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.
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