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"Am
I on site?" |
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saltspringmarket.com
only includes those vendors who
request a listing. To see if you're
listed, check the site. |
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"Do
I need to have my own website to be
listed?" |
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Nope.
You don't even need to own a
computer, but you do need access to
computer in order to submit your
listing request. |
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Requests
are by email only. |
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If
you don't find yourself listed, send
us an email including: |
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your
name |
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business
name |
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phone
number |
| 4 |
email |
| 5 |
website
address (if you have one) |
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a
one sentence description of what you
do |
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email
us by going to the site, click contact
link (top right
corner of the page) |
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Did
you know?
- a
fact sheet for market
vendors
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Since 1998 saltspringmarket.com has been promoting island artisans and food producers to the
global community -
for free!
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Over the
years this site has grown from
its original
"online directory" concept to a 250 page web
that now functions as an extremely successful self-perpetuating
marketing tool for
market vendors and island
businesses alike.
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Did
you know?
We're
considered to be quite
attractive.
We
attract a lot of internet
visitors. Last month,
the site was viewed by 23,950 people
looking for information about
our island.
Many were tourists planning their
trips. Others were folks who
had already been here,
seeking to contact a producer or service.
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Did
you know?
We help vendors expose
themselves.
In fact,
we're committed to the
idea. Over the past 6
years vendors have
benefited in many ways
from free exposure
received on
saltspringmarket.com.
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Success stories include:
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- at least one market artisan who was invited to demonstrate his
art on a TV Ontario
craft show after having been discovered on saltspringmarket.com
- many vendors report they have made
new wholesale and retail contacts
in far-away places by being listing
here
- saltspringmarket.com
is regularly cited by
international media reporters
and researchers as
a trusted and
comprehensive source of
local information
- some vendors have had products featured in national and international magazines because of exposure received on saltspringmarket.com
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Did
you know?
We may be free, but
we're not cheap!
A quality web
site like this with high
online visibility
doesn't come without a
price tag. Yet market
vendors are always
listed and linked at no
charge. How can this be?
Simply: the site is managed, promoted, and hosted on a voluntary basis by Salt Spring
Island Publishing and
Imagen Communications.
Why? Because the
Saturday Market is,
hands down, Salt
Spring's greatest
tourist draw. People who come
for the market support
many other island businesses,
so in giving our valued artists
and growers a boost
online it benefits the
entire business
community.
As saltspringmarket.com
continues to grow in
this healthy organic
manner,
savvy island business
folk are asking to
become site sponsors.
This is great news --
paid advertising from
non-vendors means
additional funding for
special promos like the market
shopping bags, prize
draws, and more.
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Did
you know?
About those free shopping
bags...
Each
Saturday
250+ shopping bags are
distributed in the
market to further
promote the site and its
online contest of fabulous prizes.
Bags are free to vendors
and shoppers alike.
They're paid for by
advertisers - most of
which are
local accommodations
businesses who, in
exchange, receive a high
number of referrals from
the market web site. We
appreciate their
continued support.
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