WhatsUpChattanooga.com Getting Started Guide

WhatsUpChattanooga.com has one mission; to help you build awareness about your business or nonprofit organization and get people spending more money with you. We have built a complete system to help you do this, and we even let you try it and get some value out of it, before you decide to subscribe to our Premium Services and Adverting options. We have over 2,000 people visiting WhatsUpChattanooga.com each month and are reaching new people on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube everyday.

WhatsUpChattanooga.com makes a perfect compliment to your Social Marketing strategy and with a Premium Promoter Account you can instantly post your News, Events, and Specials to your Facebook and Twitter accounts making it easier than ever to manage your Social Marketing presence. We encourage you to consider signing up for a Free Promoter Account and start building a Following today.

Connect with your audience today... create a Free Promoter Account.

Getting started is easy and Free.  If you have questions please contact us at 423.521.0101 or send us an email.  If you are ready to get started Click here to apply



 What do you get with a Free Promoter Account?

  • Post your News, Events, and Specials on the Today page

  • Post your Events, Activities, and Sales on the Community Calendar

  • Claim your spot on the interactive Map, so everyone can find you and get directions to your location

  • Personalize your own Promoter Page (Sitelet) with photos, videos, and other information people want to know

  • Invite your existing customers to Follow your News, Specials, and Events in their personal WhatsUpChattanooga.com feed, and create your own new online marketing channel


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Here's what you get with a Free Promoter Account
Your Own Promoter Sitelet
Your Own Promoter Sitelet:

Share your photos and videos, and what you have to offer on your own Personalized Sitelet.  Tell potential customers about your business, special offers, upcoming events, hours of operation, and where you are... so they can quickly get directions.
Create a Following
Create a Following:

Create your own direct marketing channel by inviting your loyal customers to Follow your News, Special Offers, and Events in their personal Feed.  Send Follow Us email invitations that make it easy to invite everyone on your customer email list.  Our Follow Us email and website links allow your customers to easily find and follow you on WhatsUpChattanooga.com.
Post Events to the Calendar and Today pages
Post Events to the Calendar and Today pages:

Make sure everyone knows about what you have coming up. Post Events, Activities, Sales, and more on our Community Calendar and Today page.
Your Place on the Map
Your Place on the Map:

Claim your spot on our interactive Map, so everyone can find you, check out what you have to offer and Follow you on your Free Sitelet, and get directions to your location. 

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Premium Promoter Account: Only $49/mo.

A Premium Promoter Account gives you a combination of new social marketing, messaging, and advertising exposure to help you build a Following and engage your audience through Twitter, Facebook, Email, Text Messaging, and WhatsUpChattanooga.com all from one central place.

Here's what you get for less than $2 a day...

  1. Unlimited Messaging to your Followers
    With a Premium Promoter Account you can send your Followers SMS Text Message Alerts and Email Announcements about your Events, News, and Specials.

    • Text Message Alerts:
      With Just-in-Time Text Message Alerts you reach your Followers when they're on the go...just in time to make last minute plans. Send News, Events, and Specials to their mobile phone before they leave work, on Saturday morning, or just before lunch.  Give your loyal customers a reason to come down when they are out and about, at work, or at home.

    • Email Announcements:
      Engage your Followers with attractive Email Announcements and Event Invitations.  You choose a style, add a photo, schedule, and send. The optional One-Click RSVP feature makes it easy to plan upcoming events.



  2. 1-Click Post to Twitter and Facebook
    WhatsUpChattanooga.com makes it easy to publish your updates to popular social marketing sites from one easy interface.  Publish your News, Events, and Specials to your Twitter, Facebook, and the WhatsUpChattanooga.com Community all at the same... all from the convenience of your WhatsUpChattanooga.com Promoter Control Panel


  3. Suggestion Ad
    Reach new customers and build your own Following with a Suggestion Ad featured in the sidebar throughout the site.  our SmartMatch technology finds you new customers who have told us they want to know more about businesses like yours and then suggests they check you out!  People can view your Sitelet, map your location, get directions, and Follow you right from your Ad.  It's an easy and affordable way to advertise and build a Following too.


  4. Contact Form for your Sitelet
    A Contact Form let's people contact you directly from your WhatsUpChattanooga.com Sitelet. Visitors can send you a note from your Sitelet and you get to choose which of your employees will recieve and respond to those messages.


  5. Custom Page for your Sitelet
    Get one custom page you can call what you want and add anything you like. Customize the name of the page and add any information, images, video, and attach a PDF if you'd like.


  6. Get Introduced!
    Get a Look Who's New! introduction with your logo on the Today page news feed for 1 month.

Additional Advertising & Marketing Services
Lead Ads
Lead Ads:
$9.99/Lead

Lead Ads are a great way to get in touch with people who need your services or want to get a quote.  A Contact Form linked to your Lead Ad makes it easy for WhatsUpChattanooga.com site visitors to send follow-up and quote requests directly to your email inbox.
Banner and Skyscraper Ads
Banner and Skyscraper Ads:
$149/Month

Banner and Skyscraper Ads are ideal for building brand awareness and driving traffic to your website.  Your professionally designed Banner and Skyscraper Ad links our site vistors to any link you provide.
Websites & Email Marketing by Engagency
Websites & Email Marketing by Engagency:
Call for a Quote - 423.243.3499

Looking for a new Website or Email Marketing services? Engagency, the creators of WhatsUpChattanooga.com, can help you create a new web presence, start a successful email marketing program, and much more.

See our work | Contact us

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Promoter Online Training Schedule

Thank you for your interest in learning more about becoming a Promoter on WhatsUpChattanooga.com

WhatsUpChattanooga.com offers free online webinar training to help you get acquainted with your Promoter tools and all the ways you can use the website to connect with your audience.

How to attend an online training session:

1). Check the schedule below to see what sessions we have coming up and pick a time that works for you.

2). Click on the RSVP button for the session you wish to attend. We will send you a confirmation, and on the morning of the training session, we will send you a reminder with all the information you need to attend the webinar.

Date/Time Title RSVP
No Training Sessions Scheduled

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How do I get started ?

Step 1:  Contact Us:

There are several ways to get things started.<

Step 2:  Activate Your Account:
As soon as you get our confirmation email, just click the link to activate your account. From there you can add or change your logo, write an introduction, and tell us what you have to offer with descriptions, photos, videos and more.

Step 3:  Create a "Following":
When you get people to "Follow", you're building your own captive audience. Get "Followers" by:

  • Sending a "Follow Us" email invitation from your account
  • Directing customers to your WhatsUpChattanooga.com Sitelet, from your company website
  • Enter a prize in our monthly Giveaway
  • See Advertising for more ways to build a Following...