The AskAlanAQuestion.Com website is dedicated to providing information to pool and spa owners and dealers.  Click here for information about the website creator.  The content is based on real-life situations and goes well beyond the typical Pool or Spa Care Guides.  Visitors are directed to the website from the high rankings on the leading search engines or from links on affiliated websites (at their option).  Questions are answered in a timely manner and in uncomplicated language.  Only those questions that contain unique informational elements or help promote useful product awareness are included in the archives.  As many as 10,000 e-mail questions have been answered, every year, from every state and around the world.  For EACH e-mail question actually received, there can be a HUNDRED visitors that are content to browse through the website, searching for information or using available links to visit the websites of affiliated pool and spa sponsors.  More than 20,000 hyperlinks, effortlessly put consumers, dealers and service professionals, in contact with Informational Preview Pages and approximately 1,800 archived Q&A, on more than 190 website pages. Over 2,000 hyperlinks. distributed throughout the website, will take a visitor directly to a sponsoring company's own website.

Some trying times are still ahead for this industry.  Thinking creatively and outside of the box will become a necessity.  Website sponsorship offers an opportunity to reach huge numbers of pool and spa owners, beyond your own customer base.  It helps increase product exposure and creates good will.   For probably a fraction of the cost of a one-time magazine ad, you can reach out to tens of thousands of consumers and dealers, every month.  The website can produce results for you 24/7, 365 days a year!  Get maximum results with your advertising budget!  You will get payback and more!  If you want to reach vast numbers of new people, consumers, dealers, distributors, professionals, operators, technicians and more, this is a very cost effective way.  Take advantage of the website's Google #1 Page Placements.  And you will create good will, by supplying access to information and assistance.  There are no hidden charges, such as page hits.

The Search Engine, located near the top right-side of every page, will find all relevant information present, on this website.  Just being, a part of the askalanaquestion.com website, assures that your Company and Products will be discovered.  And these are not necessarily the same visitors, that would have gone to your own website.  New people = new opportunities!

People find your website, by knowing your name or website address.  They find mine, by typing in Pool or Spa Keywords or Catch Phrases:  Google #1 Page Placements   Links help them find the information, whether it's a problem or a product.  Linked text and images are embedded, throughout the achieved Q & A, to place product usage information in a real-life context.  A website search engine will connect the visitors, with the best available information, that is present on askalanaquestion.com

Blogs are discussing this website favorably, in International locations, and in languages other than English:  French, Spanish, German and probably others.

With the addition of a limited number of hard to find products for sale, none of which interfere with sponsors' products, the traffic has continued to increase and brought in another type of visitor.  The revenue, produced by these sales, has helped to keep the cost of affiliation modest and in no way interferes with any of the sponsoring companies.  In a few cases, a sponsor has allowed me to sell their products, as well as promote them to the website's audience.  At the end of the day, it translates into more traffic, for all concerned.

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Preview Page:  a page dedicated to a particular manufacturer's product or product line.  Content to be supplied by the affiliated company.  This page is accessible from the "HOME PAGE, POOL-SPA HELPLINE LINK, POOL TOPICS LINK  and/or SPA TOPICS LINK, on the top of every page.   It is also accessible from the ABOUT ALAN Biographic Page, from the WEBSITE TABLE OF CONTENTS Page and from linked and highlighted keywords & catch phrases and linked Images (180 X 135 pixels) in the archived questions and answers.  All Preview Pages are linked to the sponsoring manufacturer's website, providing a easy means to obtain more product information.

Linked Keywords & Catch Phrases:  throughout the archived questions and answers, glossary and newsletters are highlighted words that are linked to a sponsoring manufacturer's Preview Page or website.  This is an important feature, if the product figures into the archived Q&A!  These are equivalent to sponsored links and are placed, in-context, amongst relevant Q&A, newsletter insertions and glossary terms and are linked to an affiliated company's Preview Page or website.

Linked Random Still Images:  these still images open up, two at a time, side-by-side, in a totally random basis, on the following website pages:  Home Page, Pool Problems Page, Spa Problems Page, Pools & Equipment Information Page, Spas & Equipment Information Page, The Pool & Spa Newsletter, We Get Feedback Letter Page, The Pool & Spa Glossary, About Alan Biographic Page and The Links to Useful Websites Page.  This feature is present near the top of this page, as well.  Each time a person visits or returns to any of these pages, 2 new still images appear, on a completely random basis.  These images are linked to a Manufacturer's Preview Page or a Website.  These are highly visited pages!

Linked Q&A Images:  added to three (3) appropriate pool or spa subject pages, amongst the questions and answers, these linked 180 x 135 pixels images are used to help direct traffic to a sponsoring manufacturer's Preview Page.  Uses the same 180 x 135 pixel image, as in the Newsletter.

Useful Links:  an alphabetical listing of affiliated companies, accessible from the HOME PAGE, POOL PROBLEM PAGE, SPA PROBLEM PAGE, POOLS & EQUIPMENT PAGE, SPAS & EQUIPMENT PAGE & ABOUT ALAN BIOGRAPHIC PAGE and are directly linked to sponsoring companies' websites.

Table of Contents & Index Page:  your product and company name will be listed in the Table of Contents, under the PRODUCT INFORMATION CONTENT heading.  The listings will be linked to your Preview Page or Website.

Still Image(s), Linked:  adding an image or a group of smaller images (up to 300 x 600 pixels in area) of a product(s) or logo will draw attention and direct traffic to the manufacturer's Preview Page.  It can be added to any Pool or Spa Q&A subject page, if still available.  The image(s) will be linked to a sponsoring manufacturer's Preview Page.  Just below the image(s) will be another link to the manufacturer's Preview Page, pointing out the availability of additional product information.  All images must be in JPG or GIF format and fit within an area of 600W X 300H pixels.

New Pool & Spa Products Spotlight Feature:  helps to introduce new products to consumers, distributors and dealers.  Utilizes a fixed size panel area on a page, accessed from the "Website Shopping" Link on top of every page).  This insertion is linked directly to the Preview Page.  Images should be JPG or GIF.

►Package "A":  includes the following features:  Maximizes a manufacturing company's POOL or SPA website presence and helps direct traffic to their Preview Page and website, through the use of linked images, keywords and catch phrases.  Links throughout the Q&A archives, Glossary and Newsletters, function as "sponsored links" and make this feature especially effective.  Every effort will be made to randomize the contracted website features, so that the exposure is mutually beneficial.

►Package "B":  includes the following features:  Maximizes a manufacturing company's POOL & SPA website presence and helps direct traffic to their Preview Page and website, through the use of linked images, keywords and catch phrases.  Links throughout the Q&A archives, Glossary and Newsletters, function as "sponsored links" and make this feature especially effective.  Every effort will be made to randomize the contracted website features, so that the exposure is mutually beneficial.

Optional Website Features ►Optional New Product Spotlight Feature:  helps to introduce new products to consumers, distributors and dealers. Utilizes an panel area of approximately 175(H) x 525(W) pixels on a page linked to the "New Pool & Spa Products" Button (in the lower left side of the navigation bar, on top of every page).  This insertion is linked directly to the Preview Page.   Images should be JPG or GIF. Insertion will be for a period of 1-year.   Required Materials Submission The required materials can be submitted as an e-mail attachment or on a CD.  It may be possible to pull all or part of the material from your existing website. Ask about the Free Preview Page Design and Layout!  Just say so and we'll do it all!  We can, probably, get it all from your website. Reach out and get more with your advertising dollars!   Benefits Of Website Affiliation The cost of Website Sponsorship is modestly priced, when compared to other advertising media! Participation can be tailored to specific needs! Produces results and boosts website traffic 365 days a year! Can provide consumer and dealer assistance, without increasing your company work load! A reply to a question is more apt to be viewed as objective, than the same reply from your own website. Increases product and corporate awareness! Helps increase a sponsoring website's traffic and search engine ranking! Reaches a cross section of website visitors, that is well beyond the consumer base of any single company! Website features are periodically upgraded and improved and may be changed without prior approval or notification. Special consideration given to companies with multiple product listings. Payments can be made by company check or by credit card using PayPal services. For Biographic Information About the website creator click here:  About Alan Annual Cost Of Website Affiliation 1/1/2011 Have a question?  Send an e-mail, including contact information to:  askalanaquestion@msn.com   Website Affiliation Package Features & Costs