"92% of Internet users say the Internet is a good place to go for getting everyday information."
Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Today the typical household is likely to have a personal computer with an Internet connection as it is to have a television. For many, a connection to the Internet is a necessity. Wise and perceptive advertisers recognize this and they are looking to the Internet to find effective ways to reach their potential customers.

The Internet has become an influential and powerful advertising medium as it competes for advertising dollars with traditional media such as television, newspapers, magazines and direct mailing campaigns. The ability to instantly change an advertising message coupled with extremely low costs of implementation have made the Internet a very appealing medium. For businesses still embracing traditional advertising the Internet is also becoming a method to target new revenue opportunities.

Of paramount importance for small business with a limited advertising budget is how to setup an Internet presence that works, while at the same time is cost-effective. Today having a presence on the Internet is necessary, but getting potential customers to visit your advertising message is another matter. This is where Allen Online.Com comes in . . . .

Why Allen Residents Keep Coming Back to Allen Online

100’s of Allen Resources

Allen Shopping Guide with Over 200 Categories

Over 250 Money Saving Coupons

Classified Ads in Numerous Categories

Allen Talk Community Message Board and Forum with over 20,000 Posts

Get the Best Exposure for Your Business
and the Best Value for Your Advertising Dollar!

• Over 100,000 visitors each month and still growing.

• More than 660,000 page views each month and still growing.

• Visitors are Allen residents looking for Allen information.

• Allen Online appears in the top 10 of most Internet search engines.

• Many Internet relocation information centers link to Allen Online.

• Your business information is always available 365 days per year.

Allen Online does not use the term "number of hits" as a determination of our exposure or as an indication of how many people actually visit our web site. Here is why as defined by Webopedia a computer dictionary for Internet terms:

Hits: also called a page hit. The retrieval of any item, like a page or a graphic, from a Web server. For example, when a visitor calls up a Web page with four graphics, that's five hits, one for the page and four for the graphics. For this reason hits often aren't a good indication of Web traffic or number of web site visitors.

At Allen Online we use the term page views which is defined as any file dished out by a web server that would generally be considered a web document. Why do we use page views instead of page hits? Last year Allen Online averaged more than 2 million page hits each month. Page hits have no bearing on how often your business information will be viewed.

Allen Online is great for both businesses that already have a web site
and for businesses looking to establish themselves on the Internet.

How popular do major Internet search engines consider and rate Allen Online?
Take a look at what these major search engines think. Click on a logo to see.

It's Easy for Allen Residents to find your Business in the
Allen Online Shopping Guide!

• Your message is placed in 2 categories of your choice. If necessary, we will create a new category for your business.

• Includes your company name, address, and two telephone numbers.

• Includes a 75-word description of your business.

• Includes a link to your web site, email and travel information.

• FREE extra page to display your coupons if you offer them. (See below)

• Shopping Guide promotions appear on key web site pages.

• Change your information as often as you like at no additional charge.

• See how businesses are listed in the Allen Online Shopping Guide.

Need a web page to supplement your listing?
We offer an extremely low cost service. Contact us for details.

Do you Offer Your Customers Coupons?

• FREE exclusive coupon page.

• Place up to 4 coupons on your page.

• Change your coupon as often as you like at no additional cost!

• Link to your coupon appears with your listing in the Shopping Guide.

• Special coupon promotions appear on key web site pages.

• See sample coupons and page

Allen residents can easily print your coupons.

Even More Benefits at No Extra Cost!

Use the Allen Talk forums to post announcements and information about special sales, promotions, new products, seasonal services, consumer tips, or just about anything about your business. A special "Consumer News" section is setup just for this purpose. Post announcements occasionally, weekly, monthly or quarterly or as often as you like. There is no extra charge for this service.

We can also place your message for you. Email us or simply give us a call with your information. Your announcement will appear ASAP!