Our Elounda / ΕΛΟΥΝΤΑ and Plaka Directory and Guide

Elounda77.net is The Elounda and Plaka Links Directory, Picture Guide, News Magazine and Online Community

What sites are in out network? Although we advertise the site externally, much of our network's traffic derives from organic search results and our specific Elounda related sites. In 2010 we have Elounda.TV, Elounda.info, Elounda.co.uk, Elounda.es, Elounda.pl, EloundaHolidays.com and SpinalongaIsland.info aswell as numerous other domain names live and active in the Elounda77 network. All are scheduled for further independent development and exposure on them is open to your Elounda related business..

How does the site rank? As of early 2010 elounda77.net sits 3rd at Google.com for elounda and 2nd at bing.com and has an Alexa rank of ~5m. It also has a strong presence elsewhere on the web. Sites in the network also show up independently for their specific content. The site's standing is as a result of merely a few organic links along with a large amount of content in the Virtual Tour and the News archives. The site has experienced significant changes and additions each year since it began in 2003.

How is this site marketed externally? As of early 2010 the site has two specific ads running on UK and selected EU Google search results plus two Facebook ads. These tot up to hundreds of thousands of ad placements per month on a modest budget. Ads may be stopped and started on a sporadic basis according to performance and available budget.

Ads shown in Summer 2009 : 77Ads served at least 427,700 ads to the Elounda77 network (not including the MakeItGreece.net forums) from 15th-06-2009 to 15th-09-2009. This is in addition to the many ads served directly by elounda77.net and athens77.com.

3 Elounda77 supporters shared over 200,000 free local network ads in the three months from 15th-06-2009 to 15th-09-2009. These were Anamniseis, the DDC and Alanto, all of whom were involved in some way with the content at this site or promotion of events in 2008. For 2010 we will be including charity ads aswell as free ads for some of our local editors and clients.

2010 Directory entries (often referred to as 'webcards') remain free for any local business via their free Make It Greece message board membership. Yearly submission will be required so we can keep our lists up to date.

How is the network funded? This site shows CPA, PPC and paid tenancy ads alongside our free local ads. This allows non-network users to gain access to our various ad locations. Income generated goes towards external advertising, hosting and software licences plus any costs associated with G2Gs and free hosting accounts. Up until now the shortfall has been made up by the company.

Background

Elounda77 has been working hard to help Elounda businesses help themselves, with online services, and helping visitors make the most of their Elounda holiday since 2003 . With some months topping 50,000 page views by summer 2005 and over 200 visits per day, the Elounda77.net domain and Holiday Message Board had grown to be the main localised resource for people looking for information about the resort of Elounda, Crete. Regularly updated lists of links and a lively message board community make it the essential place for Elounda businesses to be listed. Visitors to the pages come from all over Europe and beyond with Dutch, Latvian, Belgian and other nationalities appearing in our user base. When internet users want to find a business in Elounda they turn to the Elounda77 lists and our related sites.

The elounda77.net domain is maintained by Digital Freedom Ltd of the UK and is part of the stijlnet.com network giving its users and developers access to large amounts of bandwidth when needed, PPC (Pay per Click) Marketing Accounts plus the skills needed to implement and maintain complex installations such as CGI scripts, database backend, CMS and eCommerce stores. Established in 2002 the network was designed to offer the freedom for members and users to develop sites in conjunction with peers on a project by project basis without the constraints of a large company. This 'distributed network' approach allows members access to facilities and bandwidth as and when they are needed before a site comes to maturity and a level of self finance. By 2007 it had anywhere upwards of 500 domain names under management

Free webcards and free ad supported site hosting provide the easiest and cheapest route for you to get your business promoted on the internet. Paid feature pages are available as are frontpage, keypage, run of standard directory pages, featured webcards and message board advertisements, classified text listings and ads plus the services available at our Marine and Property / Business specific network pages.

We have increased the webcard allowance to 5 pictures. Our new message board was launched in 2007 at makeitgreece.net and already attracts many visitors, generating hundreds of page views each day

Our network offers access to domain names, domains, website hosting, email, managed accounts and servers, chat software, messages and directory listings of local web links related to a number of elounda / elounta / elouda / ΕΛΟΥΝΤΑ , plaka, mavrikano / mavrikiano, pano elounda, kato elounda, schisma, tsifliki, kato pines and pano pines located businesses related to the internet, travel and tourism.

Page history : Date of dotcom/ page creation - 24 March 2009. Edited by site admins - As required