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Equipment Acquisitions
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General
EMS Services
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Equipment Acquisition
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Our Services and Advertising Rates
We offer the most comprehensive and
low cost services and advertising rates found anywhere in the firefighting/EMS
industry.
Services:
|
Description of Service |
Average Apparatus Manufacturers |
Average Apparatus Dealers |
Used Apparatus Brokers |
Average Funding Sources |
VFD-Funding
Group |
| Sells New
Apparatus |
YES |
Most |
NO |
NO |
YES |
| Finances New
Apparatus |
Most |
Most |
NO |
YES |
YES |
New
Apparatus Finance Rate
Depending Upon
Down Payment |
5.5% - 7.5%
5 yr. term |
7% - 9.75% |
N/A |
5.5% - 9.75% |
2% - 5%
Up to 15 yr. term |
| Buys and Sells
Used Apparatus |
Some |
Some |
Some |
NO |
YES |
| Sells
Used Apparatus for Fire Departments |
NO |
Some |
YES |
NO |
YES |
Fees for
Selling
Used Apparatus |
N/A |
10%+ |
7% - 15%+ |
N/A |
3% - 5% |
| Finances Used
Apparatus |
NO |
Some |
Most |
YES |
YES |
Used Apparatus
Finance Rates
Depending Upon
Down Payment |
N/A |
5.5% - 9.75% |
5.5% - 9.75% |
5.5% - 9.75% |
2% - 5% |
| Will Finance
Any Fire/EMS Department |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Some
But at Higher Interest Rates |
YES
2% - 5% |
| Up Front Money
Required |
YES |
Most |
Most |
Most |
NO |
| Fees for
Services |
YES |
YES |
YES
7% - 15%+ |
YES |
YES
2% - 5% |
| Writes Grants |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
| Offers Other
Services |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
| Number of
Web Sites |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
32 |
We will work with you to develop an
advertising program that best suits your needs. Just look at how our rates
compare to others, which are average ad prices at other fire department and EMS
related web sites, as you no doubt already know!
Our rates are below any of the other
fire department and EMS related web sites. ANYWHERE!
Plus we make direct referrals and bring the financing, NOBODY else does this.
We can say this for absolute certain, because we're that sure . . . we
checked!!! And nobody else has thirty-two (32) high-profile, high search
engine ranking and high traffic web sites.
Advertising Rates
and Programs: (See Also: Our General
Advertising Rates Page)
|
Another Typical Web Site |
VFD-Funding |
Fixed
Position Banner... a fixed position banner on our popular home page.
From $2450 - $3900 per month |
We provide instead a common
border banner add that appears on all pages. Plus we make direct
referrals and bring the financing, NOBODY else does this.
We limit this to only four (4) banner ad links.
$5,000/month or $40K/yr.
(Bang for Buck and Savings Beyond Compare!) |
Top
of Page Shared Banner...premier spot with a limited number of advertisers.
From $1500 - $1,680 per month
 |
We provide instead listing of
your banner/link on our main sponsors page, in addition to the placement of
your ad on the appropriate page or section. Plus we make direct
referrals and bring the financing, NOBODY else does this.
$1,500/month - $15K/yr. (SAVE: $5,160/yr.) |
Shopping
Section Package... Shopping Section Package that targets ready
buyers.
From $675 - $2550 per month |
Your ad appears on our
sponsors and preferred vendors page, in addition to your other banner ad on
the appropriate page, as part of our advertising package.
Plus we make direct referrals and bring the financing, NOBODY else does
this.
NO CHARGE (SAVE: $30,600/yr.) |
Newsletter
Sponsorship...
1 week Newsletter Sponsorship that brags about your brand.
$900 - $2,500 |
If you have a special sale or
announcement, we will mail this to the appropriate subscribers to our
mailing list. We will also directly contact our clients. Plus we
make direct referrals and bring the financing, NOBODY else does this
$1,000 (SAVE: $78,000+/yr.) |
E-mail
Blast...
an E-Mail Blast sent to 62,000+ interested
readers.
$6250 per distribution |
We don't charge you for
sending e-mail announcements to probies, rookies, and volunteer junior
firefighters. We target only those who make decisions or have
credibility/access to the decision makers. Plus we make direct
referrals and bring the financing, NOBODY else does this
$5,000 (SAVE: $65,000+/yr.) |
Product
Showcase Blast...
as a new and exciting product in an E-mail to 62,000+
interested readers.
$950 per slot |
We don't send out blasted
e-mails/spam that waste time and money. Your product showcase is best
served on our featured apparatus/equipment pages. Plus we make direct
referrals and bring the financing, NOBODY else does this
$1,500/month (SAVE: $31,400+/yr.) |
Section
Sponsorship...
Section Sponsorship that boasts about your biz.
From $900 - $5300 per month |
We have a limit of two (2)
sponsors for our news, other fire departments, featured fire departments,
other fire departments pages, resources, recruiting strategies, training,
administration course, photos and special notices sections.
$3,500/month - $35K/yr. (SAVE: $28,600/yr.) |
State
Page Sponsorship...target a specific or your local market.
From $100-$750 per month |
We have a limit of (2)
sponsor for each of our state and county pages. Plus we make direct referrals
and bring the financing, NOBODY else does this
State: $500/month - $5K/yr. County:
$250/month - $2,500/yr. (SAVE: $6,500/yr.) |
Custom
Landing Page...
and have it your way with a Custom Landing Page that gets you noticed.
From $800 up per month |
We create a web page for you
and host it at VFD-Funding, with links to your page in the appropriate
section of our main web site. We also submit this page to the major search engines to help
you get visitor traffic, in addition to the links we provide. Plus we
make direct referrals and bring the financing, NOBODY else does this
$5,000/yr. (SAVE: $4,600+ per year) |
Custom
Survey...
and have it your way with a Custom Survey that brings in the best leads.
From $800 up per month
|
In conjunction with your own
web page, developed and hosted by us, we will add a poll to this page. Plus we make
direct referrals and bring the financing, NOBODY else does this
$250 - one time setup fee. (SAVE: $9,600+/yr.) |
Rotating
Banner Ad...
and have your ad shown over 75,000 times in a month.
From $650 to $1400 per month |
We don't do rotating banner
ads. They simply do not work for advertisers. Plus we make
direct referrals and bring the financing, NOBODY else does this
(SAVE: $16,800/yr.) |
Buyer's
Guide...
where buyers will learn about your role in the marketplace.
Listings: $0 to $1000 p/year
Fixed: $1100 p/month |
Your ad listed in the
appropriate section, whether it be apparatus for sale, equipment for sale,
etc. is our buyers guide. Plus we make direct referrals and bring the
financing, NOBODY else does this
(SAVE: $13,200/yr.) |
Featured
Job Listing...list
your job openings
Listings:
$600 |
We list your job and also
send you three (3) of our most qualified and most likely candidates who have
signed up for inclusion in our database. NOBODY ELSE DOES THIS!
Plus, we DO NOT charge potential job candidates any subscription fees.
$300 - one time fee. $100/additional positions
(SAVE: $300 and $500 for additional positions) |
Home
Page Text Ads...Your link will be displayed over 2 million times a month.
$1,500 per month |
We don't provide
home page text ads as they do not work, because
most visitors click on special sections and interest and not on home page
ads. We won't take your money for nothing and we won't clutter our
home page. Plus we make direct referrals and bring the financing,
NOBODY else does this
(SAVE: $18,000/yr.) |
So
contact us at VFD-Funding today or fill out our
convenient on-line feedback form,
give us your wish list and tell us a little about your organization and then
let's see what all we may be able to do for you and your volunteer fire
department, rescue squad or EMS service. REMEMBER, there are NO up
front costs or fees required.
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