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How much does it cost to advertise?
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How long will it take for my business to be
available on the kiosks?
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Can you link to my website?
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What type of technologies are enabled?
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How much content can I offer?
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Can I use my Austin CityGuide listing as a
website?
1.
How Much Does it Cost to Advertise?
Advertising rates vary per section but
generally start at $99 per month, with a $199 setup fee. We do
have special rates for non-profit organizations and small businesses
(see below). If you are marketing your business as two different
concepts (i.e. restaurant and bar), you may need an additional listing
at $25 per month. Some
sections cost more due to an "exclusive" arrangement. Guest services
sponsorships start at 5 cents per view, screen saver ads at $99 per month. For more information
regarding these options and prices, please visit our
advertising options
page.
Non Profit and Small Businesses
Commitment: We offer non-profit organizations and small
businesses 50% off standard rates for all forms of media that are
managed in-house and not limited in availability.
2. How long will it take for my business to be available on the
kiosks?
We
generally ask for about 2 weeks to design your listing from the point in
which all the design tools are in place (logo, photos, verbiage, etc.)
3.
Can you link to my website?
We can link to your website but require a cross link back to our site as part of our cross links program (see below). We generally
do not link directly
to a website because most websites are designed to appeal to a broad
range of visitors and a more focused, "visitor-oriented" listing is usually a better option. Also, most websites are not designed to print
easily. Due to these concerns, we recommend that you have a
listing with us optimized to appeal to visitors, that links to your
website for supporting content. Of course the content of your website must be
appropriate for a hotel environment and links from your website to other
websites will not be accessible from the kiosk.
Cross Links Program: If we
link to your website, we ask that you link back to our website in your
"useful links" page. This benefits both parties by increasing
their search engine rankings, which translates into additional traffic for everyone.
4.
What type of technologies are enabled on the kiosks?
Our kiosks have most rich content options running on them. You may
use Flash, Shockwave, Windows Media Player, QuickTime, etc. If you are using a rich content format that we do not have installed,
let us know and we'll integrate it. We use Flash for most of our
video productions.
5.
How much content can I offer?
We can design your listing to offer many pages worth of content
using a simple navigation structure. However, because we want
kiosk users to print your information, it's best if we design around our
printing constraints. Our kiosks print two
8.5x11" pages reformatted to fit on a single sheet of paper .
So, for example, if you are a restaurant and want to include your
complete menu, we recommend
you do so on a separate page so that kiosk users do not print your
entire menu along with a restaurant summary.
6. Can I use my Austin CityGuide listing as a website?
Yes you may and we encourage it. If you sign up with Austin
CityGuide, you can send users to your website. We will not charge
anything for you to use your business listing as a website with the
address
www.austincityguide.com/content/yourbusiness.asp.
If you like, we can also setup your own URL
www.businessname.com, but there are fees associated with
reserving names, website space, etc.
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