UNDERSTANDING THIS SITE:

Unlike many web sites Colorado Springs Online Business Directory is actually 3 sites in one. 

http://ColoradoOnlineBusinessDirectory.com/ = Is a directory list of local Businesses which are registered with the Better Business Bureau.  Address, Telephone and BBB certificate reports can be viewed by the public.  With a single click of the "Map it" button directions to the Business takes only seconds. If the Business has a web site the web site may also be published.  Additionally if the Business wishes they may display monthly discounts or specials.

http://preferredonlinesites.com/  = Is a Online Store menu which is attached to all of our pages.   Since online stores are often not part of the BBB the site works a little different.  Each store has been checked for 3 conditions which must be met before the site can be listed.

1)   The site was researched with the BBB to the best of our ability.  If a negative report was found the store was removed. 

2)   The Web site was viewed to ensure a logical design with quick response time.

3)   Each online store "purchasing / Billing"  has been evaluated to ensure they use SSL or another type of encrypted billing.  There are literally 1000's of online stores who do not. 

Finally once added an additional restriction was placed.  There are often sites which rank a online store.  The problem is programs can easily be written to provide positive feed back which is not deserved.  To ensure scripts or programs can not be used to boost a store rating.  Preferred Online Sites rates in reverse.  If we receive 3 negative responses with in a month there are no questions asked, the store is immediately removed. 

The end result is a list of stores which provide; security, reliability, value and peace of mind.

http://preferredBuys.com/ =  Is a new concept store which is now being researched.  The store will sell Products at truly amazing low prices.  The store will only list one product each week to help drive customers to learn about http://ColoradoOnlineBusinessDirectory.com/ .  These products will often be below wholesale prices. After week one the product will be pushed to a second product page.  At the end of Week 4 the product will be removed.  This will allow a maximum of 4 products to be displayed at any given time.  An example of the products is the Delonghi MAGNIFICA Beverage Machine.  The retail price is $1199.00 .   We found sale prices as low as $850.  PreferredBuys price would of been around $650.00 Which at the time of this write up was far below any other price found on the web.

What are the Benefits? We ensure all listed sites meet the following requirements:

• For local Businesses we provide consumers with the information to make a formative decision if there local company is a company they should be doing business with.  We also provide a media to allow local companies to provide monthly online discounts.

• For online stores in our menu systems, we ensure:
• Secure ordering of their products and services
• Secure Billing
• Positive feedback concerning there Customer Service
• Clean record at the Better Business Bureau
• Your opinion.  If we receive negative unresolved responses the sites will be removed from our site listings
• Logical and well design web sites

Intermittent:

• Discounted pricing 
• Special sale promotions

How can this be achieved?  We support an ever growing community.  By using our site we make a very broad statement that honesty, value and respect is what our consumers demand.  Stores that do not support these values wont receive our business.  For our Online Store menu by clicking to the recommended sites and stores from our Web Site our name is passed as "the from address".  This notifies the Store that you're a "Preferred Online Site user".  By not meeting our requirements and yours the link to the store will be removed from our web site.  This hits these stores where it hurts.  In the wallet. 

Join Free "The Preferred Online Site Community"

How to Join: Simply and honestly provide feedback of your online experience using our site and the stores you reach via our site.   Recommend other online sites which have proven Honest, Reliable and Cost savvy.   No personal information is required nor any username or passwords.

What's the best way to ensure I use this site for all our shopping needs:  The best way is to make our Home page your Home page.  Simply click the link to set your browser to our site.  Click here to make Colorado Springs online Business Directory your homepage. 

Frequently Asked Questions:

What type of personal information do I need to supply?  None.  Unlike most websites there are no gimmicks here.  We will never ask for any personal information from you.

Do you require Credit card information to use your links?  No.  This site has nothing to due with your ordering or purchasing of products.  The sole purpose is to ensure our customers have the tools they need to ensure the stores there dealing with are Honest, Reliable and Cost savvy.  

http://ColoradoOnlineBusinessDirectory.com/  Shows a list of frequent searches.  The stores which are listed in this section pay a nominal monthly fee to be listed.  The fee is normally around 15$ per month which includes all the programming, coding , research and web hosting space for there information.  This fee also covers monthly coupons and discounts the listed companies may choose to have published.  

http://preferredonlinesites.com/  = To legally have the stores listed we needed to have there permission.  The best way to accomplish this is by affiliating our selves with these stores. Presently we are allowed to post over 2000 store links.   Due to our stringent criteria only a few hundred are listed under our menu systems.

http://PreferredBuys.com/  = At the time of this update Preferred Buys is still in the research stage.  If the site is pushed live it will be owned by the Administrator of this site.    

How is this web site different then other web sites?  We never request personal information, private information, we don't span your email, No annoying Pop up Ad's.  But most important of all, we provide consumers with the tools they need to ensure the Business and stores there thinking of working with are stores they should be working with.  Our slogan is Knowledge = Power we hope you never forget that!

How does this site remain active if they only charge Businesses $15 a month and don't support ads?  It does not seem profitable.  In truth the average price of $15 does not do much.  The way we overcome this is with our Premier listed Businesses. These are business who pay a higher price or provide a month / yearly donation to help our site remain active.  Out of appreciation we list our Premier sponsors on the top of each page.  In most cases each category shows 5 - 10 Premier sponsor listings.

If the posted sites are only your recommendation and we have no guaranty of a positive transaction why should I use your site?   The purpose of this site is to protect our consumers while promoting those companies who care about there customers.   Why deal with a unknown when you can use companies which have a very possitive consumer history.  With our site you can view company histories, see how many complaints and of what type of complaints.  Related to the online stores Volume = Power = Respect.   With consumers like you using our site, retailers take notice.   Imagine you’re a toy store and 20% of your sales come from 1 link (ours).  Then imagine I call you up and say, due to your customer service I'm removing your link? Suddenly any Consumer using our site has power over there sales, and strangely enough suddenly the store has much more respect for the average consumer.  Additionally volume affects price.  Due to the volume being generated our recommended stores often provide promotions / Discounts which may not be advertised to the general public.