Frequently Asked Questions

What is goKzoo.com?
goKzoo.com is an online directory for the Kalamazoo area. By providing businesses with an inexpensive web solutions package, they are able to reach a wider market, attract new customers, and advertise their business.

What type of information will be covered on goKzoo.com?
In order to offer businesses the best web coverage possible, a wide range of information will be displayed for every business including, but not limited to: general company information, hours of operation, location information, maps and directions, pictures of the business, coupons for the business, listings of the nightly and weekly specials, business history, services listing, and anything else that is appropriate for your site's content.

On top of the information above being displayed for every goKzoo.com member, each business' page will also be embedded with key words about the business so that the page can be found on search engines across the Internet such as Google, Altavista, Yahoo, Excite, Hotbot, Lycos, and many others.

What is the goal of goKzoo.com?
The goal of goKzoo.com is to enrich the Kalamazoo economy by helping the businesses outreach to a wider market. By providing inexpensive web solutions, another goal of goKzoo.com is to attract as many businesses as possible in order to offer a vast amount of information to the visitors of the site.

What is the pricing policy for goKzoo.com?
For a business to become a member on goKzoo.com, the cost is one hundred (100) dollars quarterly, or three-hundred (300) dollars per year. At this price, a goKzoo.com member can expect to receive full web coverage of their business so that every aspect of the business is displayed on the site so that the viewers of the site are well informed. There are no other costs associated with being a member on the site, and businesses will not be charged for updates to their page. The pricing policy can be also be viewed here. Businesses that require services above and beyond the goKzoo.com membership listing on the site can be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. These services include, but are not limited to: domain registration, web hosting, and website design for personal domains. Businesses interested in web projects not associated with goKzoo.com, please contact Taylor Cimala.

At this price, the amount of information covered for each business is far better than any other type of hosting package in the area.

How can specific businesses be found on the site?
Businesses are listed on the site in alphabetical order in every division of the site. There are no extra fees to be listed at the top and no preferential treatment is given. Any business that is featured on goKzoo.com will also have their own subdomain on the site. This makes finding the business very easy, as each business will be listed as http://yourbusiness.gokzoo.com.

What was the reasoning behind the design scheme of goKzoo.com?
goKzoo.com is not only a site that will be used to assist businesses throughout the Kalamazoo area, but the site is also proven to attract viewers. While designing the site, research by Vincent Flanders and Jakob Nielsen, two web design specialists, was studied to design goKzoo.com to the most appropriate web design standards. An in depth analysis of the theories used to design goKzoo.com can be seen here.