Alternative-Hawaii: Join Us

Part of Alternative-Hawaii's mission is to support Hawaii's local economy by globally promoting island-owned and operated ecotravel related businesses.

As one of Hawaii's premier ecotourism sites, our listings of over 4,000 things to see and do in the Islands are making quality information easily accessible to visitors.

If you are a local ecotravel related business (Accommodation, Restaurant, Activity), we would like to include you as a Sponsor in our valued on-line Directory. Your Descriptive Listing under relevant categories will give you a real presence on the Worldwide Web - the growing Cyber-Marketplace!

As part of Alternative-Hawaii, your Aloha will be made visible along the path less traveled. Your Listing will not be lost in cyberspace! We frequently receive over 130,000 "hits" per day (averaging over 10,000 "unique visitors" per day) and have very high rankings on the major search engines. We have a 90% renewal rate among our approx. 600+ Sponsors. The world is watching. Join us and be found.

OUR AFFORDABLE ADVERTISING PROGRAM

BECOME AN ALTERNATIVE-HAWAII "SPONSOR"
(SUPPORT OUR MISSION OF PRESERVING HAWAII)

OPTION 1: SPONSOR - $150 per year

We create a Multi-linked Sponsor Listing placed under three relevant categories sorted in alphabetical order.

Your descriptive listing includes the following 3 links:

A link to your website from the Company Name on your listing.
A link from the email address on your listing.
A link from the caption of a photo copied from your site that we include on your listing.
4 large photos on your "photo page" displaying pictures of your business, staff, etc..

In addition:

Your fax number is added to your listing (optional).
Our Alternative-Hawaii search engine further ensures your listing will be found.

ADDITIONAL SPONSOR LISTINGS:

DUPLICATE LISTINGS: To maximize your visibility at minimal cost, we can duplicate your sponsor listing elsewhere on our site under different categories. The first additional category listing is $25 per year, each additional category listing is $20.00/each/yr.

ADDITIONAL Photos:

An additional 4 photos (for a total of 8) is an additional $25.00 per year. Each additional 4 photos is also an additional $25.00 per year.

An example PHOTO PAGE WITH 4 PHOTOS. You may also add brief captions under each photo.

PROFILE PAGE AND INQUIRY FORM:

A basic sponsorship is required to qualify for this type of advertisement ($150/yr minimum).
For those sponsors who do not have their own website, we will create a one page website that links directly from your sponsored listing. The page includes our bamboo navigation bar (at the top of the page) and a background image of your choice. The page also includes up to 3 images (pictures of your business, logos, etc...). The initial creation of the Profile Page and the Inquiry Form is $75.00 for the FIRST YEAR ONLY, and then only $25.00/yr for every subsequent year.
Extra pages are an additional $25 per page/per year. Additional images (up to 3 images) are also an additional $25/yr.
Also included in this package is an Inquiry Form page. This is a very helpful and informative page for the advertising business owner to have. It is an excellent way to gather vital information from potential customers and a means to track referals from alternativehawaii.com. This EXAMPLE INQUIRY FORM is designed for our "accommodations" sponsors, but it can be custom tailored to meet your various business needs.

Note:

We offer a 10 dollar discount for members of the Hawaii Ecotourism Association.
We also offer a 10 dollar discount to 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organizations
Ask us about the benefits of a reciprocal link

Application Form

OPTION 2: FRIEND (Unlinked Listing) - FREE

REMAIN AN ALTERNATIVE-HAWAII FRIEND
We will include (at no cost to you) a FREE UNLINKED Descriptive Listing (Name, Address, Telephone Number, Description only) as a service to visitors to our site. Kindly consider linking to our site (e.g. to our Calendar of Eco-Cultural Events) as a service to your visitors.

To sign up for either of the Advertising Program options above, please go to our Application Form.

WEB DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Through our technical support staff, we are able to offer your company a wide range of web development services. Whether you already have an existing web site, are thinking about a new web site, or would like us to create your web page (Profile) on the Alternative-Hawaii site, please contact us directly:

Alternative Hawaii
1050 Bishop Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Tel. (808) 283-4405
Email: admin@alternativehawaii.com