The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is launching an online version of the 2009 Relocation Guide, which is a replica of the printed Guide. The additional exposure this online Guide will create for its advertisers will increase the value of the Relocation Guide and will make it more readily available.

The Chamber distributes approximately 20,000 Relocation Guides each year through direct requests, member businesses, businesses considering a move, in the Chamber’s lobby and the Hot Springs Visitor Centers.

“By having the Relocation Guide available on our Web site we will be able to expose a greater audience to Hot Springs and the benefits they will find if they do decide to relocate,” said Amanda Bryant, Communications Director at The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. “The Chamber’s Web site has a wealth of information for residents, prospective residents and visitors. The great wealth of information on our site will dramatically increase by adding the Guide to the Web site’s list of offerings.”

The Chamber does provide advertising opportunities to its member’s in the Guide. It is a great way to reach prospective customers before they even come to Hot Springs. The online Guide provides a bigger and better benefit to those advertisers. Each advertiser’s ad is linked back to their listing on the Web site’s Business Directory. Business Directory listings are linked to each advertisers own Web site, where their contact information and a business description is provided.

“We are glad to offer this benefit. It increases the value of our member’s advertisement in the Guide. Each year we work on improving all of our offerings for our members and each year we try to implement more value to our members,” said Bryant. “This year, as one of the new implementations, we are driving traffic to our advertiser’s Business Directory listing and ultimately their Web site.”

Because the Chamber does report the number of Guides distributed monthly and annually the Chamber will begin to monitor the number of downloaded Guides. In the “Move to Hot Springs” section of the Chamber’s Web site there will be a form to fill out to be able to download and view the Guide. The current method of requesting a copy to be mailed will continue to be available online. Both forms will allow the Chamber to track where the people are from who are interested in the Relocation Guide.

“The Guide is a useful tool for current residents and prospective residents; I keep one at my house for reference and know others that do as well. Our goal is to have both current and prospective residents taking advantage of this online Guide,” said Bryant.

To view the online Guide go to www.hotspringschamber.com and click on “Move to Hot Springs,” click to view the Guide online and fill out the form and the guide will be made available for you to view.

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