Wollongong Search Engine

Business Owners:

Are you missing out?

Local business owners in the Wollongong area are missing out on many potential internet customers.

The phenomenal successes of eBay and other online businesses clearly demonstrate that more and more people are using the internet to find goods and services.

Even though locally bought goods and services have enhanced value due to the fact that local business outlets can more easily and quickly respond to customer needs, it is clear that a sizable proportion of the population are opting for the internet to find products and services.

It is therefore in the interests of local businesses to develop strategies for tapping into the growing internet marketplace.

Conventional Business Directories?

One simple inexpensive strategy is to list your business on an internet directory.

A problem with this strategy is that internet business directories generally use categories to organise listings. Many businesses don't fit neatly into these predefined categories which are often non-intuitive or too obscure for the average user.

Websites?

A second strategy is to get a website that can be found via the major search engines.

This option can be expensive. Often you will find that you will need to pay extra for Search Engine Optimisation if you want your site to be seen near the top of the results provided by the major search engines.

Many local website owners, will attest that their sites fail to rank high enough for keywords relevant to their businesses.

Now the Answer!

Local businesses can now utilize a powerful new cost effective option. TheGong.com.au provides a user-friendly search engine dedicated to connecting internet users with relevant businesses and other organisations within the Wollongong area (Helensburgh to Gerroa).

With TheGong.com.au your business doesn’t need to fit into any particular category, nor do you need a website designed to outrank thousands of others. You don’t even need a website.

By signing up for a Premium Listing on TheGong.com.au, you get to choose up to 50 different keywords or phrases that are relevant to your business and that local internet users will be likely to use in their searches.

How it works

When users type in keywords to search for what they are interested in, a set of results containing listings with matching keywords will be generated.

The more keyword matches, the higher a listing will appear in the results. This is the great strength of keyword search and probably why it is so popular. The higher a listing appears, the more relevant the listing is likely to be to the searchers needs.

All listings on TheGong.com.au undergo an approval process to make sure they are indeed relevant to the Wollongong area. This constraint ensures that the level of competion on keywords is minimal.

Rather than relying on alphabetical sorting when listings tie with the same number of keyword matches, random sorting is employed ensuring a level playing field.

Standard Listings (FREE)

A Standard Listing gives you up to 5 keywords of your choosing. This option will satisfy those that don't need many keywords. Apart from the keywords limit a Standard Listing is equivalent to the Premium Listing as described below.

Premium Listings
($35 per year)

With a Premium Listing, you get up to 50 keywords of your own choosing plus keywords derived from your business/organisation name, suburb name and postcode.

The search results include:

• Listing Name
• Brief Description
• Phone Number
• Link to your Website (optional)
• The name of your business or organisation will also act as a link to a Details Page (as below).

Along with the basic information above, you get a Details Page which includes provision for the following:

• Fax Number
• Address
• Business Hours
• Up to 500 words for describing your business in detail.
• Up to three pictures to give that professional edge. Please see some examples of nicely finished listings below:
  1. Glenn Bird Guitars
     Guitar Maker
  2. Furniture Removals
  3. Traffic Management
     www.sstc.com.au
  4. Driving School
  5. Real Estate
  6. Art Gallery
  7. Information Technology

What's more, you'll be able to modify your listing at any time!

Premium Gold
($150* per year)
*Coledale to Shell Cove Only

A Premium Gold Listing is an easy, no-fuss option that offers incredible value. Everything is done for you and as an incredible bonus you also get a fully functional website at no extra charge.

Examples of Premium Gold listings and the websites included with this incredible offer.

1. Listing: Brimar Electronics
   Website: Computer Repairs Wollongong
2. Listing: Illawarra Karts & Parts
   Website: Go Karts and Go Kart Parts
3. Listing: Seaside Music
   Website: Music Teacher/Piano Lessons
4. Listing: Thin & In Excavations
   Website: Excavation Wollongong
5. Listing: In The Zone Music
   Website: Music Store Wollongong
6. Listing: Amptek Illawarra
   Website: Guitar Amp Repairs
7. Listing: Sawadee Thai Massage
   Website: Massage Wollongong
8. Listing: Dog Massage
   Website: Mobile Dog Massage
9. Listing: Office Furniture
   Website: Aussie 2nd Office Furniture
10. Listing: Wollongong Dentist
    Website: Wollongong Dental

Please see: Premium Listings plus a full website for more information on this amazing offer

How to sign up?

If you are interested in signing up for either a Standard or Premium listing, just use our simple 'Quick Easy Submit' form to provide the details for your listing and submit it.

Click on the button below to go to our 'Quick Easy Submit' form now!