America’s Free Online Local News A Limited Time Exclusive Opportunity

We all want a sense of community. It’s the people, your neighbors, your friends, and local business owners, that give each town its unique character. Each HometownTimes.com site is a familiar “city center” that encourages residents to get involved and take pride in their community by featuring interesting local news and events, a business directory, people of interest, a health guide, coupons, sporting news, events, and activities. Welcome Home!

HomeTownTimes Mission HomeTownTimes.com is a national online news and community publications franchisor, currently operating more than 500 internet-based news sites across the United States. The mission of the Georgia-headquartered business is to bring local communities together via a convenient portal that provides free access to local news, information exchange, community forums and advertising. Each individual HomeTownTimes.com online news publication is a community hub for home town events, Internet forums, classified ads, business directories, photo galleries, sports, health news, coupons and feature stories about local events, people and businesses. Independent small businesses, large franchisors, and companies with a national footprint will all find their hyper-local targeted audience for their products or services through HomeTownTimes.com ad placements, videos, original content articles of interest, and news of local events associated with their business.

The Results Are In… Internet Media is Here to Stay The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow. ..Bill Gates

Online News Surpasses Print a Pew study released in December, 2008 shows online news has overtaken print media in the US. This is a big deal as it shows that in a year when there has been plenty of news to report about, Americans went online instead of waiting for their daily newspaper. According to the report, young people take this a step further. For those under 30, "the internet now rivals television as a main source of national and international news. Nearly six-in-ten Americans younger than 30 (59%) say they get most of their national and international news online; an identical percentage cites television. In September 2007, twice as many young people said they relied mostly on television for news than mentioned the internet (68% vs. 34%)."

a Pew study released in December, 2008 shows online news has overtaken print media in the US. This is a big deal as it shows that in a year when there has been plenty of news to report about, Americans went online instead of waiting for their daily newspaper.

According to the report, young people take this a step further. For those under 30, "the internet now rivals television as a main source of national and international news. Nearly six-in-ten Americans younger than 30 (59%) say they get most of their national and international news online; an identical percentage cites television. In September 2007, twice as many young people said they relied mostly on television for news than mentioned the internet (68% vs. 34%)."

Did you know? 9.9 billion internet searches are performed monthly Source: comScore, February 2008 97% of Internet users in the US use the internet to shop Source: NPD Group 82% of people searching online follow up with in-store visits, phone calls, emails and purchases Source: comScore Networks and TMP Directional Marketing, August 2007 54% of Americans have substituted the Internet for the phone book Source: The Kelsey Group. August, 2007

9.9 billion internet searches are performed monthly

Source: comScore, February 2008

97% of Internet users in the US use the internet to shop

Source: NPD Group

82% of people searching online follow up with in-store visits, phone calls, emails and purchases

Source: comScore Networks and TMP Directional Marketing, August 2007

54% of Americans have substituted the Internet for the phone book

Source: The Kelsey Group. August, 2007

People Want More Than Print Can Deliver Color graphics, audio and video “ Real Time” Information Interactive, social media An instant history of recent local news In today’s age, people have a higher expectation for information.

Color graphics, audio and video

“ Real Time” Information

Interactive, social media

An instant history of recent local news

The Power of Local News Fulfills the constant demand for local information Fulfills a sense of community Largely underserved market Delivers a captive local audience

Fulfills the constant demand for local information

Fulfills a sense of community

Largely underserved market

Delivers a captive local audience

The Power of Internet Publishing More Reach Instantly available in 75% of households More Timely Real time updates, endless archives More Information No word or space limitations More Convenient Articles Hyperlinked to YOUR website Changes made anytime More Interactive Search keywords Add content - Immediately Ask questions – Get answers More Effective Lowest cost Longest lasting Measurable results

More Reach Instantly available in 75% of households

More Timely Real time updates, endless archives

More Information No word or space limitations

More Convenient Articles Hyperlinked to YOUR website Changes made anytime

More Interactive Search keywords Add content - Immediately Ask questions – Get answers

More Effective Lowest cost Longest lasting Measurable results

Way More than Just News Rolling archive of local news, weather, announcements, and press releases from local sources. Text, graphics, audio and video Local classifieds and business directory Local job postings Local and National Brand Coupons Community discussion & commentary Internet and Community Site Search Open resource for posting local events User controlled personal pages for weather, stocks, sports, horoscope, more In today’s age, people have a high expectation for information. People want MORE than a traditional newspaper can deliver

Rolling archive of local news, weather, announcements, and press releases from local sources.

Text, graphics, audio and video

Local classifieds and business directory

Local job postings

Local and National Brand Coupons

Community discussion & commentary

Internet and Community Site Search

Open resource for posting local events

User controlled personal pages for weather, stocks, sports, horoscope, more

Our Model Each of the top 100 Large Metros will have a site with the name City HomeTimes.com Each of the 50 states will have a site with the name State HomeTimes.com Each County within a Metro Area will have at least one standalone site RSS feeds will link all the sites together as well as load “syndicated” content www.AtlantaHomeTimes.com We currently own the “XXHometimes.com” domain names for: 50 of the 50 US states 100 of the top 100 metro markets and ~400 smaller demographics > 20K

Each of the top 100 Large Metros will have a site with the name City HomeTimes.com

Each of the 50 states will have a site with the name State HomeTimes.com

Each County within a Metro Area will have at least one standalone site

RSS feeds will link all the sites together as well as load “syndicated” content

We currently own the “XXHometimes.com” domain names for:

50 of the 50 US states

100 of the top 100 metro markets and ~400 smaller demographics > 20K

The Internet is Full of “City Sites” Each site is operated as a standalone profit center Each site has a unique, local, professional editor Each site has unique and exclusive content generated locally What makes us Different? - And in most cases… Each site is locally owned and operated Each site has a local sales presence

Each site is operated as a standalone profit center

Each site has a unique, local, professional editor

Each site has unique and exclusive content generated locally

- And in most cases…

Each site is locally owned and operated

Each site has a local sales presence

We Offer a Comprehensive Internet Marketing System Full Articles Professionally Written Prominent Placement Search Engine Optimized Lead Capture System Archived Social Network proliferation Key affiliated relationships

Full Articles

Professionally Written

Prominent Placement

Search Engine Optimized

Lead Capture System

Archived

Social Network proliferation

Key affiliated relationships

How we Generate Readership Opt-in Emails lists Local Networking and word of mouth Advertising Partnerships with area print publications, radio, tv Search Engine Optimization Local Billboard Ads Direct mail, flyers, in-store posters Mobile/Text Marketing Daily mobile and online contests for business promos Local News Feeds Content, Content, Content!

Opt-in Emails lists

Local Networking and word of mouth

Advertising Partnerships with area print publications, radio, tv

Search Engine Optimization

Local Billboard Ads

Direct mail, flyers, in-store posters

Mobile/Text Marketing

Daily mobile and online contests for business promos

Local News Feeds

Content, Content, Content!

Your Ad Positioned For Maximum Traffic Home Page Events Local News Business Food & Wine My Home Classifieds Home & Garden Real Estate Community Jobs Sports Coupons Living Travel & Leisure

Capture new leads for your business Display ads also get an original content article or advertorial placed every month At the end of your article will be a place for readers to request more information. These leads will be captured and forwarded to you via email at no charge

Display ads also get an original content article or advertorial placed every month

At the end of your article will be a place for readers to request more information.

These leads will be captured and forwarded to you via email at no charge

Coupons Linked from your article or display ad or stand alone placement in “Local Coupons” Targeted placements in multiple areas on the site Generate leads and traffic to your business or website Only $100 per month

Linked from your article or display ad or stand alone placement in “Local Coupons”

Targeted placements in multiple areas on the site

Generate leads and traffic to your business or website

Only $100 per month

Included with above ad packages, or available separately at Front Page Ad Randomly dispersed ad on front page 12 article or coupon pages ** 12 Bulletin Board listings on every page $199/month or $1990/year Shared (rotating) ad on front page Fixed or shared ad on main section page 12 Bulletin Board listings on every page Fixed or shared ad on every page in the entire section 12 standalone article or coupon pages** supporting your business Article / Video Ad Shared ad spot on every article page Can be image or video 12 article or coupon pages * 12 Bulletin Board listings on every page $199/month or $1990/year 2009 Ad Pricing ** Article/Coupon Page Standalone Coupon OR Professionally written article about your company Can act as a standalone website for your business Listed/linked in Bulletin Board available on every page, site wide Published for 1 year with link on front page and section page for 2 weeks or more Highly ranked in Google $299 / 3months Fixed ad - $3990/year Shared ad - $2990/year 2 options, top or side Section Sponsorship Front Page Section Page Article/Coupon Page

Front Page Ad

Randomly dispersed ad on front page

12 article or coupon pages **

12 Bulletin Board listings on every page

$199/month or $1990/year

Shared (rotating) ad on front page

Fixed or shared ad on main section page

12 Bulletin Board listings on every page

Fixed or shared ad on every page in the entire section

12 standalone article or coupon pages** supporting your business

Article / Video Ad

Shared ad spot on every article page

Can be image or video

12 article or coupon pages *

12 Bulletin Board listings on every page

$199/month or $1990/year

** Article/Coupon Page

Standalone Coupon OR Professionally written article about your company

Can act as a standalone website for your business

Listed/linked in Bulletin Board available on every page, site wide

Published for 1 year with link on front page and section page for 2 weeks or more

Highly ranked in Google

Fixed ad - $3990/year

Shared ad - $2990/year

2009 Volume Ad Pricing All prices are in $US per site, per month Ad Type Number of Sites Published 1 2-99 100-500 500+ (Shared) Section Sponsorship 299 239 179 149 Front Page Ad 199 159 119 99 Article / Video Ad 199 159 119 99

America’s Free Online Local Source for News, Events, and Business Welcome Home! For information or an application to own your own Home townTimes.com community website franchise Or for advertising opportunities in your Home Town , please email: info@ home towntimes.com Or visit