The PIO website is the undisputed center of the international community of private island brokers, sellers and buyers. With more than four million unique visitors a year, our clients and website visitors include top celebrities, real estate development firms and virtually every interested buyer searching for private island properties online. If your island is publicly listed, advertisement on PIO is the only way to ensure that it reaches the right audience. www.privateislandsonline.com

Match your island against serious potential buyers who have requested properties with your specific criteria. Employing only the basic details of your island, our proprietary VIB system will instantly discover if a potential buyer is among our extensive database of opted-in clients. Created with years of expertise and the latest programming technology, the VIB provides complete privacy, effective marketing and the only way to confidentially gauge market interest for your specific property location, type and price point. www.virtualislandbroker.com

Our innovative online magazine features stunning profiles of the most exceptional private islands on the market, ranging from Bahamian island mansions, to sophisticated European villas, to rustic Canadian and American cottage hideaways. Price is not the determining factor for inclusion; rather, we endeavour to showcase properties that epitomize the beauty of private islands and the unique lifestyle they offer. Properties with high-resolution images may qualify for our online magazine and our upcoming luxurious print edition, scheduled for release in 2009. www.privateislandsmag.com

The premier way to ensure that your island is noticed by the right clients, Private Islands offers custom-designed advertisements on the front and regional pages of our popular PIO website. Creative and beautiful advertisements with prominent placements will redirect to your listing or custom website, providing thousands of additional viewers and unsurpassed exposure. Monthly campaigns range in price from US $2000 to $40,000, and may be included as a promotion in our Exclusive listing arrangement.

Custom, polished press releases tailored to the right audience are one of the most effective ways to spark individual and media interest in a particular private island. Our editorial staff will work with you to uncover unique, news-worthy aspects of your property and find an approach designed to intrigue clients and journalists alike. To view past Private Islands press releases, please see:

Promotion on weblogs and other niche entertainment websites can be a fantastic marketing tool, but ineffective control of the way your property is presented can also destroy a marketing campaign. Private Islands has strong relationships with the authors of top non-commercial island sites that are the trusted news source for thousands of interested buyers. If your property has unique attributes or point of interest, we can facilitate the tasteful, positive inclusion of posts about your island.

Private Islands employs a team of experts in website design and promotion who will create a custom full website or microsite for your private island. Our knowledge of the island market and skill in real estate promotion result in professional, beautiful custom websites. While we do not allow the linking of outside websites from PIO listings, those designed by our company are exempted from this policy. Please contact us for a quote: Sample: ram-island.privateislandsinc.com

Innovative methods of promoting islands to potential clients are our speciality. Private Islands is committed to offering the latest marketing tools to our clients, including podcasts, online video broadcasts, and other methods of creative online promotion. Our services are constantly updating as marketing technologies progress, and we welcome suggestions of possible promotional tools from clients.

Private Islands will develop and produce high-quality commercials for qualified properties, in a format suitable for both web-based and television airing. Adding an immediate aura of exclusivity to a property and opening the doors to getting your island featured on news and entertainment television programs, commercials are also a unique addition to a custom website and certain to generate attention. Contact us for a quote: Sample: Commercial for PIO

The monthly Private Islands Newsletter is the incomparable source for news on our industry, company, and the very latest properties to hit the market. With more than 40,000 opted-in brokers, clients and island enthusiasts, the Newsletter is one of the most targeted and valuable promotional tools at our disposal. Advertising rates begin at US $850 per month- however, inclusion may be complimentary for select clients falling under our referral-based arrangements. Newsletter Archive

Private Islands is the authority of choice for the world's top news, entertainment and luxury real estate publications. We receive an average of 8-12 requests per week from journalists and editorial staff searching for distinctive island properties for articles, an effective and prestigious way to increase the visibility of your island. When appropriate, compensated advertisements and editorials may also be used by Private Islands to encourage awareness of select properties. In the Media

A striking visual element to PIO, the front-page rotating Featured listings generate an incredible amount of attention for properties. On average, listings that are advertised in the Feature section exhibit an increase of 40%-60% more inquiries compared to basic advertisements, and are overwhelmingly chosen by journalists and media publication for inclusion in island-related articles. Featured listings start at US $200 per month, and may be complimentary inclusions for islands listed under our referral-based arrangements.

Informative, succinct and well-written advertising copy is an essential part of generating interest in your island listing, and will ensure that you do not confuse readers or receive an excess of basic questions from clients. Our skilled staff will provide you with a detailed summary of the kinds of information required to fully inform prospective buyers, and work with you uncover the special attributes that will make your property stand out from the crowd. This service is complimentary for all PIO listings, and for an additional fee we will authorize the use of our copy in other venues.

Our team includes experts in digital photographic manipulation, who will work with the provided images to show your property at its absolute best. Images can be submitted online, mailed in a CD, or for a small fee we will scan and upload traditional photographs for edited use in your listing. We take care to keep PIO an attractive, strictly quality-controlled marketplace, and this service is included in the packages for all of the properties advertised on our website.

Our company has developed an innovative, effective system for making sure that the right people are aware of new private islands on the market. In addition to other methods such as our industry Private Island Newsletter and press releases, we take the initiative to directly contact potential buyers and brokers who may have interested clients for your property.

Private Islands has partnerships with all of our industry's top speciality brokerage firms, and is pleased to provide full brokerage services and law firm recommendations in many areas of the world. Our partners are trusted, qualified professionals with a history of success in our niche sector of real estate, ensuring that you will receive the most expert and capable brokerage services when selling your island.

Professional, high-resolution aerial images are one of the most effective ways to promote a private island, capturing the unique character and beauty of these properties and showing clients the full potential an island has to offer. High-resolution aerial images not only generate 50%-70% more client inquiries, but allow us to give your island more extensive promotion. Our connections with top aerial photographers allow us to facilitate obtaining these images for islands in many regions. The cost may be reduced or eliminated entirely in our Exclusive listing package.

Our state-of-the-art filtration system is designed to prevent spam and other unwanted solicitations from being processed through our PIO inquiry forms. With listings on many other real estate websites, reportedly up to 80% of received correspondence is composed of advertisements, 411 (Nigerian) scams and other non-valid inquiries. Potentially dangerous or criminal spam is a rampant problem in online real estate marketing, and your safety is of paramount importance to us. We hand-screen all inquires rejected by our system to make certain that no valid client requests were excluded in error.

Professional, expertly-designed brochures, information packages, calendars and other hard-copy promotional materials are available through Private Islands. We'll work with you to develop a stylish and attractive design that fits your marketing budget, and manage all aspects of having the materials printed and distributed to clients at your request. Please contact us for a quote: See our Company Brochures

Private Islands is the company overwhelmingly chosen by development firms, brokers and private clients to source and recommend islands for purchase. Our extensive database of active clients, trusted reputation in our industry and personalized service expands your opportunities for selling your island. If we're contacted by an investor looking for a property with qualities comparable to yours, direct referrals and introductions are made at our discretion.