Some years ago I helped our local Chamber of Commerce migrate their web site to a content management system. One of the features was a directory of local businesses, which has since become a basic service from most Chambers and tourism promotion sites.
It turns out that keeping all that information updated and accurate requires a lot of time and effort - and it costs money, whether paid staff or outsourced. We had our share of frustrated members because we just couldn't keep up.
It's better to let business owners and organizations manage their own content, for free.
But a simple directory can't help plan special events, share and collaborate on documents and web pages, or dynamically generate links to your business - easy tools you can use to help people find you.
That's what Connect is for, and here's how to get started...
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