We have devoted this little corner of the website to keeping you and all interested parties abreast of what is happening with the Michigan Antiques Directory. We hope you have taken a moment to read our "About Us" page so you know how we got here.

We are offering a Charter Membership status to all who pay the yearly fee to have a listing within Michigan Antiques Directory. For as long as you keep your subscription current, you will keep this status. We are working across the state to give everyone a chance at becoming a Charter Member. Visit Our Products page for details. We will be extending this offer through a postcard mailing followed up by a phone campaign. Once we have personally extended this offer to everyone we can reach within the state, this offer will end.

Please don't wait for us to contact you. By purchasing a subscription with Michigan Antiques Directory you will lock in the benefits of a Charter Membership and ensure that your listing is accurate and descriptive enough to show up in the searches made by potential customers.

Remember that the tourist season is just around the corner. People are starting to look at where they are going to visit while on vacation. Make sure your business is listed with Michigan Antiques Directory, because we are working hard to be the place that people visit on the Net to find the antique and collectibles stores – they will visit while on vacation.

To the valued clients of Michigan Antiques Directory (MAD), we are extending an invitation to participate in our MAD Referral Program.

We know that word of mouth continues to be a most reliable form of advertising. When people find a good thing, they naturally want to share that information with others who would benefit. We propose taking advantage of your conversations with other store owners about Michigan Antiques Directory to build our client base – a win for us! In return we would compensate you in the form of cash or credit to offset your advertising expenses – a win for you!

Please visit our Referral Program page for details.

Over the years that Michigan Antiques Directory has been in existence we have worked hard on our search engine placement. As the years have progressed we have seen our ranking steadily improve.

We are continuing to add features to our site to enhance our search engine ranking. Recently we have added page content that will allow the search engines to index our site down to the city level.

Remember, adding terms which describe the items you sell will allow the search engines to find your listing when people search for those types of items. Just email us if you would like to update the description of your business listing.

Please visit our Search Engine Rank page to see where we end up for the given searches. Have fun!

• We are seeing a surge of visitor traffic within Michigan Antiques Directory this winter. January and February of 2007 have outpaced any other month to date.
• We have some plans in the works that will help to continue this surge in visitor traffic. Last year we sent a shipment of rack cards promoting MAD to the state of Michigan. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has requested another 6000 rack cards for the Michigan Welcome Centers. We will be shipping them later this month.
• We will also be looking into ways of promoting this site to people looking to visit Michigan from surrounding states: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin, as well as Canada.
• While reviewing the web site statistics for MAD each week, we see people visiting our site from all over the world - maybe they will visit your store this summer!
• A 2007 Full Feature Business Listing in MAD as a Charter Member, still only costs $5.25 per month. That's 24/7, global exposure for the cost of one large cafe mocha plus tip! Compare that to a local yellow pages listing.