WHO'S ELIGIBLE TO JOIN:

Your product, art, or service need NOT have a Texas theme, but you must live in Texas.

WHAT WE DO FOR YOU:
Truly Texan advertises in print media and online and on the major search engines  Our online mall receives between 16,000 and 25,000 unique visitors/month, depending on the month and the state of the economy.

When magazine and tv folks call (and they do), we direct them to the most appropriate member(s) of the mall.  We do NOT give your phone number or other information to anyone unless it is on your website for the world to see.  We do our best to make sure being a part of the mall is worth your money.  That includes co-op print advertising opportunities.  In 2009, we are running 3 4-color display ads in Cabin Life, a glossy mag with outstanding demographics, targeting a high-end market.

What Truly Texan members say:

Hey Cindy! Just wanted you to know I am getting a good response from our truly Texan membership!  $500 order today and she saw us on your web site.  Yeah! She also ordered furniture from your person....Thanks a bunch! Pat T. of True West Rodeo China

You have been fabulous, and we appreciate everything you have done for us. I hope all the vendors realize what a jewel you are. Thanks for everything. Anita (a retired member)

Thank you and we appreciate your hard work at keeping us involved. Dulane

Just a note to say Hi and let you know that advertising on Truly Texan Market Place has really helped my Internet sales.   Mary Bowman of Mary's Bee Garden

Biz is GREAT! I am getting lots of business from your site. Carol McK.

BTW, you are incredible at customer service - something I prize.  Thank you. Jim Osborn

Our Press & Benefits

Online since August 1998, Truly Texan has been recognized by Texas Highways (July 2004), People Magazine (2003), the Austin American-Statesman (2002, 1998), Texas Technology, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Hood County News, and a number of other publications, both print and electronic.

We're listed as a resource in the design book, The Small Adobe House by Agnesa Reeve, Robert Reck (Aug 2001, Gibbs Smith).

One of our members was interviewed by Home & Garden Television Network after being found via Truly Texan.  Another is a 2003 Forbes Best of the Web site. 

Several of our members have been invited to the prestigious Texas Arts and Crafts Festival and won awards

Many of our members have been contacted by magazines for feature articles after joining Truly Texan.

Comedy Network and HGTV have contacted us about resources we could recommend for various products or services.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition used furniture from one of our artisans.

Our members have been featured artists at the Bob Bullock State History Museum and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

What you get:

• Listing and link on Truly Texan's entry page, site map page;
  
• Listing and link on appropriate product or service page, such as Jewelry.  If appropriate, we will list you on a second page.  Most members are rotated through the Cowboy Style page (but it's not appropriate for all members).
  
• Up to 5 of your products (not things you simply retail) are listed in our searchable database.
  
• You may change 2 images/descriptions during a 12 month period.  Additional images changes are $10/each.
  
• Add additional products to the searchable database for $10/each.
  
• You get mentioned in our periodic newsletters to our opt-in mailing list (more than 3800 names at last count)
  
• You get the benefit of our Truly Texan print and online advertising;
  
• Optional co-op advertising opportunities in addition to the advertising we do;
  
• No minimum time commitment if you pay the setup fee.  We require 30 days notice when you want to quit.  We try not to sob too much  
• Being listed on Truly Texan almost always improves your website's ranking in searches since Google considers us a "quality" website;
  

Please contact any of our member advertisers for references.  

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