Another round of lost advertisers

I am really sad to say that the people who read the paper have not been talking to the advertisers. We have 2 more businesses that say they can't afford to advertise because they get no response from you, the readers.

I know you guys read this thing, but they don't seem to be seeing that or so it appears.

So question for you all:

What kinds of advertisers do you want to see? Obviously not bike shops - so where do I start targeting my efforts so we can keep the lights on and the doors open? What kinds of businesses do you want to know about? What kinds of businesses will you support?

Any suggestions? It's up to you, if you enjoy the tools we provide and want to keep them....

Your suggestions would be appreciated right about now.

Stay safe out there...

BDBetty

Heavy Hearts

This has been a really tough week at our house.

One of my husband's friends went head to head with a semi and is now in critical and unstable condition in the Kamloops hospital. Another is undergoing cancer treatments on the other side of the country.

Needless to say my poor husband is feeling pretty powerless and helpless right now.

I am asking for your help.

We all know the power of prayer, so if you can spare a second, please say a prayer for these two men.

Thanks and stay safe out there...

BDB

Holy Cow!

I knew that there were a whack of motorcycle events happening every year but even my eyes are popping. Right now I am adding as many as 30 events a day.

Everything from groups meetings and ride nights to coffee nights & breakfast rides, runs, rallies rodeos, demo's, open houses....man alive we are going to be busy this coming year!

Hope you are all having fun getting ready for Christmas.....
Stay safe out there

BDB

I am amazed with my website results

I'ts 15 to 7 on Thursday night and I popped in to set up a new member.
I was working in the administration portion of the site and was amazed to see that we had 22 people on line. Myself and Ali were the only 2 members.

I've asked her to get a show how many visitors on line module.
I remember when I was thrilled to see one other person on line at the same time as me.

I've been working away on the provincial event calendars - as groups and businesses firm up their 2008 events we are pulling them all together. I all we have about 600 events for the 2008 riding season from group ride nights and breakfasts to runs, rallies, demo days, competition events - and not many of them set yet! In all I have added about 60 events in the last 2 days.

Registered members - you can help me here! Submit your clubs stuff right into the calendars and when you have drop me an email so I can go and check on the repeating portion.

Your help would be much appreciated!

Hope you find the information in the calendars useful when planning your holidays and choosing the long weekends you want to book off this riding season.

I also hope it proves useful for those who are moving to a new area - you can find others of like mind at www.beltdrivebetty.com quite easily.

Register for your free membership today and remember a subscription to the Busted Knuckle Chronicles On Line is only $5.30 a year! Gives you free classified ads and the color version of the paper delivered to your computer 48 times a year!

Stay safe out there!
BD Betty

Yah!

Well after all of the destruction and construction I finally get to move into my new office tomorrow. It's amazing what elbow grease, drywall and paint can do for an old attached garage!

It's been really weird an frustrating working between 2 offices but today I will have heat in there and tonight phone lines!

I have for the last 5 years worked in a 9 x 9 bedroom. Now I get 266 sq ft of space!
I am excited to say the least - tired too, it's been a long haul to get here!

Watch the web site for a great contest to win tickets to the Red Deer Motorcycle show for you and 7 friends!

Have a great day and stay safe out there.

BDB

A Special Day

Today is our wonderful web mistress's birthday.
I hope you will join me in wishing Ali a wonderful day!

I have been updating the event calendars as more and more groups and businesses are confirming their event dates and meetings.

If you know of an event that we don't have listed you can help us and your riding club or business by sending us the information or adding it directly to the calendars.

We want the information here to be the most accurate and up to date that we can provide.
With over 1.2 to 1.5 million hits and over 55,000 visitors a month this site CAN help your club or business get some added exposure.

Your active involvement on our site will help us to make this site the ultimate motorcycle tourist web site about the Canadian Riding Scene!
Have a great day everyone and stay safe out there.

BD Betty

Busy - stupid busy!

Between IBlogger experiencing some technical difficulties for a few days and the fact that I have been painting the old garage here at home to make a bigger office for myself I have been very busy.

Ali has been coding her fingers to the bone as you can see by the new things that keep popping up on the site. The lady amazes me.

I hope you will check out our Preferred and Referred contest - maybe recommend a shop or a waitress for their great customer service - you could win a killer prize....

We have the New "How well do you know Arlen Ness?" contest for tickets to the Red Deer Motorcycle show and more stuff coming down the pipes all the time.

Have a great day and now that my blog is back up and the painting almost done, I promise to chat here a wee bit more often....

BD Betty