Telluride Official Guide Since 1998 - by Crystal Angel Fashion and Design

FAQ's and How to Advertise on the New Telluride Official Guide by the Crystal Angel

We have been an independent affiliate of SkiMall.Net since February 2007, operating an online magazine (CrystalAngelFashion.com) for the Global 3D Virtual Reality experience known as Moove.com.
As SkiMall.Net has decided to exit the Telluride Online Guide, we have stepped in to revitalize and revamp the Telluride Official Guide to better serve local businesses and the Telluride Community.

Our goal is to aggressively market the Telluride websites that the Telluride Official Guide once competed with - including VisitTelluride.com, the Telluride Ski Resort, and Telluride.com among others. We intend to do this through our Search Engine, live assistance, YouTube, Twitter, Widgets while offering free marketing for all Telluride businesses and local websites. It is the approach we have used for the Webby Honored, Crystal Angel Fashion and Design Magazine.

To assist us in launching the NEW Telluride Official Guide, we have designed a one time, comprehensive marketing opportunity for companies involved in Telluride at an investment far less than anywhere else. We are planning on using this one-time influx of capital to upgrade our servers and build a Virtual Reality replica of Telluride in Moove.com.

This Virtual Telluride will allow potential visitors, Real Estate buyers, and businesses to interact with others, browse shops, walk the streets and plan for their vacation or relocation. This will all be done at no cost to the businesses in Telluride.

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The "Cabin in the Snow" in Moove.com

We have worked closely with Moove co-creator Dr. Lothar Bongartz, located in Cologne, Germany on the Crystal Angel, which is really just a very elaborate marketing tool for Moove.com and the many companies we market through product placement in articles, banner ads and reviews. Our goal is to have the Virtual Telluride open by early 2010 hosted on our own server. Please note: Moove.com uses secure peer to peer technology as opposed to Second Life which uses a central main server. This insures a controlled and reliable project.

Our unique approach to effectively marketing in an unobstrutive manner contributed to the Crystal Angel in being recognized at the 12th Annual Webby Awards as an Official Honoree. We intend to carry over this dedication and creativity to the NEW Telluride Official Guide.

FAQ's
Why yet another Telluride Guide? The market is crowded already.

The Telluride Official Guide is not new (begun in 1998) and already enjoys prime listings in the search engines.
We intend to use the Telluride Official Guide as a funnel to assist web users in navigating the many quality sites currently serving Telluride. Through the use of live assistance, careful placement of quality sites within our search engine and unmatched personal service, the Telluride Official Guide will compliment these fabulous web sites without taking a piece of the revenue pie.

So, if you do not charge, how will you make money to stay in business?

Our operating costs are extremely low and we carry no debt; and by using the same format which has proven successful at the Crystal Angel. While it is true that advertising spending on the Internet has dropped during this recession, companies continue to spend on unique and cost effective marketing opportunities. By using our global contacts, we are able to locate many of these companies and offer them focused yet inexpensive advertising. In other words, Amazon, Pops Harley Davidson are paying for this endeavor.

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Coming in 2010 - The Virtual Telluride

Virtual Reality Telluride? What's the point?

I love this question. LOL. A virtual reality replica of Telluride serves many purposes. First, in these trying economic times, more and more people are looking for ways to interact and socialize while saving money. Social Networking is growing by leaps and bounds and Moove.com, although operating since 1998, combines the importance of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace with the ability to move, walk about, choose your fashion, meet with a friend far away at the Last Dollar, dance and even date. As the economy rebounds, these potential visitors of Telluride will continue to interact on social networks while also considering a visit to Paradise.

Additionally, the global reach of both Moove and the Telluride Official Guide will insure that your business and the Telluride Community is prepared to draw potential customers from the region or country that emerges first from the current recession.

The Crystal Angel looks a bit cutting edge. How does that relate to Telluride and my business.

Of course we designed the Crystal Angel with our marketing goal and demographic in mind. Demographics for the Crystal Angel, which are tracked by Quantcast, helped us in deciding how to design and layout the magazine. The marketing of Telluride of course would be geared to a different demographic. Until we are able to analyze and determine the best marketing approach using the Telluride Official Guide, the Crystal Angel will retain the current layout and design.

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With skiing all the rage in Moove, Telluride is a purrfect addition to the Crystal Angel

What other changes are planned for the Telluride Official Guide

Our first goal is to analyze the data collected through Quantcast (a highly recommended free service), Google Analytics and the data we have received from SkiMall.Net. Once we have a better understanding of what works and who is considering visiting Telluride this Summer, we will adjust the look and feel of the Telluride Official Guide.
Once we are able to cover the costs associated with migrating the Telluride Official Guide to our new servers, we intend to drop our online reservation system and steer our current guests to the Telluride Tourism Board website and other local booking companies for lodging.

How do I get my website in your search engine?

Submission to our search engine is free and very simple. Click here, and use the drop down box to select Telluride Official Guide. NOTE: We are in the process of moving the search data to our servers (a bit harder than it sounds, I have found) and the changing out the design to match the new look once we have finalized it.

Do you have any other marketing opportunities?

Yes. In an effort to upgrade our servers and assist us in transitioning to our own domain name (CrystalAngelFashion.com), we have created a rather unique opportunity at a cost you control.
Upon visiting this page, a pop under opened using the technology of the famous Million Dollar Home Page.
It is free to register so you may experience how simple it is to add your logo, specific real estate listing, or graphic classified advertisement. You control where you want your ad to appear on the page, the size and text content. It takes about 5 minutes to set up and you have the option of updating your graphic and content whenever you feel the need.
This ad page will open on every Telluride Official Guide and Crystal Angel Fashion and Design page.
It will also track and display your click throughs. You can display an ad starting as low as of $1.00 for a small space or increase the size and price as your budget allows.
These ads remain for as long as the Telluride Official Guide exists. there is no annual fee, monthly or click through charge, and no additional cost what-so-ever.

All businesses that purchase a space on the pixel page will also enjoy the following:

Banner advertisement on our Search Engine:
We are only showing two advertisements per search result to avoid the clutter and confusion associated with having too many advertisements
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Your 728X90 banner ad is keyword dependent and can be designed free of charge by the Crystal Angel if you so choose.

For example: If you search for Telluride Real Estate, you will see a Telluride Mountain Properties banner appear at either the top or bottom of the search results, depending on the rotation algorythm. We can insert your selection of keywords to insure your ad appears and is clicked by true potential customers. NOTE: We are in the process of moving the search data to our servers (a bit harder than it sounds, I have found) and the changing out the design to match the new look once we have finalized it.
Our tracking software allows us to see which keywords are working and which are not. We will adjust these keywords automatically once a month to insure quality click throughs.
For every pixel purchased, your banner ad will gain additional weight from 100 to 999 - the higher the number, the more your ad will be shown.

Top Placement in the Search Results:
For every pixel purchased, we will add weight to your search result as we do with your banner ad. The more pixels you purchase, the higher your web page will show in the search results and with increased frequency.

As with the Pixel page, this will last as long as the Telluride Official Guide exists with a guarantee of at least a two year period. There will never be any additional costs.

Periodic product or business placement:
We will include your business or product in an article in the Crystal Angel Fashion and Design Magazine. We have marketed Pershing Yachts, TMobile, Doc's Harley Davidson, Vespa, Heavenly Valley, and dozens of musical groups over the past two years in this fashion. The bigger the pixel purchase, the more print space your company will enjoy.

Aggressive Social Network Marketing:
By carefully using YouTube, Twitter, Moove.com and MySpace, we will aggressively market Telluride in a respectful and effective manner. We have discovered that YouTube offers a wonderful way to get a message out. Click Here to view the Videos produced by the Crystal Angel for our magazine.

30 Day Money Back Guarantee:
If you are unhappy with your advertisement package, the Crystal Angel will refund 90% of your purchase price. Please note: The 10% we retain is to cover the costs associated with creating and activating your package.

Safe Secure Transactions:
The Crystal Angel accepts all major credit cards processed through PayPal. We do not accept checks or cash. We do not store any transaction details on our servers. To keep our costs low, all transactions are processed by PayPal secure servers.

How to Begin:
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