NEWS FLASH Its Working! 

You say Prove it!  So we will, read on.

We set out to prove a few things and help the local business community without making online advertising and promotion so expensive that the average small business could not afford to participate. 

We did it! It's working and we are just getting started! 

We will get your business the exposure it needs today in the online world! 
and we will do it without breaking your bank account. 

Click here and view our actual server logs...take note of the section at the top called General Summery and look for:

Successful requests for pages: 13,186
Average successful requests for pages per day: 1,898
Analyzed requests from Sun-27-May-2001 04:13 
to Sun-03-Jun-2001 02:55 (6.95 days).

Click here or scroll to the bottom for ad sizes and pricing

What is the local merchants Network and why did we create it ?

The Local Merchants Network
Is a series of City level search engines for every city in Washington state. 

You may use the City Directory or the Listings on the front page to find the city home page you need. From any city page you can find any local business in that city by using keyword searches. The north central Washington region is online now. (36) Cities. Our goal is to have every city in Washington state online by 1st quarter 2001.

We believe much or almost all business will soon be done ether on or in relation to the Internet in a broad number of ways that as yet can not completely be foreseen.

We believe it should be as easy to find local business on the internet as it is to search and find big corporate business on the Internet.

The question is: How can this be done?

How can local merchants compete with the regional big box stores and the Internet giants for revenue spent in our communities ? We can provide a higher level of customer service then the big box stores and the huge Internet retailers who shun personal contact and refuse to provide an acceptable level of customer service!

We can appeal to our local customers by making our businesses available to them by the same means and in the same manner they see when they navigate the internet!

THE SEARCH ENGINE

We are bringing the simple to use search engine technology to the local community level!

In a hurry? Click here to fill out the listing form!

The search engines and shopping portals are the manner in witch most people find everything on the Internet. They are almost impossible to deal with from a small business standpoint. They sell top placement for thousands of dollars per year and take months to ad new listings. 

It is impossible to achieve top search placement results unless your business website is in a category not contested by other large companies. Then by the luck of the draw your page design and layout may get you top placement in a search results page, and result in lots of traffic to your website, but then it will not be local traffic so what is the point?

Don't throw in the towel, There is hope!

Membership in The Local Merchants Network

Membership in the Local Merchants Network gains you the Power of the Local Merchants Network community wide affiliation of members all Working for the common goal of better communication with local customers.

After you become a member or supporter we will send you a sign like the one below. Post it in the front window of your business to let your customers know you are a member or supporter and where to instantly find the latest and best Online information about local business.

For more information contact Robert at the number below or Click here to sign up and be listed in our business directory, it's quick, easy and affordable!

Contact:

Robert Barnes
Business:886-2732
Cell: 421-0660
Fax: 886-2772

Ad sizes and rates

Do you need a animated banner created? We can do it at our regular HR rate of $50.00

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