What's New on our Site

2011: Christmas Discount

We offered a discount for new business listings. Welcome to the few businesses who took time out at a busy time of year for a great bargain!

2010: QR code for your Smart Phone

Smart phones have a QR-code app that enable you to use the phone's camera to view the QR code on the right. This has contact information for the Manotick Directory. Your phone will give you several options to store the contact, phone or email.

2010: Business Special

We offered a discount off new business listings just before Christmas. It was also posted to twitter.com/ManotickDir.

2010: Steady Improvement

The Manotick Directory gets 4000-5000 visitors very month and numbers have increased steadily since these statistics have been kept. Search ranking for the website, including every page in it, is very high. New business listings appear near the top of Google searches within days - it took many weeks ten years ago! Businesses that link to us at http://www.manotick.net rank even better. Getting found online is what it's all about!

2010: Now on Facebook

Click on the icon to see our Facebook page.

2010: Marilyn Doucet joins the Manotick Directory

Marilyn Doucet will be selling business listings for the Directory in her spare time. In addition to moving her business service Manotick Counselling Services to the Manotick area, she finds time to do many other things. Welcome to Marilyn!

2009: Follow us on Twitter

Click on the icon to see our Twitter page.

The Manotick Directory seeks a new owner

After creating and developing this site for over ten years, it's time for new ideas. The site has a growing number of business listings and can be operated as a part-time business.Read more information.

2009: Events must be submitted online

If you want your local events to get listed, you must submit it using our online form. Manotick area business events may also be listed.

2008: New Web Board

Because of spam problems the "Manotick Message Board" (2002-2008) was replace by a new online forum "Manotick Notice Board". All you have to do is type a notice or personal ad and it appears instantly for everyone to see. Any junk messages will be deleted.

2008: Calendar on Events page

A new interactive calendar was added to the EVENTS page. It highlights today's date and can display any month of any year from 1980 to 2030.

2008: Policy Change for creating and hosting web pages

Over the years, we have created free web pages for many local organizations. We can no longer afford to do this. We now charge a low annual fee for hosting and updating these pages. We still provide web pages for local service groups.

Part-time Job

We need a person to sell business listings and advertising. Set your own hours. [Details]

2007: Web page created for community organization

Russell Art Group

2007: The website is hosted at "1and1"

When the Manotick Directory "disappeared" several times with a former ISP, we moved to a much better ISP "1&1 Internet" in June 2007. We got better service at lower cost! Try their excellent domain and web hosting services for your website. Just click on the button below.

2006: "613-" added to telephone numbers

Updated all business listing pages to accommodate the changeover to 10-digit dialling required for area phone numbers. All other pages will have a notice to prepend all phone numbers with "613".

2005: Manotick Legion Fund-raising thermometer

The new building plan and the current fund raising level 'thermometer' was added to the Manotick Legion page. We created a web page for the Legion in 2001 at no cost to save them annual fees for domains, site hosting, design and ongoing maintenance. Find them in our Organization Directory.

2005: We've Reorganized

After years of our directory residing on two domains, we finally have nearly all our information at www.manotick.net. Special transfer pages will help people find the most popular pages that were moved (i.e. events, tourist information, city facilities, community associations, weather, maps, churches). This is just good netiquette for the thousands who have bookmarked us over the past nine years.

2005: Web page created for community organization

Manotick Lions Club (now in Organization)

Chris Tindale joins The Manotick Directory

We welcome, Chris Tindale who will be working on our directory for a while.

2004: Web pages created for community organizations

• 1st Manotick Scout Group (Organizations)
• Manotick Community Association (now in Community Associations & Organizations)

2004: Banner Advertising improved

We updated our banner advertising so that clicking on the banner (top or bottom of most pages) takes you to the business listing page (instead of the business directory). Directly leads the thousands of people visiting our site every week to your business. (Requested by a business - terrific improvement.)

2003: Free Web pages created for community organizations

• Kinsmen Club of Manotick & District
• Manotick Feline Rescue (Organizations)
• Manotick Action Group (no current listing)
• North Gower Co-Operative Nursery School (Schools)

2002: Free Web pages created for community organizations

• Manotick Outreach (Organizations)
• North Gower & District Outreach Food Bank (Organizations)
• Manotick Community Association (Organizations)
• Manotick Curling Center (Recreation)
• Manotick Tennis Club (Recreation)
• Christian Salvage Mission
• Long Island Aquatic Club (Recreation)

Second Message Board (Aug/2002)

The old "Manotick Notice Board" was replace by the new "Manotick Message Board ". Just type a notice or ad and it appears instantly for all to see. You can opt to receive messages via E-mail - your address is never used for junk mail.

Display ads (Jun/2002)

Free advertising banners were created for all Rideau Chamber of Commerce members who renewed their business listings.

Rotating Display ads (Feb/2002)

Banner ads were created for businesses who renew their listings. A random banner appears on most pages; clicking jumps to the Business Directory.

2001: Free Web pages created for community organizations

• Kiwanis Club of Manotick (Organizations)
• Manotick Legion (Organizations)
• Biodiversity Museum (Organizations)
• Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind (Organizations)
• Rideau Community Police Centre (Government)
• Rural Health Program (Government)
• Nepean Community Resource Centre (Organizations)
• Canucks on Wheels
• Manotick Community Association (Organizations)

Rideau Chamber of Commerce (May 2001)  

A special offer of a free business listing was made to members joining or renewing with the Rideau Chamber of Commerce during their membership drive.

Web searches find our businesses first! (6/2001)

Searches on Google.com show that our marketing efforts are working. Business listings are coming up at the top of Google searches for anything combined with the word "Manotick"!

Web Flyers

A custom designed Web page created for only $100 - including free hosting with a business listing. Amazing value. (See current Fee list.)

Logos

Jan/2001: Get one of our free logos for your site! Let people know you can be found on the Manotick Directory.

Free Web pages with a business listing!

June 2000: The listing page created for all listings in the Manotick Directory is actually a Web page with it's own unique Web address that can be found by search engines. Service organizations and community clubs have been getting free listings since 1996 - now they can also get a free Web page.

Associations offered discounts

June 2000: Several business associations were offered large discounts for listings for their members.

Manotick Web Board (forum)

April 2000: We created a "Manotick Message Board" for asking questions and posting notices. You don't have to register - just submit a message and it appears instantly. You may choose to receive email copies of new messages so you don't have to visit the web page - very convenient. Offensive or off-topic messages are deleted regularly.

Mailing List

April 2000: A "Manotick Village Mailing List" was created for the site. It removed after four months due to lack of interest.

Search Tool

March 2000: Our new search tool allows people to find any organization or business in the Manotick Directory easily by name, service, products or other keywords.

The Manotick Directory expands

March 2000: A new domain registered at www.Manotick.net. The directory is redesigned and includes a new business section. Business listings will need to be sold to pay for it all.

The Manotick Index

1996: A web site was created for Manotick by local resident Pat Drummond, then proprietor of PDQ Web Design. It contained a directory of every local Web sites then in existence - a very small list!

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