Promote Your Snowmobile Business Promotion de Commerce Motoneige

Posted by Zenwaiter on August 17, 2008 under Uncategorized | Comments are off for this article

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Is your snowmobile motel or garage stuck in the middle of no-where? Do you have a quality snowmobiler accommodation or snowmobile & ATV rental service to offer, but have no way to promote it?

Let Zenwaiter get the word out for you fast, with the power of the World Wide Internet.

I have been promoting snowmobile, ATV, hunting and fishing camps and destinations, for nine years. I can help you, and it doesn't have to cost a fortune!

Here is the offer.


A) ZENWAITER FRONT PAGE STORY: $ 300.00During snowmobile season, from two to five thousand snowmobilers a day, visit the main Zenwaiter.com web site every day. Now you can get your photo with your friends and clients, and your logo, on our front page, with a link to your site. This is very powerful advertising for your motel or snowmobile related business. When our readers see a photo of your snow, your trail, or your motel, or your snowmobile product, they will call and do business with you. Our front page report/stories are usually under 100 words and include a photo. This story will stay on the front page, at the top, for a few days, then it will start to move down the page, as new stories are added at the top. After a few weeks, the story will be moved onto a permanent Archived Page, and will be accessible for years. (This product does not require Zen to visit your location.) In the snowmobile season, this front page changes daily. It features important news items daily, plus occasionally, we slip in a sponsored story, like yours! See Zenwaiter.com front page here.

B) 'ZEN TALK' SNOWMOBILE RADIO PODCAST SHOW: $ 225.00Thousands of snowmobile fanatics visit Zenwaiter.com every day, and now they could listen to you, talking to Zen on 'Zen Talk' , our popular radio podcast. The listeners will learn about your place, and find out about your web site. On the show, you can talk about your hot tub, your trails, the friendly staff in your bar, or your excellent snowmobile club. (This product does not require Zen to visit your location.) Our podcasts can run from fifteen minutes to 40 minutes. This will be our third season. We produced 63 shows last year, and all the shows are now available for free download to your ipod, on ITUNES.com. This weekly show is heard by snowmobilers all over the world. Listen to one of our Archive 'ZEN TALK' podcast shows here.


C) ZEN BLOG STORY: $ 300.00There is nothing like a well written story about your motel written by Zenwaiter himself, to make riders want to come up and visit you for their snowmobile vacation this winter. Zen will write a promotional article about your snowmobile accommodations, and publish it on the Internet. This is a great way to publicize a spêcial event at your place, such as a snowmobile race, or fund raiser. Thousands of readers will find it, read it, and get excited about your motel. Zen will explain the best features of your place, such as your food, your comfortable beds and clean rooms, your great helpful staff and more. He will give some of the history of your place, and introduce the readers to your family, your club, and even your dog! When people have the chance to read the whole story, they feel like they know you. It takes the fear out of the decision to come and stay with you. Our blog stories usually include about 300 words, and include two photos or more. (This product does not require Zen to visit your location.) If Zen visits your place, he will use his own photos at no extra charge, otherwise you must provide the photos. View the main snowmobile Blog page here.

D) Snowmobile BLOG TV LIVE: $ 250.00Something new. Blog TV is a new technology that allows you to broadcast LIVE from your motel, if you have a wireless modem. Zen will walk around your motel, through the rooms, hallways, bar and restaurant, and even out into the parking lot. The production value is not strong, but the fact that the people can watch it LIVE, or on tape afterwards, is what makes it so effective. PLUS, the viewers can also log on, and 'chat' with Zen, while he is broadcasting! This is really fun. People can go back to the archives any time and view the shows over and over, for free. When they see Zen actually walk up to people in your bar or parking lot, and ask them how the trail conditions are, WOW, that is true LIVE excitement, and really makes them want to come see your motel! Our Blog TV segments are usually about ten to fifteen minutes to a half hour in length. (Zenwaiter must visit your place to do this work.) To view BLOG TV, click here.

E) Zen's BLOGCHEESE: Video Blog: $ 200.00Blogcheese is a very powerful tool, for helping people to find you. It is a web site that allows us to post a 1 minute video about your motel. When people search through Google, MSN or Yahoo, they can easily find this one minute Video, where Zen Talks about You and Your snowmobile destination motel. On the Internet, people like to see the information quickly and clearly, to help them make a decision about where to ride this winter. Once they listen to the video, they can click on your link, and VOILA, they come to stay at your place with their friends and family! Our Blogcheese videos are one minute long, usually featuring Zen sitting at his desk with the fur hat on his head, headphones, and a short description of 100 words. (This product does not require Zen to visit your location). View Blogcheese now!

F) Custom made Photo Album $ 225.00Many snowmobilers search through the online Zenwaiter Photo Albums every year to find their next snowmobile destination. Get your own album inside the Zenwaiter Photo Site. We will build an album for you. This price includes the virtual album, and two hours of instructional support for you over the phone. You must learn how to post your own photos. We will create the photo album, and get you started. (If Zen has visited your place, we will also post some of his best photos for you, at no charge, otherwise we must use your pictures). Visit our Photo Album site here...

G) Your Own Snow Conditions Bulletin Board: $ 225.00We can set you up your own personal snowmobile trail conditions bulletin board, where you can tell the world about current conditions in French and in English if you choose. Your bulletin board encourages readers to write to you, to ask specific questions about your motel, and when you answer, everyone can read the answers that you give. We will build and promote your bulletin board inside our main disscussion board site, and even create topics within the board for you, such as, "How to get here, Snow Trail conditions, Upcomming events in your area, Get your Trail Pass Here, and more topics, that engage the reader. This price includes the virtual board, plus two hours of instruction and support for you over the phone. (This product does not require Zen to visit your location.) Go and read articles now on our snowmobile bulletin board.

H) YOUR snowmobile business on YOUTUBE.COM $ 50.00 per video clipWe will produce some very short, raw, and exciting snowmobile videos of your motel and then post them on YOUTUBE.COM for you. Thousands of snowmobilers will freak out when they watch your people, your trails, and the beauty of your motel, on a short video. Our You Tube videos are usually under one minute long. They will be posted on the Zenwaiter Youtube channel.(Zenwaiter must visit your place to do this work.) Go to our You Tube Channel now.

I) Zenwaiter Personal Visit: $ 200.00 (plus at least two other services above). ***Zen will visit your motel for three nights. During his visit, he will create whatever services you have ordered (above). At the same time, he will mix with your clients, and take photos of your place at no charge. Zen will also evealuate your snowmobile business, at no extra charge, and give you some marketing tips, which will help you to attract your target market segment. You must provide Zenwaiter with a clean comfortable room for three nights, all his meals, expenses, snowmobile gas, a guide, and high speed Internet Access. All your products will be created and delivered live, on the Internet, from your location where possible. Zen will tell the world how great your place is, and collect photos of your most beautiful local trails and landmarks.


*** (The travel prices on this page are for locations which are in the Mauricie Region of Quebec, and only during a limited time during Dec - Jan - Feb 2008-09 . If you live in a different locations, or need us at a different time, please call us at 306-354-2216 for a quote. Zenwaiter is prepared to help promote your lodge anywhere anytime, but it may cost a little more, depending on the details.)


J) Mini Website Page: $300.00 incl one year of hosting.We can build a one page, promotional web site for you, which will be hosted inside of Zenwaiter.com, one of the most powerful snowmobile/atv web sites on the Internet today. Your mini web site, will be powerful on the Search Engines, and will attract much attention to your business. The price includes one year registration of your own domaine name, and hosting. The annual renewal for your page is only 199.00 and includes an update of your page, just in case you have a better photo to add, or you have changed your prices. It's a great deal. click here to see an example .


K) Get a brand new web site - Zenwaiter Internet Services : Click Here


L) Promotion of your media: IncludedPromotion of the products we created for you, is provided at no extra charge. Once we promote your photos, videos and stories online, you will experience more traffic on your web site, and get more new clients. You are paying us to create photos, albums, radio podcasts, stories and video. We will promote these products on our web sites for you, through our very popular web sites, and through the search engines, so that many potential customers will see them. You can help us promote this media as well, by placing links on your own web sites, and in your printed materials such as brochures that you distribute at snowmobile trade shows. As a bonus, if you order any of our services, your logo will appear on our Sponsorship Page.

M) Ultimate Zenwaiter Power Sponsorship $ 700.00There are only a few businesses that have become a Zenwaiter Power Sponsor over the years. These are the logos that you will see on our front page www.zenwaiter.com . You will see their logos on the right hand side of the page. If you are a Power Sponsor, your logo goes all over the Zenwaiter web sites, with a built in link to your web site, and you also get a Mini Web Site included. (J) Within a year, your logo and link will be on dozens of web pages and will bring you targeted traffic.

N) Front Page Story on Zenwaiter Interactive Web Site Sale Price $ 150.00Hit the front page of our Interactive web site and get some attention! click here to see our interactive site.


Payment:

You will be billed for the products you have chosen above, when you order. ( A - M )


If you have Zenwaiter come to your location, you will be billed a $ 200. fee for gas and travel expenses, for every visit. You must pay this fee in advance.


Pay 50% deposit of your total, when you order.

Pay the balance when the product appears on the Internet.

All Canadian orders, must pay GST.


We accept major credit cards through PayPal.

Discounts. If you sell our service to another outfitter near you, we will give you a $100. discount for each new client you find for us. We can help out all your friends in your area to get more business. Work together!

* We can do any or all of the above services for any snowmobile, hunting, fishing or ATV related business, that means, motels, hotels, dealerships, repair shops, or even snowmobile clubs. We use the power of the Internet to bring snowmobile riders and customers through your doors. We have been doing this work since 1999!

Please call me today.


Zen
306-354-2216 E-mail = zen@zenwaiter.com






Zen's Canadian Snowmobile Blog is produced and owned by Zenwaiter Internet Services, Box 53, Mossbank Saskatchewan Canada e-mail zen@zenwaiter.com We welcome your snowmobile stories and photos, and all your ideas. zw

Quebec Snowmobiling Looses a Champion

Posted by Zenwaiter on August 7, 2008 under Uncategorized | Comments are off for this article

This shot from Dec 23 2007, when Bernard helped me to drill a hole through the aluminum in the floor of my trailer, to secure it from theft. He worked with me in his garage till 10 pm to get it done. The next day, he drove me to his locksmith, where he forced me to buy the best unbreakable lock on the planet. Bernard was always finding ways to help us enjoy sledding in Quebec, with no thought to himself. A true friend to all snowmobilers. He will be missed.

On July 2nd, around midnight, the sport of snowmobiling in Canada lost one of it's best promoters and hosts, Bernard Cournyer. For twenty years, Bernard and his lovely wife Jocelyne, helped thousands of snowmobile fanatics the world over, to enjoy snowmobiling in Quebec Canada, from his beloved Motel Safari.

Year after year, Bernard travelled with his welcome message, to all the snowmobile trade shows in the USA, bring maps, and boxes of tourism brochures that he collected from other motels throughout the year. He was generous to a fault, always willing to help out other small businesses in the Mauricie Region, to understand and survive in the sometimes difficult snowmobile accommodation business.

Bernard and his wife, operated a small snowmobile friendly motel on the south end of Shawinigan Quebec, offering a wide range of services to his snowmobile tourists, that came from as far away as Africa. Making sure his riders had everything they needed for maps, trail conditions, and safety concerns, he would then call ahead for them and confirm the trail conditions, and even book their rooms at their destination. At night he expected a call to be certain his boys were okay, and had arrived in one piece.

Once out on the trails, the guests of Motel Safari knew that they had an ace up their sleeve they could count on, if any problems came up. Problems in snowmobiling you ask? Hahahaha. Oh yeah. Their motors could and did sieze up, their sleds and equipment could and did get stolen, and God forbid - sometimes people crashed and got hurt. For all these troubles and more, Bernard stood at the ready, 24 hours a day. If the phone rang at 3 am, he would answer.

"Bernard! I am in Rimouski - I think! All the other guys went to the bar last night, and this morning, one of them is in jail, and the other two are missing. I can't speak French. Could you talk to my motel guy here, and find out what the hell is going on?"

"Sure no problem, pass the phone over to him".

"Bernard, my sled blew up on the river here, we are in the middle of nowhere - Help!"

"No troubles, sit tight and my man will be there in three hours with your truck and trailer."

"Bernie, John is in the medical clinic here in Roberval, I think his leg is busted, and he has a concussion."

"Stay put, I will call his wife and explain the situation, then I will get in my van, drive up there to take him to the hospital and tow back his broken sled. "

"Bernard, is there any snow in Shawinigan? Can you send me a trail pass?"

"There's not enough snow this weekend, but there is a big storm heading here Monday. I will fax you the form for the Quebec trail pass, give me your Visa Number. Plan on being here next weekend, but call me before you pull out of your drive way. I'll have your rooms ready!"

Bernard was the Man

No question about it, he was the man. When you arrived at his motel, he had one free beer waiting for you, or a soda if you preferred. In the evenings, he would call the chicken joint for take out and have your meals delivered, or, he would drive you in his own car, down to the restaurant. In the morning, he would pound on your door, then take you out to a great place for breakfast. He would make sure you were up early, so you wouldn't miss a day on the trails.

The man drove everybody crazy with his excessive energy and drive, but only because he wanted to show us all a good time. He only knew one speed, full throttle! If you were lucky, you got to hear him sing!

Last winter in particular, Bernard spent all his energy, night and day, doing snow removal with his truck. There was so much snow, he couldn't believe it - a total of at least 15 feet for the winter. God must have known this would be his last winter on earth, so he blessed Bernard with the biggest snow winter in 50 years.

I stayed at the Motel Safari about twenty nights last winter. I slept in the 'Honey Moon Suite'. There I would post all the photos I had taken the previous week, and broadcast a live podcast from the parking lot and the lobby. I admit, the quality of my show was pretty crappy, but it sure was fun, especially when there was a foot of new snow every few nights. Fortunately, I took lots of photos and video of the man at work, so we have more good memories to keep in our hearts.

Bernard gave me a key before Christmas, and reserved that room for me for the whole winter. He was so generous in the support of my work, it was unbelievable. He would always buy me breakfast, co-host on my radio podcast, and find new sponsors for me every year. He even built a special sign out on the highway for me - A huge Zenwaiter.com logo was on it for all to see.

I could not have asked for a better friend or business supporter. We first met because of the Internet, about eight years ago, and we started driving to snowmobile trade shows together. We went to places like New York, New Hampshire, and PA. Together, we made a great snowmobile promo team for the Mauricie, and for all sledding in Quebec. I owe alot to Bernard, that's for sure.

I spoke to Bernard about a week before he died, he was busy planting 800 tomatoe plants. Every summer, Bernard would try some new crazy idea to keep himself busy, but this was a real winner idea - Bernard had turned into a tomatoe farmer. Wow! Now I've seen it all!

We talked almost every week, even through the summer months. I recently asked Bernard when he was going to retire and sell the Motel. He said, that if he sold the joint, he wouldn't have anything to do. He added that it would drive his poor wife nuts to have him in the house all day, especially with that crazy level of energy we all remember. I knew then, that he would never retire.

Just days from his 70th birthday, our buddy Bernard's heart just gave out one night, and he was gone. This man used up every second of his time on earth, doing what he loved. He was a good husband and father, and he lived his passion.

Perhaps the greatest testament to his selflessness, was the thousands of friends he made throughout his life, and the respect he got from all the snowmobile businesses in his Region. They all knew he was on to something, but couldn't figure out how he attracted so much attention. How come HIS parking lot was full of trucks and trailers all winter?

I now how he did it.

He served,

he gave,

and he went the extra mile.

My friend Bernard, you crazy dude, I will miss you.

RIP buddy!

Your pal, Zenwaiter.

Read more about Bernard here on his memorial page, and listen to his radio shows.

PS: For anyone wanting to send a sympathy card, please send it to ;

Mrs.Jocelyne Cournyer

Motel Safari,
4500 12th Avenue,
Shawinigan South,
Quebec
CANADA G9N 6T5




Zen's Canadian Snowmobile Blog is produced and owned by Zenwaiter Internet Services, Box 53, Mossbank Saskatchewan, Canada S0H 3G0 .

e-mail zen@zenwaiter.com

We welcome your snowmobile stories and photos, and all your ideas. zw