Posts Tagged ‘Shop Local’

August is Food month at Public Marketspace and that means registering vendors, celebrating events and talking about one of our favorite things… FOOD!

When it comes to locally grown favorites, the finest ingredients, urban cart chic or the best dive in town—PM loves to share recipes to websites, and creating an immersive experience is how we sell food online.

Answering a question from one of our members, the best part of buying directly (or Vendor Direct) on PM is that you buy direct from the vendor and know exactly how the food was raised, grown and prepared. Which isn’t always the case at your local grocer, and learning about the coolest neighborhood restaurant in town is part of fun too.

There is nothing quite like buying a fresh box of green chilies from New Mexico, berry jams from Oregon, or organic fed beef from Montana. Vendors that sell perishable food, wine and beer directly can post products on PM and link to their site for purchase and shipping options.

Once you discover a taste for artisan foods, and learn more about the vendor, it is hard to resist the shop local availability of the online public market.

How much good can one company do in the world?  We hope to find out.

Introducing socialized shopping—an idea that sprouted from the convergence of Social Media, Search Optimization and eCommerce.  Three strategies that are valuable to an organization of any size, but our platform exclusively serves small business owners and emerging entrepreneurs.

Why?  Because every town has a main street.  Competing online is now part of thriving, surviving and economic recovery.  And…

• Handmade represents the new manufacturing base
• Neighborhood shops on city boulevards represent risk taking innovation and urban growth
• Local service providers represent can-do character and the individuality that can rise above commodity

PublicMarketspace is more than a company; it is a cause.  Our vision is facilitating a marketspace where people can buy from any local merchant, anywhere in the world.  We only charge what we need to run our business and give back to the community.  The $20 annual registration / listing fee pays for support and the vetting process.  And the 3.5% resale fee is the minimum we can charge to cover transactional expenses.

We are not another business selling products on the web.  We built a custom multi-tenant cart for “one transaction” buyers assurance, and designed a gathering place to help our Vendors sell products and promote their services as cost effectively as possible—whether your small business is looking to prove a concept, looking for another sales channel, or needs to differentiate with interactive advertising.

Please take a moment to JOIN as a Public Marketspace Member, and show your willingness to support small businesses everywhere.

Thank you!

The PM Team