Search results show a link to a website but I can't access it? Now what?

You've apparently reached a dead end which is exactly what we designed our search promise for. Our commitment to .network users is to make ourselves available to provide personal search assistance as a free service. All you need to do is follow our instructions for sending an email and we will do our best the help move you on from the dead end. Give us the complete URL address string for where the dead end is and tell us what you searched for to arrive there. No guarantees but we may be able to help you find an alternative route to the information you want, if nothing else. Your request should relate to the mission of The Network.

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Why are there so many dead ends online?

We (who we are) can only answer for our niche while offering our apologies if you've seemingly run into a dead end after finding information or trying to use a link we've published onlinesee the answer to the question above if you want help now. The Network is designed to pass those who join in on our mission though to resource supplier or service provider engaged in enterprise and economic development. We don't control what they do, however. Their information, especially contact data, constantly changes; therefore, our websites are susceptible to the possibility that you will find incorrect information and broken links. As with any other search resource, The Network may point you to a dead end where see the file-not-found message. The Network has resources in archive. We seek your input to keep links and information about resources in good order. Please report anything you find that leads to a dead end. We also seek suggestions and contributions of information/links for building the archive.

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Do you help with facilities location projects?

Absolutely! Facilities location is a process of enterprise development and much the same as site location work. Enterprise developers and site selectors are using the Internet today to gather information about places of interest. Take a look at the section of the .network introduction that covers searching (pages in a series). The first page provides access to various search tools, including the most popular search engines for gathering location data. Starting at the national level in Economic Development.net/Area Development you can select the name of a country. After that you can either look through listings of location data supplies or anonymously ask us to publish the information about one for a place of interest to you. Use the following search tool to look for locations listed in the our contacts database.

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Does your database list locations and those who have information about them?

We maintain a database known as the Global Registry of Contacts. The information published online from the GRC is organized alphabetically by location (example). Since the names of locations are words that begin with capital letters, we provide a special tool for searching. The answer to the question above has more information about searching for locations. Also, Site Location Assistance.com lists locations. CLICK HERE to search inside that website. However However you choose to proceed, remember that we offer personal search assistance as a free service. Want our help? Simply ask us to deliver on the promise of The Network.

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Is the same information that's in the Global Registry of Contacts online elsewhere?

Most Likely. Services provided by The Network help you find contacts and locations more readily when you search online. The information published from the Global Registry of Contacts is freely accessible (example). There are two possibilities for obtaining contact data: (1) Select a link or (2) send an email asking us to publish one. CLICK HERE to search now. Our services are free when we provide a link or list a contact for a location at your request. See the .network promise for more information about our free search assistance.

CLICK HERE for free registration as a contact for the GRC database and free online listing.

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Is The Network controlled or influenced by a special interest group?

The Network is controlled by one individual who has freely provided it as a online information service since 1996. You could say that .network operations are influenced by members of its user group. They are targeted as a group because of their special interest. Although members of the group don't pay fees or purchase services to enter .network websites or use its resources, the position influence is the same as if they were customers. The Network it is absolutely dedicated to listening to the voice of the customer. Occasionally questions are asked about who pays for .network operations: CLICK HERE for an answer.

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What's the best resource for finding and contacting a chamber of commerce?

There are various excellent resources. The Network has its Global Registry of Contacts which lists chambers of commerce by location. CLICK HERE for an example of a GRC page online. Chambers of commerce throughout the world are well known as a group in position to supply information, such as economic development data, about their locations. The website, Economic Development.net, offers the opportunity for chambers everywhere to list their locations and link to their websites. It's as a free service, which seems to make Economic Development.net an excellent resource for finding and contacting a chamber, especially, when you consider the .network search promise. The Network includes Site Location Assistance.com which houses its resource archive. Copy and paste the following italicized text line in the search box of the SLA search tool: find a local chamber of commerce

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What's the best resource for finding a local economic development representative?

The Global Registry of Contacts is an excellent resource when you consider the .network search promise, a commitment to provide search assistance in the event that you do not find the locale of interest to you listed in the database. A real person helps you with your request and services are free. Send an email identifying the place of interest. Save time by copying and pasting the following text line in your email: find a local economic development representative

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I can't find a place of interest listed in The Network. What do I do now?

Send an email identifying the location you searched for but could not find.

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Why should I send an anonymous email identifying a location to The Network?

The Network is an online information service dedicated as a unbiased site selection resource. Our aim is to list as many locations around the world wanting economic development as possible. The names of places of interest to .network users and links to location data suppliers are published in the website, Economic Development.net, as a free service. Respect for protection of site selectors' confidential plans and activities as they gather information about places of interest is an aspect of professionalism. Therefore, we encourage you to help build The Network by offering to accept an anonymous email as professional in the business of providing site location assistance through the Websee our privacy policy.

Publications are listed in Site Location Assistance.com. where you can search for them by name or type. For example, see our list of the most popular national and international publications dedicated to site selection, real estate and economic development. Regional publications, other than community profiles, are listed in the Site Location Assistance website also. Search for them by the names of the locations where they are published. We have seen the actual publications listed, most of them sent to us (who we are) at one time or another. You are welcomed to send a copy of yours for review or, if information about it is online, email a link. All listings/links are published in Site Location Assistance.com as a free servicedetails.

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In the event that you search for a places of interest in an effort to learn how to contact its chamber of commerce or another source of location data, but do not readily find what you want, you can send an anonymous email to us and ask for personal assistance. We (who we are) are on standby to provide the free service of responding to your request for assistance. All you need to do is to type chamber of commerce in the memo section of your email.

CLICK HERE for instructions on how to identify a location to us by email

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