PAO Network Launched

Pro Athlete Media, LLC and O9 Productions have formed the PAO Network.

The PAO Network is unique web based business and marketing initiative for the pro athlete.

We design custom pro athlete websites with the ability to secure sponsorships, feature video productions and allow player interaction through blogs and other types of mass media.

To visit the PAO Network website:
www.paonetwork.com

WHY PRO ATHLETES NEED A WEBSITE

As a pro athlete, the best way to publicize your professional career and your personal life is to develop and maintain your own website.

Professional athlete websites can be a valuable tool for a current or former athlete for many different reasons. Most professional athlete websites are focused solely on the athlete and their career highlights. This can be in the form of articles, photos and now most well designed websites feature videos.

A well designed website should allow fans to interact with the athlete, provide career and personal information and be entertaining. Fans can share their perspective and thoughts about the athlete’s latest game or recent trade.

This interaction can be a blog type forum or it can be a personal video section that can allow for video files to be uploaded directly to the site for the athlete to view. The athlete can then answer the fans either in the blog or by video. This type of direct involvement and updating of content on the website by the athlete will keep the fans interested and continue to drive traffic to the website.

Traffic growth is most important for a website of a pro athlete because it not only shows fan interest but it is also vital for promotion of an athletes foundation or charity.

The website of a pro athlete can be an important tool for the athlete to raise awareness for their foundation. It enables the promotion of an upcoming fundraising event or the ability to sell memorabilia on their website to benefit their charity with e-commerce functionality.

Athletes can also use their website to promote any outside business interests they have outside of professional sports. The website can function as a gateway for a successful transition to life after sports.

We design and maintain a custom websites that not only look great but also have the functionality you need.

OUR PROCESS

Our process includes the following:

1 - Developing a name and web address for your website

2 - Completing domain name registration

3 - Designing the website

4 - Initiating and maintaining web hosting

5 - Updating and maintaining the website with content

6 - Marketing and promoting the website

7 - Enabling maximum search engine capabilities

8 - Evaluating potential revenue sources for the website