Our goal is to bring affordable online marketing to small businesses in the mountain communities of Colorado along with providing a one stop place for visitors to find the businesses, companies, and services available to them. We also work in sync with 285 Creative to help round off a helpful set of tools and applications to promote local small business websites. Virtual Rt285.com and 285 Creative are mainly here to help, not make a mint off of our neighbors! Both are created out of a passion for what we do and to help our community thrive especially during these difficult times. Our fee's go to improving our services and to keep things going, it's not some get rich quick scheme or fly by night service. Too many underhanded companies are out there willing to take advantage of small businesses. We are just an average family business with people who love what we do, love keeping money in our local economy and have turned a hobby into a profession. Our virtual doors are always open should you have questions, suggestions, or ideas to help make this site better or to assist you with the web site itself. We are unorthodox in the way we run our business. Maybe it's old school but it's comfortable. We believe in forging bonds with our clients, building friendships and sharing what we know to better everyone involved. As a rule we stay on top of technology and trends then pass that along to our clients right away. We do our best, if you aren't tech savvy to demystify what we do.

Over at 285 Creative ( www.285creative.com ) you can find, for free, all the information you need as a small business owner to get the most out of your web site for a change. The site is always being updated to help you stay on top of ever changing SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ). Please think of us as YOUR creative & marketing team. See we hope in a way to help you, the small business owner, not only realize you can enjoy the same features as do the so called "Big Companies" but we also want to show you that to be competitive you need some of these tools and applications. Because most of what we use is Open Source, it doesn't cost you a thing typically. You can be a big fish in a big pond. Just because we aren't located in a major market doesn't mean you have to settle for being outside looking in. We help you dive in and get the exposure you need as well as level the playing field. Part of our service isn't just telling you we can do that, it's showing you. 

Category Listing

In effect, this service is a mini webpage for your business. Each listing includes a photo of your logo ( or anything you like ) 300px by 300px in size along with a brief description of your business, products, or services. Please try to keep descriptions to under 200 words. Less is more, you want to pique a readers interest and have them go to your site for more information. Your listing can be linked to your website should you have one. Included of course, your contact information; phone/fax number - email address - web address - other contact info you'd like to share. You can also have downloadable files available. For example, a restaurant could include a PDF download of your current menu. If you need potential clients to fill out any forms, we can make that downloadable so it could be printed out in advance. We also include a free consultation, not a sales pitch - a bit of sharing information so you can get the most out of your listing. Like utilizing Social Networks, Instant Messaging and SKYPE for taking online phone calls. So much more. All is included in our pricing. You can also contact us at any time through out the year to update files or your listing should you have news about your company, specials, or just to keep your ad listing fresh with new content.

$199.99 per year covers it all.

Banner Ads

We will create a 728x90 banner ad ( see below for example ) for your business and place it into rotation with our nationally affiliated banner ads that run at the bottom of each page on Virtual Rt285. We can also create a 120x240 sized banner than runs on the left side of the Virtual Rt285 site. You are certainly welcome to supply your own banner as well should you have one. We also will be introducing standard 468x60 Banners soon as well as other standard sizes.

1 time design fee: $29.99
$49.99 728x90 Horizontal Banner Ad per year
$39.99 120x240 Vertical Banner Ad per year

Multimedia Advertising - Video & Audio Ads

We are developing audio & video ads. You can see a working example here. Think of them as online "radio" commercial ads or "television" commercials embedded in your web listing. Those watching or listening to your multimedia ad will be able to see and hear all about your business. 285 Creative can produce your commercial and we will incorporate it into your listing on Virtual Rt285. You can star in the commercial if you like or we can have one of our talented spokespersons do the work for you. Each commercial will have original music, graphics, and much more. Since this type of online advertising is a first of its kind in this area we'd LOVE to hear what you think of this! Please do contact us and share your thoughts. Luckily with technology today, we can keep the costs of doing such things very affordable. You're ad will certainly "POP" with the addition of audio & video.

We will be offering FREE AUDIO & VIDEO ADS to selected businesses for a limited time. If you are interested contact us for details.

You can learn more about video & audio ads over at www.285creative.com.

FREE Classified Ads

And of course we offer free classified ad listings. Just visit the classified section to see the ads and if you are interested you must join Virtual Rt285. We do this to keep the amount of SPAM down to a minimum. You can sign up for Virtual Rt285 here.

Non-Profits

We offer the same services as above but offer it for FREE for non-profit groups. Contact Us for details and more information. We are always here to help non-profit groups on 285 Creative ( www.285creative.com ) as well.

*On a side note; we know times are tough. If you can not afford our services but know having a listing can help your business please don't hesitate to ask for deferred payment or even barter. Remember, we aren't trying to break your bank or fill ours up. Virtual Rt285 and 285 Creative are things we enjoy doing and if our talents can help you in anyway, we are here for you. We can make anything work. Just give us a shot. Also as stated on the main page, the first 20 businesses that wish to list with us will get free advertising for 2 years. Drop us a line to discuss that if you like.