DOWNTOWN MUNCIE WEBSITE FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION

MUNCIE, IN -- The website MuncieDowntown.com has been listed for public sale on the auction site flippa.com. Bids will be accepted until 10pm EST on Tuesday, September 5, 2011.

MuncieDowntown.com is a 9-year-old community website for the city of Muncie, Indiana, supporting local businesses, arts and culture and tourism in the East Central Indiana area, with a focus on Downtown Muncie's historic entertainment and cultural district. The site was launched in February 2003 as a volunteer effort by private developers to promote Muncie's newly redeveloped downtown, and all the businesses and organizations within the district.

This well established, top-ranking website provides travel, tourism and visitor information about Downtown Muncie, Indiana, as well as news updates and resources for local residents. The site includes a downtown business directory, current downtown news, calendar of events and things to do downtown, and an integrated mailing list system with more than 2,000 targeted opt-in mailing list subscribers.

Auction link:
www.flippa.com/2639925-established-quality-city-website-downtown-muncie-indiana-tourism-news-events

The target buyers of this website include:
  - City or municipal organizations in the state of Indiana, particularly Central and East Central Indiana
  - Travel and tourism organizations
  - Business and economic development organizations
  - Community improvement and development organizations
  - Arts & culture advocacy organizations
  - Main Street development organizations (Muncie is an Indiana Main Street community, a program of OCRA - Office of Community and Rural Affairs)
  - Real Estate or property management organizations (based on the site's search popularity for places to live downtown)
  - Internet marketers and speculators (based on the website's strong Google authority)

Core business assets included in sale:
  - Search Engine Optimized website with top rank on Google and all major search engines
  - Current site template, Content Management System, and all installed modules
  - 6 associated domain names
  - Well established Facebook and Twitter social network pages with 5,000+ combined followers
  - Database of 2,000+ opt-in mailing list subscribers
  - Newly launched Downtown Muncie mobile app
  - All related third-party accounts (Foursquare, LoCalendar, Flickr Pro, Conduit, QR code and more)
  - A solid brand with strong community goodwill and established credibility as a media and information source for Downtown Muncie, Indiana
  - A valuable marketing tool for tourism and events promotion in Downtown Muncie, providing immediate and measured feedback through site statistics and user interaction on social networking pages

For more information, see details on the auction listing or contact info@munciedowntown.com.

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Contact:    Carey Hays
                  Phone (765) 760-3187
                  Email info@munciedowntown.com

MuncieDowntown.com is a 9-year-old community website for the city of Muncie, Indiana, supporting local businesses, arts and culture and tourism in the East Central Indiana area, with a focus on Downtown Muncie's historic entertainment and cultural district. The site was launched in February 2003 as a volunteer effort by private developers to promote Muncie's newly redeveloped downtown, and all the businesses and organizations within the district.

PO Box 2791
Muncie IN 47307

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