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"Am
I on site?" |
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this
site only includes those vendors who
request a listing. To see if you've
been 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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"How
do I get myself listed?" |
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Easy.
Just click here
and follow the instructions.
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"I'm
listed but the info is outdated...
what do I do?" |
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Easy.
Just click here
and resubmit for a new listing.
We'll delete the old one. |
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Did
you know?
- a
fact sheet for market
vendors
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Since 1997 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
100+
page web
that now functions as an extremely successful self-perpetuating
marketing tool for
market vendors and island
businesses alike.
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What's
new in 2008?
- more free bags (10,000
printed)
- all free bags now 100%
biodegradable
- improved free listings
for vendors
- free photos with
listings
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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
24,212 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 10 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.
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
free biodegradable
market bags.
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Did
you know?
About those free
bags...
Each
year thousands of bags are
distributed in the
market to further
promote the site.
Bags are free to vendors.
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. Want
bags? Just stop Helene
(the bag lady) as you
see her delivering them
on a Saturday morning.
She comes around
occasionally, not each
Saturday. If you don't
spot her, ask a
neighbour to share a
few. These are meant to
be shared, and used.
Also, because our 2008
bags are 100%
biodegradable, we don't
want anyone to hoard
them, or they will
decompose before they
get used.
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