What is NorthernPenn?
The creators of NorthernPenn.com had one very basic premise in mind when this development started back in the Fall of 2007 and that was to try to do something to stop the economic bleeding here in Pennsylvania. It is nothing, BUT obvious, that there is a serious problem here in PA as well as in other areas of the country, when you can drive down the Main Streets of any random town in Pennsylvania and see boarded up windows and empty storefronts.
This is not what a community is supposed to look like and the creators of this project felt that it was time to take a stand and try to end this exodus within our business communities.
The ONLY way to re-stabilize the commerce sectors of the state and the businesses in general is to provide the individual business owners with more information and more importantly, the support of others. Other business owners may be feeling the same economic stress and by having the support of those owners that may have already overcome some of these painful issues can ONLY aid those that have not. It is the provision of this communication and support that will give every business in PA the added strength and knowledge to overcome downturns in the economy or the changes in any economic direction within an area.
So ... In answer to your question ... "What is NorthernPenn ?"
NorthernPenn.com is a central place for business owners to teach others through their knowledge, learn from others with regards to questions they may have, and, a place where they can get the maximum exposure for their business through the internet and through a very large community of businesses.
How Can it Help Me?
NorthernPenn.com is a central place for business owners to teach others through their knowledge, learn from others with regards to questions they may have, and, a place where they can get the maximum exposure for their business through the internet and through a very large community of businesses.
This vehicle can only help those businesses that are proactive in their businesses stability and future development.
No one can deny that the power of the internet has helped many businesses grow at exponential rates. The difficulty with the internet is that it can be very, very costly to utilize it effectively.
By associating your business with a larger grouping of businesses, your businesses name will come up much earlier on search engine listings like Google, MSN, and Yahoo. This is due to the fact that the search engines have categorized the main site a lot more times than with just your information. This categorization, so to speak, allows your business to piggy back off of a larger and more noticeable ID (www.northernpenn.com) from the standpoint of the internet.
This internet capable listing is FREE to ALL businesses in PA and the bordering states that can help PA business owners, so WHY WOULD YOU NOT GET LISTED? There is NO CATCH here. No one is trying to take your money or your business or anything like that. This effort is all about uniting smaller businesses and their owners in a way that will give them a louder voice and more resources at their disposal which they would not have otherwise.
What Makes it Different?
The main fact that makes NorthernPenn.com different from the other sites that have business listings and publications is that every general business listing is absolutely FREE. As well, each business has the CHOICE of whether or not they want to utilize the capabilities that are also here which ARE NOT on the other sites.
Listed below are just some of the capabilities on NorthernPenn.com which are not on the other sites:
- List your Products and Services which are viewable by search engines worldwide.
- Have the ability to edit or delete a Product or Service instantly.
- CHOICES! Upgrade from FREE Membership or NOT!
- Even a FREE listing can utilize all the tools available as they need it for much less than any other site would charge. This is by using the NPod System that has been specially developed so that ALL FREE members can utilize the full power of the sites capabilities without an Advanced Member commitment. Simply take it for a test run, why not?
- Direct communication instantly with any or all other members through the internal communication network that is built into the Board System. Not just your average blog site.
- You have access to Financial Aid information from NorthernPenn as well as from other members within NorthernPenn that have found programs that you may not have yet discovered. An example of this can be found by clicking on this link which is a public state program for the Northeast Central area of Pennsylvania.
The points listed above are ONLY a few of the ways that NorthernPenn is different, and I trust that you will realize very quickly the many more ways that we have made NorthernPenn.com, not only different and unique, but, necessary.
Why Should I?
Look at it from the simplest standpoint…IT IS FREE !
There are a vast amount of reasons why you should get involved with this site. Some of the most obvious reasons are as follows:
- Easily found on the internet at no cost to you.
- Access to discounts from vendors across the state that have chosen to GET INVOLVED.
- Access to national companies (ie. insurance companies) that are offering discounted programs to members ONLY. The reason that they can do this is because of the number of potential clients that they can gain without a large marketing cost. These discounted rates would NOT be available to you otherwise.
- Access to a knowledge base at your fingertips without all of the detailed searching that usually has very little results and can be very time consuming.
- Benefit from the multitude of companies that may be interested in collaborating with your business so that you may increase your revenues through enhanced services.
- Share employees between businesses within your area, as well as many other benefits through the Business to Business Forum.
- Reduce your overhead through the Club 15 Network as well as the Barter Network.
So ... In answer to the question “Why Should I?“ ... Well, I think that we have answered that ... DON”T YOU?
Who else is using it?
Each day that passes, more and more businesses, Chambers of Commerce and national companies are going to the computers in their homes and offices and clicking on www.northernpenn.com.
I want to know why and I think that you do as well, so here is the answer.
The administration office of NorthernPenn.com has been working almost 18 hours daily, to get the information of the site www.northernpenn.com to as many businesses and organizations out there. This effort includes all of the media outlets within Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas as well as many national news agencies.
This amount of exposure has caused a massive number of hits on the site address on a daily basis.
The typical types of businesses that we recommend will get the most out of their involvement are:
- Smaller local businesses that have limited resources for marketing.
- Small to medium sized business that want to expand their exposure throughout Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas.
- Individuals that have a particular trade and want to turn it into a business.
- Those businesses that wish to gain the strength of a large company with regards to benefit programs etc. but cannot due to their limited size and resources.
Currently, NorthernPenn has everything from a National Merchant Processing company right down to your local fisherman.
So ... If you fit somewhere in that range ... NorthernPenn is right for you!
How Much Does it Cost?
LISTING IS FREE !
In no way do we want you to believe that there is no costs at all connected to this site…there are…but NOT for having your business listed on the site and viewable by all who search out Pennsylvania or visit NorthernPenn.com.
The NorthernPenn team has worked over 3000 hours developing THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE business website that you will find anywhere for the general business sector.
The functionality built within NorthernPenn.com is available for use through an Upgrade to “Advanced Member Status”. For those businesses that do not wish to do the upgrade at that particular time, we have developed an internal sub-system called “NPod” which stands for “NorthernPenn on Demand” or “NorthernPenn Publish on Demand”.
This system allows the Basic Free Listing users the ability to use the functionality on a pay by item basis.
The costs for these two forms of functionality usage are as follows:
Upgrade to “Advance Member Status” is $349.99 per year which allows the member UNLIMITED access to ALL functions and tools.
The “NPod” system is priced as follows:
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NPod Items available on Demand
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Price
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Period of Validity
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Create Advanced Profile
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$99
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1 Year
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Add a Product / Service to Profile
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$20
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1 Year
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Participate in 'Club 15'
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$99
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1 Year
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Add a Classified Ad
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$25
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60 Days
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Add a Calendar Event
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$25
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5 Days after Event
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Create / View Private Boards
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$40
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60 days
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“NPod” ( NorthernPenn - Publish On Demand )
Some members of NorthernPenn may not choose to upgrade to Advanced Status right away due to the fact that they may be unsure as to the value of what they would be paying for as well as the amount of times that they would utilize the functionality of the NorthernPenn site.
...and WE AGREE !
Therefore, we have developed the “NPod” system which stands for “PUBLISH ON DEMAND”.
This module allows Basic members to use the system as they need to or to simply give the system a dry run.
The Basic user will have the opportunity to create Postings, Events, Advanced Profiles, List Products, etc and pay for them one at a time until the time that they feel that the “Advanced Upgrade” is a better and more cost effective VALUE.
For example; A Classified listing for 60 days here on NorthernPenn will cost $25.00 in comparison to the same 60 day ad on www.twintiershelpwanted.com costing you $650.00. Also, consider the cost of running a classified ad in your local newspaper for one day and compare that to having the ability of having your classified viewable by the entire world as well as completely accessible through our intricate communication network for members.
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