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After sending a site-submission request to UpCity web directory, I received this reply, asking me to click through to the agent’s calendar to reserve an appointment time. This approach seemed more inviting than the standard “please respond with when you’re available to talk” response. And it minimizes playing phone-tag.
Rather than boring viewers and readers into buying a product, these ‘sponsored content’ are hard to ignore. Here are a couple more examples of this highly effective alternative to online banner advertising…
Aware that potential customers often search for “what’s an alternative to (fill in the blank)?”, ZenDesk built a mini site at the domain ZenDeskAlternative.com.