The Blue Ridge Web is a network of verified websites relating to the Blue Ridge region - local businesses, organizations, groups, events or other websites which have joined together to create a linked network to enhance the ability of web browsers to find bona fide regional oriented websites (as opposed to the many sites which appear in search engine containing nothing more that a local name without substantive useful content. By linking together in The Blue Ridge Web, these websites mutually enhance the level of visibility and ranking in various popular search engines, thereby promoting each other and the Blue Ridge region of Virginia.

To participate in The Blue Ridge Web, a Blue Ridge oriented website owner must:
(1) maintain an active website (national firms with local offices may participate but they must have a webpage with information about the local location),
(2) submit both a logo and banner ad for rotation on our website
(3) include a link to www.Blue Ridge.Biz on their website, and
(4) post on their website, either on the home page or on a page linked from the Home page a hyperlinked listing of all other websites participating in The Blue Ridge Web, and update this listing periodically (at least annually - although we will provide updated coding quarterly, we recognize that not all website owners can implement changes quickly) with html coding that we will provide as the list is updated.

To become a member of The Blue Ridge Web, the first step is to register as a user on this website. Then place or include a link to our website, www.BlueRidge.Biz on your site, either as a free standing link or banner, or on a local link page you maintain. Then also add your website to our Blue Ridge weblinks feature. Then use our Contact feature ("contact" on our home page) to notify us, and provide your user name (on this website) and the URL of your website. We will then review your website, confirm that it satisfies the criteria for inclusion, and contact you with further details.

Benefits of being a member of The Blue Ridge Web include:
(1) The opportunity to have a "feature infommercial style article" about your business in our www.BlueRidge.Biz - News published once annually. If requested, this infomercial can also be published on websites of other regional affiliate websites of Virginia Web Resources, LC
(2) The opportunity to have a free banner ad, linked to your website, included among the rotating banners on our website
(3) The Link to your website will be identified as a "recommended" local link in our link listing.
(4) The privilege of being enabled to post news, announcements of special sales or events in the "Hot Local News" section of our www.BlueRidge.Biz - News
(5) Participating in a cross linked network of local Blue Ridge websites, which will have the effect of boosting your website's ranking with various popular internet search engines.