Welcome to the new .BIZ GIGS on the CommPRO.biz Marketplace. Q: WHAT IS .BIZ GIGS? A: We bring together buyers and sellers working in PR, IR, corp comm, marketing and advertising. An acronym for “Communications Professional Resources Online,” CommPRO.biz is the destination for business marketing communications professionals need to be successful, whether they’re in PR, IR, corporate communications, marketing or advertising. CommPRO.biz reaches more than 70,000+ marcom professionals with its “Daily Headlines” and enjoys over 20,000+ site visitors per month. Its founders include Bruce Merchant, (Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer), Fay Shapiro (Publisher), Todd Fabacher (Chief Information Architect) and Brian Pittman (Content Director). The team brings together a wealth of experience in publishing and services targeted to the business communications sectors—including advertising, investor relations, public relations and marketing. For further information, visit us online at: www.commpro.biz, Twitter @commprobiz. Facebook www.facebook.com/commPRO.biz.

1. HOW TO GET
STARTED

2. Q: WHAT IS .BIZ GIGS?
A: We bring together
buyers and sellers
working in PR, IR,
corp comm, marketing
and advertising.
“BUYER BOB” “SELLER SUE”

3. HOW DO I GET STARTED?
Register on CommPRO.biz
THEN...

4. READY TO Hi, I’m Sue, I design unique
video and interactive timelines.
SELL?
Many of my clients are from
marketing and PR firms.
However, I am looking for a way
to get new clients
Meet “Seller Sue”
What is a .Biz Gig?
A .Biz Gig is a pre-
packaged business
service or resource,
available at a great
price.

5. Step One:
Type the “title” and select a
REGISTER
price for your Biz Gig.
Select your category and
write a clear and concise All she had to do
was answer a few
description.
questions...
Step Two:
Enter tag descriptions, separated
by commas. Tags are used to
search for your gig. Also include #
of days needed to complete your
gig, plus some images to help
promote your service(s).
Step Three:
Include up to three links
to YouTube videos that
help promote your
Feature Your Gig:
For $99.00 your Gig will be “featured”
for 30 days.

6. BINGO!
Sue joined the CommPRO.biz
community and created her .Biz
Gig in less then 10 minutes. She
wrote a brief description and
uploaded two existing videos to
YouTube so she could demonstrate
samples of her work.
The .Biz Gigs center
is the perfect place
for you to promote
your services.

7. SHARE IT! They made it so easy
Get out there and market your for me. There are share
.Biz Gig to the business world. options right on the
page so I was able to
quickly and easily able
to use social media to
market my gig.

8. MEET “BUYER BOB”
Bob and his team are in search of some help for a
new client “pitch” presentation.

9. IN SEARCH OF A
SOLUTION!
Bob searches the .Biz Gig
Marketplace and finds Sue’s gig

10. CONTACT
Bob contacts Sue via the Marketplace private message system with a
quick question (Your email is never revealed). After Sue’s answer and
his review of her portfolio/work samples, he’s ready to place an order.
PURCHASE
Bob pays for Sue’s .Biz Gig using
PayPal. The money is held in escrow
until the gig is completed.
We use PayPal and offer
secure and confidential
payment processing for both
the buyer and seller.

11. CONGRATULATIONS!
“Seller Sue” was notified via email that
“Buyer Bob” purchased a timeline video.
Next steps…
SELLER: Now that you’ve won
the job, you email the buyer to
review the gig specifications.
BUYER: Track your seller’s
work progress, exchange files and
review any gig questions.

12. TICK …Bob and his team have 48 hrs
after project “delivery” to ask
TOCK Sue to make “fixes” to the video
timeline she created for them.

13. JOB WELL DONE!
Bob confirms receipt of
service and releases the
payment to Sue.

14. WIN-WIN!
Bob get a new client and gives
Sue a glowing review.