Are you getting your share of business from those visiting Illinois's #2 tourist destination?
If you own operate or market a business in Galena, Illinois or the surrounding Jo Daviess County then you know that the National Trust named Galena One of America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations.
Galena was a popular, bustling destination in the early 1800s. The discovery of lead sulfide put Galena on the map.
A few miles from both Iowa and Wisconsin in the far northwest corner of Illinois, Galena has changed little since its nineteenth-century heyday. Thanks to its sheltered location just a few miles up the Galena River, it was a major port of call for Mississippi River steamboats.
Galena boasts of having contributed nine generals to the Union army during the Civil War, the most significant of whom was Ulysses S Grant.
Today’s travelers to northwestern Illinois find treasures in the area’s art galleries and studios, at local wineries, and while enjoying outdoor adventures.
Want to boost your share of the Galena tourism dollars?
If you want to improve your share of the Galena tourism market, you need to “begin at the beginning.” That is, you need to be “out there” when Galena vacationers start planning their visits. Of course you could be content to be marketed as part of the whole Galena experience. But why not improve your chances for top of the mind awareness with you own web site, mounted on a great Galena domain name – A name that helps you top the charts when your prospects first start planning their vacations with a visit to their favorite search engine?
We’ve hand selected the domains you see on the right with an eye toward hugely effective internet marketing campaigns. There are names that lend themselves to branding, marketing and portal development. Not to mention names that promote entertainment, dining and shopping. We’re sure one of them is exactly what you are looking for…so take a look right now. Before your competition beats you to it! After all, these are one-of-a-kind domain names...
So how did we acquire them? We started collecting Galena domain names because we were bowled over by the area’s natural beauty and wanted to develop a business promoting the area. After all, Galena's historic downtown and scenic location along that meandering stretch of the Galena River, is unlike anything else in the world.
Geo-specific domains are becoming the go-to destinations for a variety of industries, including travel and tourism, as well as local business and media.
Online advertisers are beginning to recognize these sites as way to market their products and services to targeted audiences.
According to a September 2007 eMarketer report entitled, "Local Online Advertising: Measuring The Market," the research firm projects that local online ad spending in the U.S. will reach $2.9 billion in 2007, up from 12.1 percent from 2006 when it measured $2.1 billion. By 2011, those figures will be $7.8 billion and 17.7 percent, eMarketer projects.
The expected increase in localized, online advertising provides the owners of these domains with the ability to capitalize on the trend, and generate significant return on their investment.
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