Kingston Ontario Business Directory

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Become A Member of the Buy Locally Kingston Movement!

As Kingston Business Owners, we believe the Buy Locally Kingston movement is important to our community's economy. Our goal is to make "locally owned" something that residents, visitors and merchants alike, consider when deciding where to shop, stay, eat and obtain services.

OBJECTIVES:

To build and strengthens the Kingston Community.

To develop a partnership between local independent businesses, citizens, and community organizers to support local Kingston businesses.

To build and strengthen local independent businesses through inexpensive advertising and promotional events.

To prevent the loss of local businesses to national and global large corporations.

To restore a "sense" of Community to Kingston that has been lost by the large corporations displacing locally-owned businesses.

To help locally owned independent businesses to succeed, ensure continued opportunities for entrepreneurs, and reverse the trend of large corporations or other "absentee-owned" operators from displacing community-based businesses.

To use shared resources to obtain our objectives while creating a stronger community.

To draw the customer and local businesses closer to the community values in oder to effect a change in spending practices.

To help level the playing field and bring to Kingston's Independently Owned Businesses some of the market advantages large corporations enjoy.

To reach out to community supporters and instill a sense of pride in shopping locally and independently in Kingston.

To develop "Community Self-Determination" - to take back the community and make the decisions that impact our community.

Becoming a member of "Buy Locally Kingston!" is the most important thing you can do for yourself, your family, your friends, and the community of Kingston.

Everyone together can not only showcase ALL of Kingston's goods and services to the world, but we can also showcase Kingston as a fabulous place to live, and a great place for a business start-up or relocation.

How does a business qualify?
To qualify a business must be located in the Kingston area and the owner(s) must live in The Greater Kingston Area as well. Kingston businesses represent a wide variety of goods and services. Whether these ventures are independently owned, partnerships or franchises. It is important to support locally owned companies to create a strong local economy. When you need a particular product or service, please remember to buy locally whenever possible.

Benefits
* The least expensive way to promote your business or service; more cost effective than radio and print media. For less than a cup of coffee a day you can promote your business for a whole year.
* Always available ¨C Unlike print media there are no advertising deadlines, no late delivery. Better than radio as your client does not have to be listening at the right time to hopefully hear your ad.
* The more websites you link to the greater the chance of your website being promoted to the top of the search page through Google page ranking.
* It is often difficult to have your own website rank high on Google however Buylocallykingston.com already ranks high. By advertising on Buylocallykingston.com you have a greater chance of having your company reach it's intended audience.
* When we promote our local area businesses we all win. Together we thrive.

As a subscriber to BuyLocallyKingston.com? You will get.....

A FULL Web Page AD.

Up to 6 Photos.

Your Business Information.

All the Copy you want.

A LINK to your Website.^**

A Google Map showing your Location.

People can Print Out your AD and bring it with them.

You will also receive A sticker to show you are a part of the Buy Locally Kingston ! Community.

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Packages:

1. $199.99 (less then $13/month) This price includes everything that you see above for one full year on the www.BuyLocallyKingston.com, www.Kingstonbuylocally.com, www.Shoplocallykingston.com, www.Kingstonshoplocally.com websites. Sign up today you can get www.Beautifulkingston.com for free.

2. $199.99 (less then $13/month) This price includes again everything that you see above for one full year on the www.Beautifulkingston.com.

Each of these sites is targeted for separate keywords to achieve maximum search results and create maximum exposure for your business and our community.

BeautifulKingston.com is a tourist information & community site that also contains a business directory. Last summer we were receiving over 600+ hits per day. It also features an events calendar, hundreds of photos, Kingston weather, videos of Kingston, history of Kingston, fun things to do, edcuation information, and other useful information, etc.

** Don't have a Website? As a member you will get a preferred rate, so let us give you a FREE quote. A Website today is just as important to a Business as a telephone number.

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