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 Below is a list of questions we are asked often. FAQ
Is my
organization too small to list with fizzlers?
A: No company or organization is too small or too large with fizzlers.com. Our prices are below competitors who don’t even begin to approach the level of service and value we offer dollar for dollar. If you are familiar with eBay or Amazon, both offer mega giants like Sears and Black & Decker storefronts. Both also offer the same opportunity for storefronts to the one-person vendor operating in a basement the same venue at the same price per/unit. At fizzlers.com, we endeavor to do the same. Q: What does a basic listing cost? A: We offer a service called Business Basic for just $99/year with annual billing. The price of the business basic service is in a promotional phase. Any business can get their foot in the door for just $49/year with annual billing. A: A large part of any business is billing. When you allow us to bill you electronically, you can remit your payment by using our on-line PayPal shopping cart. You will instantly receive an invoice and a link to our PayPal account. Your listing will be activated within 24hours of you supplying us your listing information. Because we save by billing this we, we pass the saving directly back to you in the form of lower cost. Q: What’s the best way to judge the effectiveness of my listing? A: The very best way to judge the effectiveness is to use the Business Standard service which now offering a years listing and a three-month coupon that we will design for you or you can supply to us. When your patrons bring their eCoupons to your establishment, you both gain a new customer and will also know that consumers are seeing your listing on fizzlers.com. Q: How did you get the name fizzlers? A: We wanted more than a dozen catchy domain names, but they were already taken. We tried to negotiate to buy the domain names, but the present users wanted to retain the rights. We started development of the website with the generic name “ourwebsite.com” and continued to search for suitable name. Then, a year into development, Mike Way, our president was so frustrated at our inability to secure a name shouted in a meeting, “…this effort to find a name is fizzling out!” Mike stopped, paused and snapped his fingers saying in the same breath, “…I wonder how many people fizzle out while searching the internet for whatever it is they’re looking for?” And so, the name fizzlers was chosen. Q: How many areas does fizzlers.com cover now? A: Currently, fizzlers has 62,000 active listings in all of Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia. But we have been collecting company information from all over the United States. Once we have minimum saturation in any new area, we create a home page for the new locale and advertise it heavily in that new area. We never charge a client for a listing until his/her area has enough saturation to be active. As of this writing, Chicago and Los Angeles have many entries in our database and will be active soon. Q: What is the future for fizzlers.com? A: Fizzlers has perfected its business model in the metropolitan Washington DC/Maryland area. We are expanding nationwide as your read this. We have our sites on Canada and Mexico. Once we work out the logistics fizzles hopes to have the resources to go world-wide within a few years. And because anyone with the zeal and work ethic, can become an associate of fizzlers with incredible earning potential, we fully expect fizzlers to grow exponentially in the near future. Q: Suppose I have more than one location, do I pay for listing each business? A: If you have more than one location, each additional location is deeply discounted similar to the way multiple shipping saves you on each additional order. For example; if you order a DVD from an on-line vendor, you may be charged $5.00 for the single item, but if you order several DVDs at the same time, many vendors will charge you only a fraction of the original $5.00 because it doesn’t cost that much more to include a second or even a third DVD in the same package for just a little extra postage. Fizzlers.com does the same, each additional listing with a different location is discounted by approximately between 40% ~ 60% depending on how many additional locations are stored in our database. Once you enter your information, you will receive an eInvoice for your approval. Q: Is there a way to change the order in which the name of my business comes up? A: No. All organizations are returned in alphabetical order. If you want to be noticed first your organization should consider enhancing your listing with BOLD or color in the listing. Q: My business is in a category that you do not currently list. What can I do? A: Any business not listed in one of our major categories is placed in the “General Business” category. Your business will be coded to reflect the specifics of what your organization is all about and will still be seen by users looking for what you do. For example, let’s say you make stained glass windows. We have no category for stained glass, but your listing will be placed under “glass contractors”, “specialty shops”, and “arts & crafts”. We strive very hard to give you the most visibility possible. Additionally, our users know that they can perform and “advanced search” on just the word “stained glass” and your organization will also show up. Finally, when we have enough vendors to create a specific category across enough zip codes, we will create that category and add it to our other category listing. Q: Are there any plans to take fizzlers.com public? A: No. Q: Why do searches return companies that I know are farther than nn number of miles away? This is the question we are asked most by consumers. The answer is both simple and complex. We use the zip code database provided to us by the US government. That database list the approximate distance between zip codes by mid points. What does that mean? If you examine a zip code map you will see that each zip code resembles a piece of a jig-saw puzzle. Often, one zip code wraps around another zip code who range could be between 1 ~ 12 miles in some rural locales. If you look for a barber or tire store in a zip code that is adjacent to a really spread out zip code, you will get tires stores and barbers who are clearly farther away than your specified search parameters. I wish we could do something about this but we only have one source for our zip code data and it is as accurate as is humanly possible given the geography of certain areas. Q: How are gasoline prices collected and kept up-to-date? A: Both the consumer and the station owner can email or enter a gasoline price for any station they wish. We used to use a service that collected the credit and debit card data, but we discovered that there are a number of cash-only and wholesale club gasoline stations that don’t accept credit cards. Because the people provide the data in real time, we find it to be more accurate. Our field auditors drive around and spot check for the accuracy of reported fuel prices every day. We also enforce strict professionalism. If a competing gasoline station reports the gas of his/her competitor by entering false data, the offending station is flagged as a cheat and will not be permitted to list his prices on fizzlers for 30 days for each occurrence. If it happens more that three times, that station will permanently be removed from our database unless and until proof of new management can be verified by one of our field auditors. Q: How can I become a part of the fizzlers.com team? A: We are always looking for writers, restaurant and movie reviewers and salespeople who want to earn more and have fun in the process. If you’re serious, send an email to careers@fizzlers.com If you have any additional questions, please click here and we will answer as quickly as possible Kindest regards, |
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