FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Advertising made easy. Members email us every month (or call us) with instructions on what to put in their Ads; After that, we take care of absolutely everything else (ad design, payment, placement, etc.) If a member wants to keep the same Ads as last month, then they don't send us anything, and we continue to run their same Ad content. It's really that simple. This leaves you more time to run your business while we work on getting you more customers. Your decision on a Membership Plan really depends on your budget & goals. $25 - Web Ads: If your main goal is affordability & effectiveness, then we suggest this plan. There are over 100,000 internet users on Guam (and rising monthly). You will be able to reach out to them for an affordable price. **Web Advertisement also reaches off-island tourists, military & others looking at Guam websites. $49 - Web + Newspaper If your budget is a little bigger, we recommend this plan to reach another 78,000 Guam customers (26,000 circulation times 3 readers avg. per issue). **Newspaper also reaches an older audience that does not use Internet (approximately 25% of population). $149 - Web + Newspaper + TV (Triple-play). This plan has everything. Get this plan if you want effective sales leads (from Newspaper & Web), but also the prestige that comes from being on TV. Why Membership Dues? We use the membership dues to purchase newspaper, TV & web advertisement in bulk for our members. We also use them to purchase discounted websites & other business services for our members. Important Note: Members do not have to pay anything extra beyond the Membership dues listed below. All advertising is included in the Monthly Membersip Plan. How Much? Monthly Membership Plans: * $25 - web advertisement only * $49 - web + newspaper * $149 - web + newspaper + TV Other OPTIONAL Services? Along with the Advertising plans above, Members also have the option to add-on discounted services such as: * fully-hosted websites - $9.99 per month * graphic design - $99 * business card design - $99 * T-Shirt Art Design - $199 * TV commercial production $299 * ......and many more (full-list provided to members) *We handle all negotations & payments with Vendors to makes things easier for our members. We have a very simple approval process that only takes 1 day. Who Can Join? Any non-racy business or organization that pledges to support the Network (no legal contracts involved) by paying your membership dues consistently every month. We use your Membership dues to pay for bulk-discounted advertisement, which we provide to our members. Who Cannot Join? If you are a direct Competitor of someone already in the network, you will not be allowed to join. For example, if we already have an "Italian Restaurant" in the Network, you will not be allowed to add your Italian Restaurant into the Network. However, a "Japanese Restaurant" would be allowed in, as it is not a direct competitor. We will let you know during the application process if your business is a direct competitor to an existing member. What if my competitor leaves? Using, the example above, if the "Italian Restaurant" owner leaves the Network, we will contact you promptly to let you know there is an opening in that category. And just like before, no other direct competitor will be allowed into the network to compete against you. We are Guamanians, raised on Guam. The founder of the GuamAdvertisement Network graduated from Notre Dame High School in Talafofo, and has a technical Master's degree in Computer Informations Systems. Another of our founders graduated from JFK in Upper Tumon. We operate a small business, and most of our clients are on-island. When we attempted to find "triple-play" advertising, we were surprised to find that there were no Internet Advertising networks for Guam, and newspaper & TV were simply unaffordable for us. Out of necessity, we set out to create our own Internet Advertising service, and along the way, we made connections with local newspapers & TV channels that were willing to give us bulk discounts if we came forward with enough advertisers. The GuamAdvertisement Network was our way to organize a large-enough group so that we could negotatiate bulk discounts for ourselves, and all the other businesses that joined us. Newspaper. The going rate for a Guam newspaper ad is $362.50 per day. Our members pay approximately $24 per day (bulk discounts & placement-sharing). TV. The going rate for a Guam TV commercial Package is around $4,000 per month. Our members can pay as little as $100 for an entire week. We're able to buy that Package, at a discount, and then along with that discount, we divide the Package into Ad Spots, which our members can buy on a per-run basis. So essentially, you're able to buy each commercial at an affordable rate, versus buying the entire package for $4,000. Internet. Web Advertisement from other outside-Guam agencies can cost up to $3.00 per ad click, and you aren't guaranteed to get "Guam-focused" websites" (so you could be wasting money). Our members pay as little as $0.25 cents per click, and we only place our ads on "Guam-focused" websites. Websites. The going rate for a Guam website is $1,500 to build & extra fees every month. Our members get websites for as low as $49 to build, and minimal fees every month. Other. Along with these discounts, there are many others including: graphic design, promotional items (t-shirts, etc.), business card design, and more). When you join, you'll get a complete list of all the Business Service discounts. You should join if you are interested in Guam-targeted advertising in any one of these 3 media types: * TV Commercial Ads * Newspaper Ads * Guam Website Ads (Internet Advertising) If you are not interested in receiving up to 70% off of advertising in any of the 3 media mentioned above, then it is not recommended that you apply to join our private network. Although we do offer members bulk discounts on other business services - like websites, graphic design & others - the majority of our discounts are related to advertising. The Guam Advertisement Network is a consortium of Guam businesses & organizations that seek to attain marketing at an affordable price. The cornerstone of the network is our Guam online advertising network. Here, our members can reach over 50,000 locals, tourists & military that our perusing locally-focused websites. We're able to bring our brings inexpensive Guam web ads, and Guam internet ads as a result of the websites we have put together. However, we don't stop with just Internet; There are 2 other media on Guam which are very effective for reaching thousands of other potential customers at a reasonable price. These 2 media are: Guam newspaper ads, and of course Guam TV Ads. We've spent over a year establishing the technology, and the methodology behind the our network, and we are proud to bring it to other small businesses, home businesses & organizations, that shy away from the overly-expensive advertising offerings that abound throughout the island. Our offices are located in Tamuning, but we also have satellite offices in Dededo, Hagatna, and Yona. We can meet you in person to explain the details of the network, or we can call you via phone. Phone is preferred as we are very limited on manpower.