Getting the Word out isn't Just about Neon Colored Flyers Anymore

Flyers attached to telephone poles and signs stuck up around town were once the only way to find out about T-Ball sign-up, a tag sale, the garden club fundraiser, or a meeting to discuss the latest town controversy. Now a Connecticut company makes it easy for even the smallest groups and organizations to add the Internet to their grassroots marketing efforts with www.LocalSearch.com.

Fairfield, CT (PRWEB) May 20, 2005 -- American Town Network announces the launch of www.LocalSearch.com, a nation-wide website service designed for local non-profit groups who need to get their message online." LocalSearch.com offers anyone a free web page and easy self-publishing tools to promote local events and post information, harnessing the marketing power of the Internet.

LocalSearch.com provides simple tools and free tech support so information can be posted online quickly. Groups with a website can use LocalSearch to post quick updates and drive traffic to their website. Groups without a web presence can use LocalSearch to fill that need. Pages are optimized and organized for the best possible results on search engines like Yahoo and Google. Among other features, a page comes equipped with a calendar, a place to add links to other websites, an online donation kit and a web address that can be customized. You can even create a blog.

More than 37 million people use search engines everyday. Increasingly they expect to be able to find even hyper-local information online. People have busy schedules and want to be able to find information critical to their daily lives quickly and easily online," said Susan Kelly Panian, CEO of Fairfield, CT based American Town Network. With more and more people turning to search engines for local information, community groups need to recognize how powerful the web can be as a marketing and information tool."

The www.AmericanTowns.com team currently manages 86 local community sites serving thousands of groups and businesses. They developed a national edition, www.LocalSearch.com; to share these popular online marketing tools with community groups everywhere. For additional information contact Jim Maglione or visit www.LocalSearch.com.

American Town Network based in Fairfield, CT was founded in 2000 with the vision of bringing the power of the Internet to where it matters most-our daily life."

Contact:
Jim Maglione
Vice President of Community Relations
American Town Network
203-256-3390 ex 309
http://www.localsearch.com
http://www.americantowns.com

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