding as well, business cards, brochures etc. - be consistant.

3.  If your most obvious business name or organization is unavailable, don’t fret.  Remember to return once or twice a year to see if your business’s name is now available - this happens more than one would think, and sometimes can pay off in not having to rebrand or rename your established business.  There are of course, a number of cases where companies have actually chosen to rebrand themselves and their businesses solely based on the fact that there ‘most obvious’ domain name was not available (this is especially the case with online businesses etc.)

For over 10 years (and thousands of domain names) Cooperative ADvertising Ventures has helped businesses and individuals identify and obtain ‘the best’ available domain name for purchase.  If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact us to help you with obtaining your ‘best’ domain name.

Over the years Cooperative ADvertising Ventures has helped photographers, professional and amateur alike, get their businesses online and marketing with new or redesigned websites.  While we have heard some great feedback from our clients about their websites and how well they are working, we are always on the lookout for great web technologies that are taking design and online marketing for photography to the next level - a great one of these being SmugMug.

SmugMug, for all of you photographers, or ‘potential’ photographers out there, offers wonderful tools in not only getting your photos online, but making them standout and simply look ‘great.’  We have followed SmugMug’s evolution over the last few years, and we are particularly pleased with what the company offers today, both to the amateur and the professional alike. 

For the Pros: SmugMug can’t be beat.  With exceptionally affordable annual subscritions, a few of the ‘Pro’ upgrades include digital downloading, custom watermarks, assistant access and more.

For the hobbyist: SmugMug is a great place to start your website portfolio or begin selling your photos online.  Standard features include (and are not limited to) Unlimited space and bandwidth for your photos, ad free and spam free layouts, galleries, disable print and downloading of larger images feature, Flash slideshows, and much, much more.

So if you are just taking some weekend photos, or have volumes of photos you need to make available for purchase and digital download, we highly recommend you take a look at SmugMug.

To the folks at SmugMug ‘Great Job’ - your passion for photography and web technologies is showing through in everything you do!

Since 1999 Cooperative ADvertising Ventures has designed and maintained hundreds of websites and online ventures.  From ‘mom and pop’ businesses, to corporate strategies / deployment, Cooperative ADvertising Ventures has obtained a great deal of internet marketing knowledge and resources over the years. 

Under the previous brand, Dynamick.com, Cooperative ADvertising Ventures has created numerous websites for clientele requiring a wide variety of internet needs. 

Feel free to visit some of these projects at: http://dynamick.com/portfolio.html

Traditional Website: coopADventures.com completed the traditional website redesign for personal oral historian Jan Lindgren and her website LifesReflections.com  Not only does Jan’s new site convey a very professional look and feel, she receives a great deal more internet traffic to her personal historian business.  Additionally, Jan is also now able to ‘go green’ and offer a version of her Lifes Reflections Do It Yourself Kit Questions (formerly in print only versions).

Business Directory: Accompanying her traditional website, Jan also worked together with Cooperative ADvertising Ventures in the creation of a personal historian website business directory: MyHistorian.com  By creating the directory, Cooperative ADvertising Ventures helps Jan leverage the genealogy industry, and even her competition, all while driving business to her own ‘featured’ website listing on the site. 

Visit the Traditional Website: www.LifesReflections.com
Vist the Business Directory: www.MyHistorian.com