Having your business online is more crucial now than ever before

Can you believe it? Almost all consumers now rely on the online world for researching local products and services. A new report out by BIA/Kelsey and Constat confirms what we know has been building for some time. Local businesses can no longer ignore the online space if they hope to be sustainable. The online usage and search level for local consumers is a phenomenal statistics when you consider it's real world implications for local business. Many of the people in my community that I see at local businesses are now doing what I have been doing for years...searching online to find the nearest hair salon, restaurant or realtor.

The online sophistication of local consumers might suprise you. While there is no doubt that Google is the starting point for most local searches, statistics show that consumers are turning to 7.9 sources on average to do their local research and it doesn't end there. According to WebProNews' summary, "58% of respondants report using an online coupon when shopping for local products or services in their local area in the past year. 19% of respondants reported making an appointment in the past 6 months for a service besides a restaurant reservation (e.g. hair appointment, doctors appointment, personal service or automotive service.)

If you have a business and your not doing much or anything at all online, what does this tell you?
You have to have a web presence to compete. Here are some great places you can promote your business at little or no cost at all:
www.local-shoppers.com
www.relylocal.com
www.merchantcirlce.com
www.usfreeads.com
www.facebook.com
www.myspace.com
www.linkedin.com
www.digg.com
and there are tons more. Get your business online today and reap the rewards.

April updates

It's April now and that means it's raining in Washington. On local-shoppers it's raining coupons and discounts. Congratulations to Gepetto's Italian Restaurant in Montesano; Sidewalk Signboards in Castle Rock; Destinesia in Centralia and Special Moments Floral in Winlock on becoming local-shoppers April businesses of the month. Congratulations to Annabelle's Kids Resale in Chehalis on having the April's coupon of the month.

There are tons of new coupons available. Together, our coupons have raised thousands of dollars for local businesses in Washington. Keep up the good work and keep printing our coupons.

Is there a business you would like to see on local-shoppers? We'd love to hear about it. Let us know about them and we'll do our best to make their coupons available.

Thanks for being a local shopper!

25% off all lingerie at Amore Bridal and Formal in Centralia

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We want to let you all know how you can shop in your own town and save money. www.local-shoppers.com is dedicated to saving you money. We provide coupons to local shops all over Western Washington and we are currently expanding into Oregon. New businesses are being added on a daily basis and our coupons are updated monthly.
We also have free classifieds. Find it local on local-shoppers.com. Post as many as you like for 30 days at a time and inlcude upto 10 photos for each listing totally free. Just visit www.local-shoppers.com/classifieds.
We you use the coupons on local-shoppers.com not only will you save money, you will help your community. Did you know that when you shop local, your dollar turns over 3 times as much as it does when you shop at a national chain? It’s true. Everytime we go out of town to shop, we are ultimately taking money out of our own community which takes much needed tax dollars away from our schools, roads, and a lot more. So next time you decide to go shopping and make that trip to you know where…Check out local-shoppers.com and find a deal in your neighborhood.