Dear ExplorOz Reader,
Welcome to 2004 - you've got a lot to look forward to this
year! |
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Throughout the year, you'll be able to enjoy a fast-past increase in the
range of Trek
Notes including a new search facility for this massive list; browse a greater range of useful products in the
Adventure Shop; benefit from the features of our new iMapPlot; benefit from
sharing digital track data in PointPlace; enhance your knowledge and pick up
practical tips in our increasing range of Articles; make contact with more
equipment manufacturers, retailers and tour operators appearing in our
Business Search Engine than ever before; and best of all continue to enjoy
the most refined resource for assisting you to get the most out of anything
you do with your 4WD. |
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Thanks to those that bought a raffle ticket in the Ultimate Camping and 4WD
Package. We sold 221 tickets and raised $1,105. Just over $40,000 was raised
for the Variety Club from this Raffle in total. Sorry no ExplorOz winners
this time.
However, the ExplorOz Incentive Prizes go to:
D. Barton (Vic) for the most tickets in a single purchase &
J. Parker (Qld) who wins the lucky draw from all our entries
Please contact us to each claim your Hema
4WD Road Atlas (new spiral edition). | Trader Ads with pics just $9.95 |
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The ExplorOz Trader has quickly become one of the leading places on the
internet where you can sell and buy used Camping and 4WD related equipment.
You have a choice of either a Free ad (text only) or a Display (creates a
full page pop-up window with unlimited text description and photo) plus a
new feature added today is that we showcase the photos of all Display Ads on
the Trader
Home Page for even greater exposure. With a
growing list of items in the Trader numbering in the hundreds, sellers are better off using a Display
ad because these are automatically listed at the top of each category list
and for the mere price of just $9.95 to run the ad it will remain there
until you sell it. What a sensational deal to reach ¼ million readers per
month Australia-wide. Better still, if you are an ExplorOz Member your
Member Rewards enable you to run 1 Display ad per year. [...more
info on Membership] |
Tyres - the cold hard facts |
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Written specifically for
people who aren't sure what type of tyre is best for certain conditions,
this article simply and clearly spells out the differences. As you will see,
we also sell advertising in these pages so for more information on tyres
simply go to our sponsors websites (banner link in top right hand corner of
article) or contact them direct on their Business Search Engine listing that
appears at the end of the article.
[Tip - currently 48 other articles can be read from within the Topic Search
links in left site margin] |
Map Coverage - using iMapPlot |
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In a previous newsletter (edition #50 in November), we introduced iMapPlot,
a mapping software product developed by David. iMapPlot is a
full Spatial GIS Internet mapping tool that has numerous
applications, one of which is to show you the coverage of maps in our
Adventure Shop. Keep an eye on each map in the Adventure Shop for the link
to Map Coverage. You should find this to be of enormous benefit when
selecting your travel maps. We have now completed about 50 maps of a total
of 174. When all maps are done, we can introduce the next stage of the map
finding tool where you can hover over an area on a map of Australia and see/link
to all available maps for that area. |
Adventure Shop Just Keeps Getting Bigger and Better |
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Come and browse our new-look
shop, featuring a new Brand search option.
Plus, we've replaced the entire entry point that used to be in the centre of
the page and replaced it with Shop Finder in the right hand margin. |
Latest Products Added to the Shop |
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Our price $97.02
Save $1.98
Accrue $4.85
Member
Money |
Auslig 250K Mosaic Mapsheet NATMAP have released a second Raster CD mapping product called the Raster
Mosaic. This CD contains all 1:250 000 scale NATMAP topographic maps
covering Australia joined together into a single image. This is one seamless
map which can be moved to show any part of Australia without loading a new
map. Also included on the CD is a 1:1,000,000 map of Australia and a
satellite image of Australia. Note - accurate distances cannot be measured
from the map due to the method of creating the map projection and in
OziExplorer it can be more difficult to find a location while manually
dragging the map. It is also more difficult to select a precise location
when using the MapView window. Yet, the product has its purpose in the
market, and we proudly bring it to you in our Adventure Shop. |
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Packs Our Packs are a customised collection of useful maps and books that
people tend to buy together so that you can order just one item and get the
lot for a discounted price. The Winter
and Summer
Packs are a quick way to browse groups of popular items by the season. |
|  Our price $7.95
Accrue $0.39
Member
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Kids Puzzle Map Perfect for kids, this 96 piece colour puzzle on frame board features a
map of Australia with each state clearly distinguished by a different
colour. Capital cities and many town names are clearly readable so working
out where the pieces go is a great way for the kids to have fun while they
identify places they know. |
|  Our price $79.95
Accrue $3.99
Member
Money |
Mossie Speed Dome Tent This new product is a self-supporting mosquito net that is quick and easy
to erect and pack down. It is small and compact and therefore suitable for
travellers and campers. The Qld-based designer/inventor of this product has
taken out patents on the design throughout the world. There are a few
inferior designed versions of this type of product, but none match the
durability, quality and compact folded down size of this particular design.
It is also adjustable for both single and double beds. Available either as
pre-impregnated with permethrin or without all visitors to the tropics would
do well to pack one of these in your kit - note packs down to a flat round
shape a little smaller in diameter than most beach shade-shelters. | Registered User Mail List reaches Milestone |
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Today we happened to notice that our Registered number of
Users has reached 10,023. | New Advertisers |
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On 22nd December all free listings from our site were upgraded on a
one-month no obligation free trial of our fully enabled paid advertiser
campaign in the Business
Search Engine called the Priority + listing. This provides the
advertiser with the ability to show their logo in the directory, have an
increased number of characters in the text part of their advert (up to 1000
characters), secure a position in the list for their region/category
combination and have their logo placed in the right hand margin of the Trek
Notes and Region
Overviews for the region into which they have listed. This logo of
course creates a link direct to their website. So take a look around - there
are tons of quality websites and some interesting products available from
these retailers that you may not have seen before! On 22nd January, the free
trial will expire for some advertisers, and they have been measuring the
performance of the campaign on the stats measurements we provide to them
(measured views of their listing in the BSE and hits and enquires made
through their website). Please ensure that if you talk to one of our
advertised businesses that you clarify where you got the referral from. So - here's the list of 89
new businesses that are advertising on ExplorOz.
Note - we also have a new Testimonials
Page with some very interesting comments from major companies that have
been advertising on ExplorOz. Read this page if you are contemplating
advertising your business. |
David, Michelle and Juliana
The ExplorOz Team |