MiltonSearch.com News

At the Milton Chamber of Commerce Biz 2 Biz Trade Show, MiltonSearch.com launched their @home, @work campaign. Two new brochures separate MiltonSearch.com into two halves: one directed at Milton users, the other at Milton businesses.

This article focuses on the myriad of features available to local businesses as part of MiltonSearch.com’s business promotion services.

New ways to grow: rethink. refresh. relaunch.

As industry experts in design and marketing, we can show you new ways to grow your business. We offer a complete solution from branding to web design to online advertising strategies.

MiltonSearch.com was created by a dynamic husband and wife team. Milton residents David Brown and Teri Van Sickle-Brown, who have over 27 years of combined experience in design and marketing, are the parents of two young children and wanted to get more involved in the community. After discovering how hard it was to find information about Milton businesses both on and off the internet, they conceptualized a website that would help connect the town’s growing population to local information, businesses and services.

Since it’s inception in June 2007, MiltonSearch.com has achieved that and more. Milton’s premier online destination offers a myriad of features to Milton residents and business promotion services to local businesses such as: full branding/creative services, web design, web hosting, ad creation and online advertising strategies.

If your Milton business is in need of a boost, maybe it’s time to start working with people who can provide fresh new solutions to help you promote yourself both online and off.

Rethink

New ways to grow your business
It’s no secret that the town of Milton is growing by leaps and bounds. Every month, thousands of people are relocating here and hundreds of new businesses are opening their doors. Whether you’re starting from scratch or own an existing Milton business, it may be time to rethink your position in the ever-changing Milton marketplace.

With over 27 years of combined experience in design and marketing, MiltonSearch.com can help show you new ways to grow your business. We apply innovate, cooperative, out-of-the-box thinking to the following list of services to promote your business and help you achieve your financial goals.

Our Business Promotion Services include:
• full branding and creative services
• web design and web hosting
• ad creation (online and print)
• online advertising space
• advertising strategy development
• business networking/referrals.

As a small business ourselves, we fully support the Milton business community. Our message to local businesses is this: with a professional image, a strong defined brand, clever advertising that increases awareness and with some targeted networking, you can compete with and even outshine the ‘bigger players’.

Refresh

Brand: The DNA of your business
Your first step should consist of refreshing your brand – both philosophically and visually. Your corporate values and beliefs are important, and will serve to fuel the development of your visual identity.

Site Unseen
Do you have a website? If so, is it in need of updating? These days, everybody is online and everyone expects your business to have some sort of online presence. Talk to us about designing a website suitable for you and your budget. We also offer web hosting and we will register domains on your behalf. Also, websites designed by MiltonSearch.com will receive a free banner ad on MiltonSearch.com for 90 days to help drive traffic to your new home in cyberspace.

The ‘art’ of great business results
MiltonSearch.com offers a full suite of creative services that can help you establish a professional and appropriate image. Our capabilities include:

• Brand/identity/logo design
• Graphic design (brochures, business cards, newsletters, retail displays and more)
• Web design
• Advertising design
• Technical/editorial illustration
• Cartooning
• Copywriting and more…

Relaunch

Command Attention
It’s time to attract some attention to your new look and your new website! Of course we apply applicable search engine
optimization techniques so your new site can be found by using online search engines, but why rely only on Google to increase your traffic. Marketing your website still requires traditional techniques, and that’s where we come in.

Advertising (both online and in print), professional collateral, participation in local events and trade shows and networking are all still required marketing practices if you really want to increase your awareness, visibility and traffic to both your website and business in general.

MiltonSearch.com can help create both online and print advertisements for you. And of course, we offer ad space on our site, providing you with a start-to-finish solution to promote your business. As a small Milton business ourselves, we’ve walked in your shoes. We want to work with you and are open to discussing any ideas you may have. We will also work with you to develop an overall marketing strategy and/or an overall online strategy using the different areas and features on MiltonSearch.com.

Business Profile
A new feature to MiltonSearch.com is our business profile section. Instead of, or in conjunction with an online advertisement on our site, you may also want to submit a written description or story about your business as a unique way to truly re-launch it. This feature gives you the chance to talk in detail about your business, products and services and the differences or advantages over your competition. It’s the perfect vehicle for both brand new, or newly branded businesses to connect to potential customers a little more intimately.

Word-of-mouth
Have you considered joining a business networking organization? One that provides a structured system for the development and exchange of quality business referrals? Talk to us for more information and see just how much word-of-mouth marketing can build your business.

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No budget? No problem.
MiltonSearch.com offers something for everyone. If you don’t have the budget to create a logo, website or advertise online or
offline, we can still help you promote your business. How, you ask?

Go Green
Start by contacting us and listing your business in our Green Pages business directory. All businesses are listed alphabetically by category and include all of your contact information, linking to your email, website and even a map to your location. Users will be able to find your contact information using an online search engine or the Google custom search box on every page within MiltonSearch.com.

Free classifieds
Next, register and post an ad that talks about your business or the service(s) that you offer in our FREE online classifieds. Place your ad in the applicable category inside the ‘Services’ section on the main page. All listings run for 60 days and you can prolong your ads for as long as you like. Our business directory and classifieds are indexed by search engines like Google, Yahoo! and MSN Live Search regularly, so all the details of your business offerings will be available to Milton (and the world) via the web.

As a business owner, you have a responsibility to make sure your business is listed in as many applicable locations as possible. Start by making sure you’re listed where Miltonians spend their time online: Milton’s homepage, MiltonSearch.com.

Why advertise with MiltonSearch.com?
As Milton’s premier online destination, MiltonSearch.com is not only a great place for Miltonians to visit, but it’s also a great place for local businesses to connect with potential customers.

We drive traffic to our site in many ways:
• MiltonSearch.com ranks highly in relevant internet searches for Milton, Ontario.
• We advertise MiltonSearch.com locally in the community through strategic partnerships and various other means to raise awareness.
• We get out and participate in local events and trade shows, again increasing our visibility by meeting the public face-to-face.
• The functionality of MiltonSearch.com: interactive features such as free classifieds, community calendar, discussion forums, blogs, home & garden and our photo gallery which drives both new and repeat visitors to the site.

Our reasonably-priced advertising rates means that a return on your investment is actually possible – we give you more bang for your advertising buck. And we’re flexible: advertise in 3, 6 or 12 month terms depending on your needs and budget. We’re here to help show you new ways to grow your business!

At the Milton Chamber of Commerce Biz 2 Biz Trade Show, MiltonSearch.com launched their @home, @work campaign. Two new brochures separate MiltonSearch.com into two halves: one directed at Milton users, the other at Milton businesses.

This article focuses on the myriad of features available to users of the site.

Connecting our community: news. views. use.

With the latest Milton news, opinions, events and interactive features like free classifieds, forums and a photo gallery, welcome to Milton, Ontario’s homepage.

MiltonSearch.com was created by a dynamic husband and wife team. Milton residents David Brown and Teri Van Sickle-Brown are the parents of two young children and wanted to get more involved in the community. After discovering how hard it was to find information about Milton businesses both on and off the internet, they conceptualized a website that would help connect the town’s
growing population to local information, businesses and services.

Since it’s inception in June 2007, MiltonSearch.com has achieved that and more. Milton’s premier online destination is updated regularly with the latest Milton and GTA news, sports and weather; opinions, views and features on Milton-related issues; and is a site you can actually use with a Milton business directory, online classifieds, community event calendar, photo gallery, blogs, forums and more.

MiltonSearch.com invites you to visit today and discover what online living in Milton is all about. It’s time to get connected to your community and make your hectic life a little easier – and more fun!

News

MiltonSearch.com News Ticker
Our signature news ticker gives you the latest Milton and GTA news and sports headlines, linking to online sources like: the Milton Canadian Champion, Halton Compass and Toronto Star.

MiltonSearch.com Weather Widget
Forget flipping channels – get the current Milton weather conditions and 7-day forecast according to The Weather Network.

eXWorld® Internet News
Our eXWorld news module automatically updates, linking you to the latest technology, internet and entertainment news. We also feature alternative news headlines, linking to articles about science, physics, the paranormal and more!

Views

MiltonSearch.com Blog
Check out our blog page for weekly posts on a wide variety of topics ranging from Milton news to entertainment to politics to technology to sports. Sometimes we write, other times we scour the web for articles on issues affecting the lives of Miltonians and post them.

Some of our blogs from 2007 were:
• Strawberry fields (not) forever
• Milton covets its own ivory tower
• Should councillors be able to vote themselves a pay increase?
• Traffic lights at Thompson and Yates
• Is NHL hockey coming close to Milton?
• Is the green cart program enough?
• Real life Burlington ghostbusters: probing the paranormal
• Tax increases coming for Milton
• Are smart homes really the way of the future?
• A farewell to farms
• Milton Santa Claus Parade: All welcome! (except politicians)

Do you have an opinion or view you would like to share with Milton? Send it to us and we’ll post it for you. Take the credit or remain anonymous – it’s up to you.

Use

Free Classifieds
Find items for sale, jobs, local activities & events, houses for sale, apartments and office space for rent, financial, creative and automotive services and much, much more. Or register today and set up an account to post an ad. Avoid shipping costs or travelling around the GTA – buy and sell in Milton!

Community Calendar
Keep in touch with what’s going on around town with the MiltonSearch.com Community Calendar. We encourage you to submit your event, whether it’s a garage sale, open house or cooking class using this online tool. Once approved by us, it will appear live online!

Photo Gallery
Register for an account and upload your pictures to share with all of Milton, or password-protect your collection(s) so only friends and family can view them.

Discussion Forums
Our discussion boards are a great way to ask questions or voice your opinion on a variety of topics relevant to your life in Milton. Register and create an account today to start communicating with fellow Miltonians online 24/7.

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The Green Pages Business Directory
MiltonSearch.com’s environmentally friendly business directory is growing daily as businesses request to be listed on The Green Pages. Quickly find Milton and area businesses and link directly to their website, email and a map to their location.

Milton Home and Garden
Milton is Canada’s fastest-growing community over the last five years, with many people moving here from all over the GTA and
elsewhere. Always looking to add to MiltonSearch.com, we thought launching a home & garden section would be a worthwhile venture. Here, we present features on everything from interior design to home renovations to home organization to recipes to help you turn your home into your personal haven.

Some of our articles from 2007 were:
• One-stop Fall home maintenance guide
• Contractor Red Flags: How to spot trouble
• Clearing up the Christmas clutter
• 10 home improvement projects that add value
• 2008 decor and colour trends

Milton Phone Book
It’s the year 2008 – do you really need a big, heavy, cumbersome book to look up local phone numbers? Log on to MiltonSearch.com and click the ‘Milton phone book’ button to find Milton phone numbers quickly and effortlessly.

New additions
Our discussion forums are now live, as is our Milton Kids’ page featuring a kids’ activity of the week available for download as well as links to Milton resources for kids, cool websites and a kids’ art showcase.

Coming Soon…
We have several sections of the site still in development. We promise they will be worth the wait when they arrive!

In the very near future, watch for:
• Milton real estate
• Milton parents
• Milton community services
• Ongoing updates to The Green Pages
• New contests/promotions
• A new and improved Milton showtimes page to include the latest new movie reviews and links to movie trailers
• And how’s this for a teaser? A section simply called: Jasper, Sarah & Martin. We’ll keep that one under wraps for now…

Stay tuned – we’ve got a myriad of ideas as to how to make MiltonSearch.com even better. Watch for our new features as they come to life in 2008!

Well, 2007 is officially in the books and here at MiltonSearch.com, it’s time to look ahead to what promises to be a most exciting 2008!

But first, let’s take a quick moment to reflect on a hugely successful 2007:

MiltonSearch.com officially opened its doors on Saturday, June 9th, 2007 - the day of Milton’s all-day street party in celebration of the Town’s 150th anniversary. What a day it was, full of sun, fun, music, food and of course the thousands of people who filled every corner of Main Street downtown for the day. It was the perfect venue to let Miltonians know about our new site and business as we had a chance to connect with Milton residents interested in finding out about MiltonSearch.com’s various features and Milton business owners who also stopped by to talk about what we can do to help promote local businesses online.

That incredible day really did set the tone for the rest of 2007…

Traffic to MiltonSearch.com exceeded our expectations right from the start as Miltonians were eager to dive into a new, valuable online resource. During the summer we were also able to connect with a few key Milton businesses, forming partnerships which went on to increase local exposure and awareness for all parties.

One such partnership was forged with the relatively new, but iconic Milton restaurant Troy’s Diner. MiltonSearch.com participated in the Troy’s Diner-sponsored annual celebration Troy Fest, manning a face-painting booth in exchange for donations towards Milton District Hospital’s CT Scanner Fund on a cold, blustery Autumn afternoon. MiltonSearch.com also handled the re-design of the Troy’s Diner website. Check it out and let us (and Troy) know what you think!

In early September, MiltonSearch.com also participated in the huge MDHS School Reunion weekend, using the celebration to once again raise awareness and introduce promotions to local business owners and residents.

In mid-September, MiltonSearch.com joined the Milton Chamber of Commerce as a way to not only connect to local businesses, but also as a show of support to the Milton business community.

MiltonSearch.com’s “Milton in Bloom” Photography Contest also wrapped up in the Fall. Mike Horning won a $50 Casey’s Gift Certificate with his entry which can be found on our photo gallery page.

In the summer, Katie Wilson was the winner of the Milton Canadian Champion’s “Guess the Logo Contest”. MiltonSearch.com was one of the mystery logos which Katie did indeed guess correctly after she spotted one of our posters at the new A&P location on Thompson Rd. South!

How did our numbers look? Here are some interesting MiltonSearch.com stats from 2007:*

Bookmark/Add to favourites: 79% of all visitors to our site added MiltonSearch.com to their web browser “favourites” and overall 84% of our visitors access MiltonSearch.com through a “bookmark” or “favourite” link.

In order of highest to lowest number of pageloads, our most popular months were: November, October, September, December, July, August, June. In November, we recorded over 70 000 pageloads, equating to over 890 000 hits.*

In order of highest to lowest number of pageloads, our most popular days of the week were: Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, Tuesday, Monday, Sunday, Saturday.

Based on number of pageloads, our peak times were: 7:00am - 3:00pm and 7:00pm - 10:00pm

In order of highest to lowest number of pageloads, the most popular pages on MiltonSearch.com were: photo gallery, classifieds, community calendar, blog, MiltonSearch.com news, Green Pages business directory, Milton showtimes, about Milton and home & garden.

And lastly, the most popular search engines directing visitors to our site, in order of highest to lowest number of linked visitors were: Google 61%, Yahoo! 13%, Google Images 5%, Windows Live 3.2%, MSN Search 2.6% and others less than 1% each.

What’s in store for 2008?

Well, this is why we use the term ‘blazing a trail.’

At MiltonSearch.com, we plan to continue to think outside of the box in 2008 by not just looking at ourselves as a website, but as a business. A proud, Milton-based, living, breathing business. That means not hiding behind our computer monitors, but getting out and participating in events and trade shows, walking in the same shoes as other Milton businesses we look to offer support to.

As far as Milton websites go, we plan to continue to lead the way, not follow.

First, we have some housekeeping to do in 2008 by finalizing content in some key sections, including finally updating the Green Pages business directory with the hundreds of businesses that have contacted us.

After that, we plan to roll out some new branding at the Biz 2 Biz Trade Show operated by the Chamber of Commerce. MiltonSearch.com will begin to be positioned in two distinct ways which pertain to the home user and to the local business owner separately.

After earlier security issues, our discussion forums will finally go live in January, as we follow our mission to be all things to all people in Milton. Register for our forums today and begin chatting. We’ve started by posting a whole bunch of intriguing main categories and now it’s your turn to choose your specific topics of discussion from there…

There are a few other exciting features rolling out in the first half of 2008 directed to both home users and businesses which will remain top secret for now. These new features will continue to reinforce our mission to provide Miltonians with the best possible online resource, and hence provide Milton businesses the best resource to connect online with their customers.

In closing, it’s been quite a 6-and-a-half month ride! In such a short time, we’ve made huge strides in becoming Milton’s premiere destination on the web. Are we proud of our beginnings? Sure. Do we stop there? Of course not. There is still much to do to not only complete many facets of MiltonSearch.com, but to stay on top of the ever-changing Milton landscape. Whether it’s the latest Milton news headlines, special features relevant to life in Milton, or listing the newest business in town, you will be able to continue to count on MiltonSearch.com.

We wish you a happy and prosperous 2008!

David Brown

Owner, MiltonSearch.com

* Web stats 101: What are “hits” and “pageloads?” IBM’s website defines hits and pageloads as follows:

Hit: A browser request for any one item, such as a page, graphic, or other resource. It may take several hits to bring up a single Web page as displayed in a browser.

Pageload/Pageview: The number of deliberate requests to a given URL. For example, one Web page that contains three frames and 12 artwork files would generate one pageload or pageview, but 15 hits. This calculation is an approximation based on the time, sequence, and referral page from which various resources were requested.

New Additions to MiltonSearch.com’s The Green Pages

MiltonSearch.com would like to announce that the following businesses will be added to The Green Pages on our next update:

• The Halton Compass
• BNI - The Business Referral Organization
• Mill Ridge Family Dental Care
• Amy & Darryl Flowers Real Estate Agents - Royal LePage
• Kal Photocopy Company Ltd.
• Business Edge International
• Hearing for Life
• Goodwin Sports
• Trexor Studios
• Paquette Travers & Deutschmann
• Damon Smith, Investors Group
• Michu’s Folklore
• Storage Solutions
• Dwayne Santos, Insurance Advisor, RBC Insurance
• We Do Window Cleaning
• Meridian Electric
• Pho-Mi Vietnamese Restaurant
• Equilease
• Milton Toastmasters
• Robert J. Rubino, RBC Dominion Securities
• iShutter Photography
• Christine Manchisi, Dominion Lending Centres
• Aaron Cronk, The Co-operators Insurance
• Tish Wilson, The Co-operators Insurance
• Jay’s Ice Cream
• Milton Utility & Truck Repair
• Ufindabiz Ltd.
• Terry-Lynne Causley, Advantage Travel
• Halton Hills Fine Jewellery
• Complete Nails by Lucy N
• Milton Shoes & Leather Centre
• New Home Inc. Inspectors and Consultants
• Pre-paid Legal Services Inc.
• Mr. Greek
• Precision Electric
• Comprehensive Benefit Services Inc.
• Colour Works Printing Inc.

Congratulations to the businesses listed above! Listing on MiltonSearch.com means that Miltonians have quick and easy access to your contact information through our site, Milton’s homepage and #1 online resource. MiltonSearch.com is also catalogued regularly by search engines such as Google, and Yahoo! so your company information will also be available to the world via our site. As a business owner, you have a responsibility to have your company listed in as many applicable locations as possible to ensure maximum visibility and exposure.

The Green Pages is Milton, Ontario’s most comprehensive online business directory. Listings on The Green Pages are currently free of charge and include all contact information including hyperlinks to websites, email addresses and location maps.

MiltonSearch.com would like to inform our users and visitors to the site about the status of our Milton business directory, The Green Pages.

The directory has been incomplete for quite awhile now, with new businesses being added to the main page under the ‘new additions’ section.

We would like to apologize for the delay in completing our full directory both to users looking to find local Milton businesses and the hundreds of businesses and business owners who have contacted us over the last few months wishing to become part of The Green Pages.

Why have we fallen behind? Well, it’s actually in no small part due to the popularity of our site…

Since launching our site in June of 2007, MiltonSearch.com has been hired for several web design projects for companies both local and outside of the GTA, including RDI Consulting and Coulter Services Inc. in the London area, and most recently, the popular Troy’s Diner right here in Milton.

As a small company with a huge increase in workload, it’s been hard to keep up and certain areas of our site have remained incomplete for longer than expected. The good news is that we’re finally catching up…

MiltonSearch.com is pleased to announce that our updated directory is set to go live in the week of February 10th, 2008, with a full alphabetized list of Milton Ontario businesses. Each business listing also includes a link to each company’s website and/or email address as well as a Google map if applicable, making The Green Pages truly Milton’s most comprehensive online business directory.

In the coming weeks, we encourage all businesses who have requested a listing to visit our site to ensure:

a) that we have indeed added you to the directory
b) that we have added your business to all applicable categories and
c) that all of your contact information is correct and up-to-date

To new businesses who may be just discovering us for the first time: what are you waiting for?? Contact us right away to have your business listed today! For a limited time, listings on The Green Pages are free of charge.

Listing on MiltonSearch.com means that Miltonians have quick and easy access to your contact information through our site, Milton’s homepage and most popular online resource.

MiltonSearch.com is also indexed regularly by search engines such as Google and Yahoo, so your company information will also be available to the world via our site.

As a business owner, you have a responsibility to have your company listed in as many applicable locations as possible to ensure maximum visibility and exposure. MiltonSearch.com consistently ranks at or near the top in most Milton Ontario-related online searches, which means you do as well.

Again, we thank you for visiting and supporting our site in 2007. We have a lot of new features and improvements in store for 2008, so stay tuned - what you see now is just the beginning!

Stay safe on New Year’s Eve and see you in 2008!

Sincerely,

David Brown,
Owner, MiltonSearch.com

MiltonSearch.com is featured twice in the current November 2007 edition of SNAP Milton.

That’s right. September and October have been busy for us here at MiltonSearch.com.

In September, MiltonSearch.com officially joined the Milton Chamber of Commerce. Owner David Brown attended the Business After Hours meeting held at A Pathway to Wellness, where Mayor Gord Krantz was on hand for an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to honour Alice Logan on the 10th Anniversary of A Pathway to Wellness.

The SNAP Milton Business After Hours feature can be found here.

The 2nd Annual Troy Fest was held on Saturday, October 13 and MiltonSearch.com was proud to be involved in the event, offering face-painting and collecting donations to go toward Milton District Hospital’s CT Scanner Fund. Our official press release can be found here and again, SNAP Milton was there to cover the event. Some great pictures were taken of the event overall as well as featuring MiltonSearch.com’s Joseph Lemp and face-painter extraordinaire, Teri Van Sickle-Brown.

The SNAP Milton Troy Fest feature can be found here.

MiltonSearch.com’s booth featured face-painting by Teri Van Sickle-Brown with all donations going to Milton District Hospital’s CT Scanner Fund.

Despite the cool, blustery weather, the 2nd Annual Troy Fest was a success!

It sure felt like Winter was trying to force it’s way in, with cold temperatures and bone-chilling gusts of wind, but nonetheless the 2nd Annual Troy Fest had to be deemed a success!

The event featured pumpkin carving with pumpkins generously donated by Andrew’s Scenic Acres, raffle tickets, burgers, hot dogs, sausages, Halloween candy for sale, Randy Caddell with Troy’s drag car, horse and buggy rides provided by Dream Catcher Stables and more. Of course, MiltonSearch.com also participated by offering face-painting and was represented by Owner David Brown, Joseph Lemp and face-painter extraordinaire, Teri Van Sickle-Brown.

All proceeds from the event were donated to Milton District Hospital’s CT Scanner Fund, including $45.03 worth of donations collected by MiltonSearch.com.

It was also exciting to see many of the Milton Amazing Race teams blazing a trail through Troy Fest and Downtown Milton with their ‘eyes on the prize’ so to speak. Overall, considering the less than desirable weather conditions, it turned out to be another wonderful event hosted by Troy’s Diner for a great cause!

MiltonSearch.com was pleased and honoured to be a part of the 2nd Annual Troy Fest, and we have two Troy Fest photo collections posted on MiltonSearch.com’s photo gallery page featuring Teri’s face-painting as well as a collection of random shots from around the event! We invite you to take a look and enjoy!

MiltonSearch.com joins the Milton Chamber of Commerce

MiltonSearch.com is pleased to announce that as of September 2007, we are a member in good standing, of the Milton Ontario Chamber of Commerce.

As Milton’s homepage, we felt it was imperative to not only join the Chamber as a means of spreading the word about MiltonSearch.com, but also to begin to get to know local Milton business owners and continue to form relationships with them.

The Chamber, to us, is about forging relationships with other Milton business owners to work towards possibly forming partnerships with them, exchanging knowledge and information, and being part of a greater organization working for the betterment of the Town of Milton and its business community. The next decade will prove to be one of the most significant in Milton’s history as this will be the fastest growing community in Canada. The Town of Milton will more than double its current population of 65,000, reaching 120,000 residents by the year 2016. New opportunities for job creation, economic success and related infrastructure abound. 2007 is an exciting time to own and operate a business in Milton.

I would also like to state that it was nice meeting all of the business owners I spoke to earlier this evening at the Chamber’s September Business After Hours Meeting at A Pathway to Wellness. And to those I didn’t speak with - there’s always next time! I’d also like to thank the Chamber for the opportunity to stand up in front of the gathering to give the ‘MiltonSearch.com speech’ – our 30-second commercial if you will.

I’ve noticed in my travels around town, visiting local businesses, that many owners proudly display their Chamber of Commerce certificates in a prominent location. Here at MiltonSearch.com, things are a little different…. We don’t exactly have a front door, front counter, or storefront window - in fact, I guess our front door would be your computer monitor.

Well, because we’re extremely proud to be part of the Milton Chamber of Commerce, we’ve displayed our certificate above this press release. Think of this page as our ‘front counter’ for now…..

In closing, we at MiltonSearch.com invite all Chamber members to visit our site and send us your feedback on what you think. Have a look at all we have to offer, and don’t forget about our business promotion services – through our creative partner, Orbit Studios, we are able to offer a complete creative/marketing solution - from logo, business card or brochure creation to website design. We also complete the loop by offering advertising space on MiltonSearch.com.

Our mandate is to make MiltonSearch.com the #1 online destination for Miltonians, and in the process, the #1 online location for local businesses to connect with them.

Until the next BAH session, thanks for welcoming us into the Chamber and be sure to visit MiltonSearch.com regularly.

Dave Brown,
Owner, MiltonSearch.com

Two great places to start your day – Troy’s Diner and MiltonSearch.com – have joined forces

MiltonSearch.com is pleased to announce a partnership with one of Milton’s signature locally-owned businesses and restaurants, Troy’s Diner.

Troy’s Diner is a 50’s-style diner decorated in a retro, vintage style with a plethora of various Coca-Cola merchandise. Troy’s Diner is a reasonably-priced, fun family restaurant that serves breakfast all-day. Owner Troy Newton also participates in many of Milton’s major events over the course of the year, donating many dollars to local charities or causes, such as the Milton District Hospital. Coming this October 13th, across the street from Troy’s Diner, is ‘Troy Fest’ – an annual event organized by Troy Newton with activities such as: horse and buggy rides, pumpkin carving, Halloween candy sales, face-painting, penny raffles and Troy’s drag car. All proceeds will be going to Milton District Hospital.

The partnership allows MiltonSearch.com to have a presence inside the immensely popular Troy’s Diner. MiltonSearch.com posters and napkin-holder advertising can be seen, and MiltonSearch.com fridge magnets and promotional material can also be picked up from time to time at the register. In exchange, Troy’s Diner will receive year-round advertising on one of Milton’s most popular websites, increasing the exposure to this already popular dining destination.

MiltonSearch.com is also proud to announce it will be participating in this year’s Troy Fest, on October 13th. The MiltonSearch.com booth will feature face painting and free balloons - any donations will go directly to Milton District Hospital.

“Troy’s Diner was #1 on our list” noted Teri Van Sickle-Brown, MiltonSearch.com Marketing Manager. “We’re always looking to form local Milton partnerships which are mutually beneficial and let’s face it - the popularity of Troy’s Diner combined with his strong advertising presence around Milton and his generous charitable donations are what made us want to work with Troy.”

“This agreement looks to help Troy’s Diner expand it’s promotional arm into a new territory, and it definitely helps us continue to gain positive exposure and momentum as we position ourselves as Milton’s premiere destination on the web.”

The “Milton in Bloom” photography contest winning entry from Mike Horning

August 31st marked the closing of MiltonSearch.com’s “Milton in Bloom” photography contest. The contest was launched on June 9th at Milton’s 150th Annniversary Street Party as part of our Grand Opening Promotions. The guidelines for entries were pretty loose - anything that, to the photographer, symbolized ‘Milton in bloom.’

We received numerous entries and the judging was difficult as always, but after some deliberation, we’ve come up with our winner.

MiltonSearch.com is pleased to announce that Mike Horning is the winner of the 2007 “Milton in Bloom” photography contest with his entry that can be seen here as well as above. Ironically, Mike was also the first person to submit photos to us, on the very weekend we launched the site! Mike will receive a $50 Casey’s Milton gift certificate for his efforts.

We would also like to thank everyone who submitted pictures to us, either via email or registering and uploading them to the MiltonSearch.com photo gallery.

We invite you to check our MiltonSearch.com News page - later this Fall we’ll be announcing the winner of a $100 Milton Prize Pack. The winner will be drawn from a list of the first 100 people to register and post an ad on MiltonSearch.com’s FREE classifieds. We’re rapidly approaching 100 registrants to Milton, Ontario’s most popular online classifieds, so if you haven’t taken the time to have a look yet, click here.

MiltonSearch.com is launching new promotions for Fall 2007 in late September. Visit our promotions page for details.