Boating Georgian Bay™ is a complete boat and cruising directory for Georgian Bay and the North Channel. It is also widely followed by boaters all over the world, because it is updated daily and it has interesting marine content featuring news, editorial, boat gear, great photography and much more. The site is top placing on the search engines and at the bottom of this page is a link to view some of our efforts to market the site. Our parent company is the top SEO company www.first-page-seo.com and as result, this directory has a heavy focus on web marketing.
We believe the Boating Georgian Bay site is the busiest boat site in Ontario with peak daily summer visitors up to the 5000 mark and off season daily visitors generally over 2,000 per day. Our guarantee to our advertisers is this - if we are not one of your TOP 10 directory referrers to your web site we will run your next years ads for free. How many web directories can make a promise like that?
We offer advertising packages in all price ranges including bundled packages offering large savings over “a la carte” ads. Most important we are serious boaters ourselves ... and although we manage and own a number of hospitality related directories, Boating Georgian Bay is one that is very close to our hearts and we have great fun producing it. Heck we even manufacture a tasty organic Lime Habanero Hot Sauce and an excellent eco friendly Boat Cleaner as well as some marine clothing items and hats all to support the Boating Georgian Bay brand!
Take a look around the site ... especially the Marinas, What's New, Blog and Editorial pages which are very comprehensive. We hope you enjoy the site and we hope to earn your advertising business by our continued efforts to provide the most interesting recreational boat site on the web.
To advertise: Call (705) 259-3656 or Email info@boatinggeorgianbay.com
Marina Directory Hot link: $75 per year
Have your Marina's name hot linked to your web site. The Marinas page is a reference table directory of marinas, organized by ports of call. Attributes in the directory include phone number, total slips, transient docks, repairs, restaurants (onsite and nearby), accommodations (onsite and nearby), shopping (onsite and nearby), minimum depth, gas and diesel availability, maximum boat length and pump out availability.
Blog Ads: $150 per year
Our high traffic BGB Blog page is hot, sometimes controversial ... and frequently updated with entertaining content. Ads on left hand borders among pictures are 171 x 114 pixels. Every second pic can be an ad. Artwork for your ad is included.
Accommodation Directory Hot link: $75 per year
Have the name of your resort, hotel, motel, lodge or bed & breakfast hot linked to your web site.
Ports of Call Display Ad: $175 per year
A 200 wide x 150 high pixel full colour display ad is shown right with text written about your home port. Make sure boaters see your advertisement when they are researching their cruise or planning their next stop over port. Artwork cost is included in your yearly fee and your ad can directly link to your web site. Also a great place for restaurant, attraction owners and retailers to advertise.
Boat Services Display Ad: $175 per year
Offering marine repairs, dockage and yacht maintenance? Make sure boaters see what your business can do for them with a full colour 200 wide x 150 high pixel feature ad. Artwork cost is included in your yearly fee and ad can be directly linked to your web site.
Yacht Brokers Display Ad: $175 per year
Are you a yacht broker, marina or dealer selling used boats? Make sure you are found by those looking to buy or sell their boat. These ads can link to your used boat inventory on your web site. Art work is included in your advertisement cost. Ads are 200 wide x 150 high pixels.
Yacht Charters & Sailing School Display Ad: $150 per year
For yacht charter businesses and sailing schools, advertise with us. A 200 pixels wide x 150 pixels high full colour display advertisement with text that will link to your web site.
New Boat Sales Display Ad: $175 per year
If you are a new boat dealer or a manufacturer looking for brand recognition, this is the place to be. Ads are 200 wide x 150 high pixels and artwork is included. These ads link to your web site.
Boat Stuff Display Ad: $175 per year
A 200 pixels wide x 150 pixels high full colour display advertisement linked to your web site.
Accommodations Display Ad: $175 per year
Have your resort, lodge or B & B ad displayed beside your accommodation page directory listing. 200 wide x 150 heigh pixel ads. Artwork is included.
Boat Stuff: $200 per year
Have an unusual or important boat or marina related product that you want to market? Feature it here. Up to 100 words and a picture of your product, including hot link to your web site and full contact information. Here is your chance to tell boaters about your marine product.
Dive Shops: $50 per year
Have your listing on the Ship Wrecks page, hot linked to your web site.
Fishing: $150 per year
For fishing charter businesses, fishing gear retailers and fishing lodges. A 200 pixels wide x 150 pixels high full colour display ad that will link to your web site.
Border Services: $150 per year
200 pixels wide by 150 pixels high full colour display ad linked to your web site. Artwork is included.
Boats By Brand: $150 per year
200 pixels wide by 150 pixels high full colour display ad linked to your web site. Artwork included.
Marine Chandleries: $150 per year
200 pixels wide by 150 pixels high full colour display ad linked to your web site. Artwork included.
Water Levels: $150 per year
200 pixels wide by 150 pixels high full colour display ad linked to your web site. Artwork included.
Ice Out Dates: $150 per year
200 pixels wide by 150 pixels high full colour display ad linked to your web site. Artwork included.
Captains Rant: $150 per year
200 pixels wide by 150 pixels high full colour display ad linked to your web site. Artwork included.
All in One Package - Marine Operator: $325 per year (a $100 savings)
This is your best value advertising package for marinas. This package includes: Marina Directory Hot link, Port of Call Display Ad and Boat Services Display Ad
All in One Package - Boat Sellers: $375 per year (a $150 savings)
This is the best value advertising package for companies selling boats. This package includes: Ports of Call Display Ad, New Boat Sales Ad and Boat Stuff Ad
All in One Package – Accommodation Properties: $325 per year (a $100 savings)
This is the best value advertising package for accommodation properties. The package includes Accommodation Properties Display Ad, Hot link plus Ports of Call Display Ad. Artwork is included.
Gold Package: $425 per year (a $350 savings)
Includes: Marina Display Hot link, Ports of Call Display Ad, Boat Services Display Ad, New Boat Sales Display Ad and Boat Stuff Display Ad
Platinum Package: $550 per year (a savings of up to $1075)
Ads on all available pages (9 pages in all including Weather page exclusive ad ... plus free Marina Directory hotlink for marinas).
Platinum Plus Package: $600 per year (a savings of up to $1375)
Ads on up to 10 pages with the ability to convert single ads to large triple wide ads at a 3:1 ratio. Bonus display ad on Blog page. Free Marina Directory hotlink for marinas.
Animate Your Ads: $200 per year
Three different ad impressions rolling over for all your ad spaces can be added to any PACKAGE
NEW - Supersize It: $200 per year
Add 200 pixel wide by 150 pixel high display ads to any existing package on these 6 pages: Border Services, Boats By Brand, Marine Chandleries, Water Levels, Ice Out Dates & Captains Rant.
NEW! Boating Georgian Bay Online Magazine
We will be issuing a new magazine every season (4 times per year). The digital magazine will be available to our substantial website audience, to our mailing list and in the Apple store. It will be FREE to readership. Most of you probably already subscribe to online magazines, and like most online magazines, you can flip the pages and view it on your phone, pad or laptop. Our magazine will also have some imbedded videos to support the stories we write. Each issue will have about 14 or more feature stories ... so these magazines will be interesting for serious boaters who like a good read.
What is different about our magazine?
- It will be FREE to readership.
- It will be content heavy in comparison to most boating magazines.
- We will utilize embedded videos in the articles where they make sense.
- We will be a seasonal publication, not a monthly publication - so we can concentrate on quality content of high interest ... rather than fluff.
- First Page SEO is an experienced top performing world class web marketing company and we will market this magazine no holds barred.
- We will sell limited "theme relevant" advertising space only, and the magazine will NOT have 75% advertising and 25% content ... but rather the other way around.
- In this magazine you will not find multiple advertisers on a given page, because we want our advertisers to have the sole attention of readers on those limited pages that we do offer ads.
- There are no artwork charges or hidden extras.
Advertising pages will be as follows: (2 Issues)
- inside front cover $800 - 8.5"w x 11"h
- inside back cover $800 - 8.5"w x 11"h
- outside back cover $800 - 8.5"w x 11"h
- half page interior ads (12 available) $400 - 8.5"w x 5.5"h
To advertise: Call (705) 259-3656 or Email info@boatinggeorgianbay.com
If you wish to mail your advertising order to us click on the button below to download the printable order form.
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