Catskill Horse is off to the races this year. Our January target to reach 60,000 unique visitors was met, and 'The Merry Band at the Catskill Horse' has been extremely busy adding lots of new columns and features to this bi-monthly digital magazine to feed the ever-growing audience.
As our readership has reached so far beyond the Catskill Mountain region, we actually had to change our letterhead to reflect that. Not bad for an all volunteer publication. We may have been foaled in New York but we have galloped clear across the region. Check it out.
As a result of our readership base, our promo advertising rates will be significantly increased, so if you want to get into the gate for the best rates be sure to sign up by the end of February ( leap in before the 29th!). You can email info@CatskillHorse.org for the promos, there is still time. Many new advertisers have already signed up. As a result, the home page premier leaderboard position is now rotating with ads, so these advertisers will receive impressions. The new rates for this service are available on our advertising page. And to make things more convenient for our noble advertisers ( many of which renew), we've also added a drop down menu and Paypal, and the contract and advertising agreement are downloadable, so you can simply fill in and fax or email.
Our advertisers also appreciate that our magazine being a .org provides a valuable SEO boost to their businesses. It's all about helping them grow.
Here are a few of the features we've added. They are by no means complete yet, but are developing nicely as folks pass news of them via social media and word of mouth. Listings in all these directories is free. Here's a few of the new columns:-
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Plus there's foodie advice too!
Catskill Horse has also just added a Stallion Directory.
Each of these columns will feature articles providing education, tips and funny shares of video and photos with interesting interviews with folks including celebrities of not just the horse world, but the world in general. If you've been down in Wellington at the 'fish bowl' that is the winter circuit, you'll know just what I mean. From Mit and Ann Romney to Bruce Springsteen you can hardly move without bumping into a celebrity.
On our facebook page you can follow along with all the new stuff, including our Catskill Horse Weekly Giveaways. Usually something horse related such as books or DVDs, sometimes equestrian lifestyle products. These are FREE to enter of course!
Look out for our newsletters and e-blasts in your mailbox if you've subscribed to the magazine. Which of course is also FREE!
Our events page is brimming with all sorts of horsey events so be sure to check that out! And we'll be out and about at various events during the forthcoming show season in the North East, so come say Hi if you see us there!
Kudos to all for their hard work. Whether volunteer writing, doing the IT or writing and researching content.
Onward and upward.
