New Sugarbush Directory

[BryanEx]

In process of adding the www.Sugarbush.info link to our web site. Should be up by the weekend.

Chris... thanks for the link back to Sugarbush.Info. I've just upgraded the listing for www.mapleandhoney.com to be a "featured link". That means that your web site will always be listed first in the PA, USA category (along with anyone else from PA that links back) regardless of which sort order a customer chooses. It also includes your site at random in the "featured Links" box that displays just above each directory.

Exchanging links isn't all that important for Internet users as much as it is for Google. The more maple producers that Sugarbush.Info links to that also link back the better off we are at getting on the first page of results with a Google search on the word "sugarbush". Right now it's dominated by sugarbush ski resort and a few long running large commercial producers so I have my work cut out for me.

I will also be upgrading to the paid service for providing a preview of each web site listed on Sugarbush.Info this week so that anyone that does not have one displayed will be included for January 1st.

[BryanEx]

Not sure what to do with this one but definitely want to include it in the directory;

American Maple Museum


Two best choices are either "resources" which has mostly maple information web sites or "organizations" which is for groups involved in the maple industry. I suppose "festivals & events" might work but the museum isn't quite what I had in mind for that directory.

I'm thinking organizations because of the following info on their web site;

The American Maple Museum is a non-profit organization chartered (Absolute Charter) by the NY State Board of Regents and is recognized by the North American Maple Syrup Council and the International Maple Syrup Institute.

[maplefrank]

Please include this!!!!!!! its in my backyard.........this is one of the reasons i'm a maple producer......

[BryanEx]

Please include this!!!!!!! its in my backyard.........this is one of the reasons i'm a maple producer......

It's included, along with the one in Vermont. I just wasn't sure which category was most appropriate.

[BryanEx]

I just received a suggestion that made me go... hmmm.

The suggestion was to add a category to Sugarbush.Info for Facebook maple pages. I've seen several members that have web sites in addition to Facebook while others are on Facebook exclusively. Now, I don't do Facebook, Twitter, or any of those other social engineering sites... um... I mean social networking sites, so I don't know enough about them. I can understand the interest in having everything a maple producer has online listed in the directory but will a listing of maple Facebook pages help and/or interest the end consumer? I dunno...

Thoughts & opinions?

[red maples]

I don't think so. once you go onto a maple website there is usually a link to their facebook page. SO I think it would be kinda redundant.

[jcb]

I just received a suggestion that made me go... hmmm.

The suggestion was to add a category to Sugarbush.Info for Facebook maple pages. I've seen several members that have web sites in addition to Facebook while others are on Facebook exclusively. Now, I don't do Facebook, Twitter, or any of those other social engineering sites... um... I mean social networking sites, so I don't know enough about them. I can understand the interest in having everything a maple producer has online listed in the directory but will a listing of maple Facebook pages help and/or interest the end consumer? I dunno...

Thoughts & opinions?

I am not a big face book fan but I know a restrant owner that post her daily specials on face book, so maybe you could could post if you were boiling. I would think that would be something each sugar house would do on thier own. I cant see a need for Sugarbush.info to be on there.

Unless you want to look up some old friends

[BryanEx]

I tend to agree with you both. The roll of Sugarbush Info should be to collect customers from the Internet and feed them directly into each of your own web sites. If a producer wants to send them off to Facebook from there it's their own decision. From a management stand point it would be next to impossible to keep the Facebook listings accurate and up to date. I would have no way of telling if a Facebook page has been abandoned or if maple is only occasionally mentioned between family or friend chatter. I think I'll pass on this idea but it was a good suggestion.

Thanks - Bryan

[BryanEx]

H2O Innovation has just added Sugarbush.Info to their main page and has become the first major manufacturer to link to our directory which really helps with Google. This past weekend I also sent out an email to all 25 maple producer associations that are online asking for links but so far most have not responded with a few that said "we'll think about it". Oh well... you don't get the support unless you ask for it I suppose but at least H2O Innovation is on-board.

At this point I'm running pretty thin on adding new links so I will start focusing on Google placement and content. I want www.Sugarbush.Info to be in good shape before the sugaring season starts to try and send you all new business this year.

- Bryan

[CBOYER]

Found this one:
Atelier Pruno.com , tubing installation tools maker
site in french, pdf catalog under "Produits" have a lot of information