Does anybody use the Yellow Pages anymore? We sure don't. We just Google it.
Have you ever placed an ad in a newspaper or magazine? Did it pay off or did you feel ripped off?
Do you have an advertising budget that allows you to build brand ID and compete with corporations?
Do you feel like you have a great shop that people would love if the just knew you existed?
If you are an independent business owner in the Portland Metro Area, we have an answer.
| Our goal is to combine the
resources of small, independent retail shops and service providers to
create an advertising powerhouse. While each member's small contribution
of $100. per month cannot buy much in the way of advertising, the
combined contributions of 500 or 1000 businesses can. It is the classic
"Strength in Numbers" method of working together. |
| You may feel like you don't want
to spend any money helping to advertise your competitors but the basic
truth is that other, small, independent businesses are not your
competition. Every day you go to battle with giant corporations with
bigger budgets. We want to be the David to their Goliath. |
| We make this work by dividing
our members into shopping categories. Each category will be limited to a
maximum of ten businesses. Our use of uncluttered pages featuring large
banner ads ensures that individuals perusing your category will see your
ad. |
| We have
already launched our sample category featuring Antiques.
(see
it here) This is exactly how each
category will appear to customers. Again, no clutter, no extraneous ads,
pop-ups or useless text. We want customers searching for your products
to find what they are looking for. |
| WE GUARANTEE RESULTS! |
| We are not just building a web
site and hoping people show up. We will be using a combination of
pay-per-click advertising as well as local radio, television and print
advertising. Each and every category will be independently advertised
using pay-per-click at a level that guarantees 500 visitors per month.
These are not just random eyeballs. These are 500 customers searching
specifically for your product. They are looking or you. Couldn't you use
500 new customers each month? |
| Do any Google search for
antiques and you will see our ad featuring the Antiques category. This
same level of exposure will be given for every single category. When
someone searches for a specific item our ad takes them directly to that
category. |
| As more categories are launched
we will expand our advertising into print, then radio and eventually
television. This is a collective effort. The more businesses that join,
the more powerful we all become. It is a very simple concept but one
with huge potential for all of us. |
| We say all of us because the
founders of SHOP503 are owners of small retail shops. We are you. |
| Need a web page? |
| If you have a web site, we will
include a link next to your banner ad. If you do not have a site SHOP503
can create a page and host it for the life of your membership for a flat
fee of $250. If you have any interest in becoming a SHOP503 member, send us an e-mail with your contact information including any category or categories you might be interested in joining. |
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