What Is The Hoopla?

The Hoopla is a global network of businesses, organizations, and professionals who share a common goal: cross-promotion.  You can think of us as a social network, like Facebook, but where Facebook connects friends, Hoopla cross-promotes businesses.  When you join The Hoopla, you not only get a website, but you also join a network that can actively help you build exposure for it. 

Have you ever tried to promote your business or organization on the web?  If you have, you know how expensive and time-consuming it can be to build an online presence.  Sure, you can build a website to connect with your audience and even sell your products and services, but the price to build a full-featured website can be staggering.  And that’s just the first problem.  Once your site’s launched, how will people find it?

With a Hoopla account, most of the hard part has already been taken care of for you.  Your on-line presence is already being established, while the power of cross-promotion is helping people find you.  Sell products, post blogs, press releases, newsletters, videos, pictures – everything a high-priced, custom website could do, and so much more.  The power of the network, with its traffic builders, cross-promotion and publicity can help create that on-line presence and traffic your business needs.

It’s easy.  We give you all the tools you need – you don’t need a pre-existing website, though it’s okay if you already have one: Just use your Hoopla page as a way to draw traffic to it!  Or, you can link elements of your Hoopla page (i.e. blog, store/shopping cart, photo and video galleries, etc) right into your website!  It’s never been easier to create such a buzz for your business.

So, How Does This Work and How Do I Get Started?

Setup an account with The Hoopla.  It only takes about 2 minutes, and gives your business a Hoopla profile page.

Tweak your Hoopla profile page.  Choose a layout; add your logo; upload products; post blogs, photos, videos, calendars, and much more.  The more information you post, the more you will be cross-promoted amongst other Hoopla businesses, and the more traffic you will draw to your Hoopla page.

Take advantage of built-in e-commerce.  Your Hoopla page comes complete with an e-commerce interface.  It’s never been easier to sell your stuff, accept donations, handle event ticket sales, and more.  Plus, if you’re a retailer, you can choose to have your products included on the Hoopla Marketplace, an online shopping site that brings together products and services from Hoopla retailers around the world.  The result?  Customers find what they’re looking for quickly, and you gain even more exposure.

Keep in touch with your audience.  Direct from your Hoopla account, you can send personalized email marketing campaigns to your audience.  Or chat in real-time with a prospective customer.  Or allow clients to post testimonials of your products and services.  Staying relevant has never been this easy.

Make headlines… or create your own.  You can issue press releases, yourself, direct from your Hoopla account, to be considered for inclusion on such news feeds as Google News and Yahoo News.  In fact, the Hoopla homepage regularly highlights businesses and organizations with something excellent going on.  It’s your chance to grab the headlines.

How Much Does It Cost?

One of the greatest benefits of becoming a Hoopla member is the low cost.  For about $10 a month, you not only get a state-of-the-art web presence, chock full of more features than most custom built websites, but you also get a service that actively promotes you.  No webhosting fees.  No maintenance fees.  No third-party webmasters.  Just you, your customers, and the cross-promotional power of The Hoopla.

Sign up today and get the first month free, plus the first year at half price!