Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 35, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 2 September 2010 — Page 6
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Internet presence another Chamber benefit
f The importance of having •a presence on the Internet : by local business is becom;ing more and more apparent these days. That's why membership in the Napipanee Area Chamber of Commerce includes that ' vital opportunity. In addition to many other benefits, the Chamber " includes membership information on its own website, ■_gs well as a link to the business' individual site. This helps guide traffic to existing internet sites, and adds the presence of those businesses who do not have their own websites. Why is this so important today? Well, in July alone, the Chamber website had •1,361 visitors to its site. Seventy-one percent of -those visitors were new, .meaning they hadn't visited before. They took the time ’ and trouble to get on their computers wherever they Were Canada, Brazil, Germany, Illinois, Mich-
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igan, and even Winona Lake to pull up our website to learn more about Nappanee. Special events and promotions may bring them to our site, but once they're here, they're exploring all there is to know about us, including our businesses. Combined with advertising in other media, Internet ads mean the exposure of your products and services are reaching a world-wide audience. You can break through the geographical barriers and become accessible to any customer any-
where with Internet access. The disabled, those who are unable to physically come to you can do so over the Internet, and they can do that anytime they wish, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Your presence on the Internet also allows you to promote the value added features of your business, and you have the ability to offer all your customers timely tips, advice and gen-1 eral interest content that they might not have the time or inclination to discover with an actual visit to a "bricks and mortar" loca-
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tion. You can tell potential customers exactly what you are about and why you deserve their trust and confidence. Additionally, a website serves as a great place from which to grow your business, to which you can refer ’potential investors to tell your story, what your company is about, its achievements, and its goals for the future. Finally, it's a good way to conduct affordable market research. Using visitor polls, online surveys and your website statistics, you can learn what your customers like (and don't like) about aspects of your business to determine how to improve. Let's talk more about the value of Chamber member- ' ship, even beyond the Internet presence, too. Call us at 574-773-2118. - Larry Andrews, executive director, Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce
Photo Submitted t Apple time Italian Sausage sandwiches and other tasty treats above are as plentiful as the fresh apples during the Nappanee Apple Festival. DROP OFF NEWS TIPS Have a news item or photo to share? A feature idea? The Advance News has a new drop-off site to make it easier for readers to share their good news. Please take information and photos to the Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce office in the Nappanee Center, 302 W. Market St., during business hours Monday through Friday. Be sure to include your name, address, phone number, email, so we can get back with you!
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Photo Submitted It won't be just any ordinary tractor pull you'll see at the Nappanee Apple Festival.
Tractor, truck pull is prelude to festival
Excitement generated by billowing smoke, tractor and truck engines, crowd roar and the occasional shout "It's a full pull!" will escalate from the Callander Sports Complex Saturday, Sept. 11, when the Second Annual Nappanee Apple Festival Tractor and Truck pull gets underway. Viewers will enjoy four classes of pulls: • B,ooo# 4x4 diesel street trucks; • 13,000# & 15,000# stock appearing farm stock; • 13,500# & 16,000# pure farm stock; • and Illinois Stock Pullers Association competing in the 10,000# and 12,000# division. Gates open at 3 p.m. with the pull getting underway at 4:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per person (children 12 and
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under free). . Grandstand seating is first come, first served; lawn chairs and blankets welcome. No outside food and beverage allowed. Concessions are available. The truck pull is a prelude to the Nappanee Apple Festival weekend starting Thursday, Sept. 16, which opens at 5 p.m. and wraps up at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19. Event sponsors include Archbold Equipment, McGrew Tractor Parts, and Persing Tire & Lube, Inc. along with the festival's major sponsor, Elkhart County Convention Visitors Bureau. For a complete schedule of events visit www.napparieeapplefestival.org and review the 2010 Apple Festival brochure.