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With over over 500,000 page views per month,
the highest visitor counts for Sunshine Coast sites,
Bigpacific.com is the best online visibility value there is
for Sunshine Coast businesses, organizations, groups & individuals.

CALL LAURIE MCCONNELL, WEBMASTER 604.885.5913 webmaster@bigpacific.com

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“The exposure that we have received through Bigpacific.com / TheSunshineCoast.com has been phenomenal; we have gone from a relatively obscure rental property, to one that is rented fulltime in the summer months, and almost fulltime in the shoulder seasons. Every year that we continue to be affiliated with Big Pacific, our business keeps getting better and better!”
- Nicki & Foster Burgener, Ravenscove.com

As usual the results from BigPacific have been outstanding!!! 
- Brent Mooney, Moon Dance Cabin

We had to stop advertising May to October because it was so successful! We hated having to turn people away.
- Beach Haven Cottages 

HIGH VISIBILITY ONLINE. TRACKABLE RESULTS. AFFORDABLE AND CREATIVE.

LISTINGS:

  • Please see our listing types and compare features to decide the best level for your business.

OTHER WAYS TO RAISE YOUR BUSINESS PROFILE ON BIGPACIFIC.COM:

FEATURE ARTICLE/PREMIUM VISIBILITY BY CATEGORY AND/OR REGION

Feature articles raise your business out of the hundreds listed on the site,
by featuring:

A blurb on the main inside front page of the site;
A photo and link on the category or location page of your choice
Track your own stats and use a direct link to your web site.

$150/per month, per category/location for major categories; $100 per month sub-categories in non-accommodation sections. Discounts available for multiple categories.


BANNER ADVERTISING:

Standard 460×68 pixel animated or non-animated banner ad showing in rotation throughout the non-listings portion of the web site. Supply finished in RGB format under 16kb in size digitally or have our artists create one for you ($45 non-animated, $65 animated).

Full rotation of the site only
All Premium Listing owners get one free 3 month campaign every year

$75/quarter
full site
rotation only

OTHER VISIBILITY OPTIONS INCLUDE:

  • peel away ad, top right corner
  • square ads, main blog pages
  • feature links, right sides of pages
  • post sponsorships
  • newsletter sponsorships
  • newsletter stories
  • feature photos top of page
  • .mobi site sponsorship
  • DISCOUNTED & CUSTOMIZED ANNUAL PROGRAMS

To design a custom marketing program for your business, please call Laurie McConnell, Bigpacific.com webmaster at  604.885.5913 or write webmaster@bigpacific.com. If you get voicemail, please do leave a message – I check my voicemail frequently and always return messages. Email is usually best.

THE STORY OF BIGPACIFIC:

What is Bigpacific.com?
Just like Just Business People,, Bigpacific.com tells the stories of the Sunshine Coast, but in a travelogue format and from my unique point of view as webmaster with a 22 year history of living on the Coast. It’s my privilege to convey what it’s like tovisit here, work here and live here. My audience is wide-ranging, from potential visitors choosing a place to vacation, people planning to relocate, and locals wanting to see our beautiful region with fresh eyes.

My site is designated by Sunshine Coast Tourism and its many stakeholder groups as the Official Destination Web Site for the Sunshine Coast, and has been online since 1997, and in fact was one of the very first community sites to go online when the Internet moved from mostly discussion groups and military/education sites to what we know now as the World Wide Web.

Why do people visit the site?
There are hundreds of pages of stories and information about the Sunshine Coast gathered over the last dozen years, plus thousands of images and now video about our region – from Howe Sound to Desolation Sound – and it grows every year. There’s also a business directory with hundreds of local businesses, who gain visibility on my high-traffic site and in turn that traffic funnels through to their own web sites.

People visit Bigpacific.com because it’s personal. It’s not a big advertising machine like a telephone directory, or a classifieds engine like Craig’sList. Visitors to the site don’t feel like they’re being marketed to – they feel like they’re having a conversation with a person who actually lives here and just loves to see people get the most they can out of the Coast, whether it’s visiting here or living here. It’s not a faceless marketing site like so many web sites dedicated to a region.

Many people who have moved here have told me that while they were planning and waiting to move, they used my site to stay in touch with the Coast, sometimes for years before they arrived. They found their realtor, tradespeople, schools, professional services, favourite stores and restaurants,  all from sometimes thousands of miles away!

That’s the power of getting personal. It works just as well on the visitor side. Instead of just getting ads about rooms, dining spots, activities, visitors get introductions. There’s a  huge difference – and it shows in how they interact with people once they get here. It’s often why people choose the Coast over other more well-known destinations in the region.

What is Bigpacific.ORG then? What’s the difference?

Bigpacific.ORG is the new social network for the Sunshine Coast. It’s like a Facebook or Myspace, but only for the  Coast. You can create sub-communities through discussion groups, make new friends based on shared interests through the chat side, upload your own content (audio, video, photos), create your own blog, champion your favourite causes, or even tell your own story, whether it’s personal or business.

It’s 100% free to participate and share, and my goal is to  give Coasters our own unique space to showcase our talents and collaborate together for the benefit of ourselves and our communities. It also gives people thinking of moving  here or visiting a chance to ‘feel like a local’.

Why did you partner with Just Business People?

Because Just Business People does such an amazing job telling the business stories of the Coast. Their format and  style are a great fit for Bigpacific.com and together we offer businesses a unique advantage both online and off.

How can I get involved?

Call Laurie at 604.885.5913 or email me (you’ll need to  go through a one-step spam filtering process)  at webmaster@bigpacific.com with your questions or feedback.