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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is this website?
This is an online business directory for Anne Arundel County Maryland. There are five city directories that cover specific areas of the county: AnnapolisMaryland.com (North East), CroftonMaryland.com (West County), DealeMaryland.com (South County), GlenBurnieMaryland.com (North West), and PasadenaMaryland.com (North Central). Our AnneArundel.com directory contains every business listed in our five city directories. For more information, visit our About Us page.
How much does it cost to advertise in the directory?
Our advertising prices can be found on our Advertising Costs page. A Business Membership costs $99 per year. Our Premier Membership costs $299 per year. Banner advertisements run from $99 - $299 per year.
Are there setup fees?
No.
What do I get for $99?
With a Business Membership, you are given a priority listing in all six of our business directories. Your listing is bold and linked to your business page in the directory. This type of advertising guarantees that your listing will always appear in up to two subcategories. You will be listed above the FREE Listings alphabetically, and below the Premier Members. Every Participant is given the option to use any or all of the following pages:
- Business Page - Includes a business description, picture or graphic logo, contact information, link to corporate website, hours of operation, more...
- Products/Services Page - List all of your product or service offerings with or without prices.
- Directions Page - Give directions from Washington, Columbia, Baltimore, and Annapolis.
- Coupons Page - List up to eight separate coupons with or without expirations dates.
Additionally, Participants are issued a username and password that allows them to login and change the information on all of their pages as often as they wish.
What is a Premier Membership?
Premier Memberships include a listing in all six of our directories, plus you are listed above all other advertisers in the directory (alphabetically) for the subcategories that you choose. This guarantees top position in our directories. Your listings will be bold and highlighted with a gold background. Additionally, your receive a FREE category banner! Premier Memberships cost $299 per year.
Can I make monthly payments or installments?
No. Payments are sent through PayPal, and the yearly fee is paid all at once.
How do I buy a banner advertisement?
Banners are available to any business that is currently or is about to purchase a Business Membership or a Premier Membership. You cannot just buy a banner.
Why can't I just buy a banner advertisement?
All banner advertisements link to the advertiser's business page within the directory, not to their corporate website, therefore you must have a membership to have a business page.
What are the banner size requirements?
Site Banners - 120 X 61, 3 kb max, gif or jpg format.
Home Page Banners - 100 X 101, 4 kb max, gif or jpg format.
Category Banners - 100 X 101, 4 kb max, gif or jpg format.
Banners cannot be animated.
Why does it say that I am making a payment to BuyaWebsite.com, LLC?
BuyaWebsite.com, LLC is our parent company.
Why do you own so many Anne Arundel County city domain names?
It's our way of routing Anne Arundel County residents to our Anne Arundel County directories.
Are any of your Anne Arundel County city domain names for sale?
Wikipedia: city domain names. There is great value in these types of domains and we have seen them increase in price and demand exponentially over the past few years. We do not typically sell our city domain names, since we use them to channel traffic to our websites, but we will consider serious offers. Offers can be sent using the info. on our Contact Us page. To view our list of city domain names, visit the bottom of our About Us page.
Can you help me setup my own city directory?
Yes, but not if it is an Anne Arundel County directory, for obvious reasons. The cost is $1,500 per year to rent the use of our application. You may then sell advertising and make as much money as you'd like, using whatever price structure you prefer. If you own a city name outside of A.A. County and would like to run a directory similar to this one, you may contact us using the information on our Contact Us page.
Do you build custom websites from scratch?
Yes. Our parent company is called BuyaWebsite.com, LLC. Please contact us for more information.
Can you help us make changes to our website?
Yes. Our parent company is called BuyaWebsite.com, LLC. Please contact us for more information.
How much does it cost for a Non-Profit organization to advertise?
Nothing. If you are a representative of a Non-Profit organization and would like to advertise in our directory, we offer Business Memberships free of charge.
Why is there a business listed in your directory that no longer exists?
If you find any bad information in our directories, please contact us so that we can confirm, and then update our site accordingly.
Do you offer a referral program?
Yes. If any of our Business or Premier Members send us business, they are rewarded with a three month extension to their contract. Certain restrictions apply to members with high dollar accounts.
Why don't you have a category/subcategory called ______?
In the past we have added and revised the names of main categories. They are now firmly established, but if there is a missing subcategory unique to your business, we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.
How can I make a suggestion for your websites?
Please go to our Contact Us page and send us your suggestion or comment.
How can I post information about an upcoming event?
You can go to our NEW online forum to post information about upcoming events, sell items, and have general discussion with the community. A link to the fourm can be found on the right side of this page. You can also access the forum by going to www.annearundel.net
