Deborah Thibodeau
Wedding Industry Promotion

The Simply Organized Bride.com

Websites:

• http://www.thesimplyorganizedbride.com

I specialize in wedding industry promotion in the Pacific Northwest. I do this in various ways, including:

• managing a website of resources for wedding and event planning
• selling inexpensive, effective online advertising
• organizing bridal shows twice a year
• selling an easy to use wedding planning guide
• organizing wedding vendor networking events

The website averages 4,800 page views per month making it an ideal place to advertise your business. Advertising options include:

• Free basic listings
• Complete business listing for $50/year
• Banner advertising for $75 - $400/year

There are 75 different categories of wedding vendor businesses available for placement of your ad listing.

Online advertising builds name recognition, helps your customers find you and provides a targeted message that can be changed easily and free of charge. It provides excellent marketing value, especially when compared to the costs of print advertising.

Bridal shows provide an opportunity for wedding vendors to display their businesses to potential clients. We anticipate organizing two bridal shows per year -- one in the spring and one in the fall.

The website provides the bride with a 3-step process to an organized wedding:

1. purchase an online wedding planning guide for $14.95
2. find wedding vendor businesses
3. browse through wedding planning articles and find local bridal shows and events

The website is also helpful for anyone planning any type of event including: corporate events, picnics, birthday parties, anniversaries, quinceaneras, bar and bat mitzvahs, bachelor and bachelorette parties, bridal showers and other parties of any kind!

I take pride in providing excellent, personalized service to my advertisers. I discover the needs of my advertisers and I work with them to fulfill those needs. I provide website statistics to my advertisers on a bi-monthly basis so they know how well their ad listing is performing. Advertisers may also submit a wedding article for publication on the website providing better exposure for their business.

I need more vendors for listing on the website. I am happy to provide a free listing or to work with vendors to create advertising that works for them. My goal is to give brides and visitors to the website more opportunities to find what they're looking for.

Whatcom Community College

Website Manager and Writer (7 years) - I started my business in 2002 and spent a year writing, designing and perfecting a wedding planning guide called "The Simply Organized Bride". I started the website in 2003 to sell the guide and to offer wedding vendor businesses a place to advertise.

Banking Legal Assistant (15 years) - Preparing and registering security documents required for loan and project financing by banks in amounts from $1 million to $40 million.

Legal Secretary (5 years) - General secretarial work for lawyers specializing in Litigation, Foreclosures and Divorce.