A Message to South Florida Business Owners
In the last few weeks we have noticed an uptick in business owners finding this website with absolutely no solicitation. What this tells us is that there is a desire in the business community for more options to let the South Florida community know you exist! We (we are included as a business) have been let down by a system that pushes the little guy to the fringes and instead places large corporations into prominence. So you are left with marketing agencies that want to extract large monthly fees from you, when you are just trying to survive in this difficult economy. We hear you loud and clear!
Our goal is to provide you with an alternative way to let the community know what services you offer. As always, listing on our website is free. Because we have development and hosting, we will eventually roll out premium features, but make no mistake: we want to remain a free resource for the community for basic listings and informative blog posts, and to provide affordable premium features over time.
So our success is your success, and vice versa. This remains an experiment in real time. Given the interest expressed by the community in this website, this motivates us to put more energy into this project and explore how we can be more useful to you. So, the question remains: how do we beat the established players who have pushed small businesses - the bedrock of the nation - to the margins? This is just something we will figure out together. To conclude this, you guys are showing us this website is meaningful.
Oh, because this website is so new, we will occasionally experience some hiccups. So we are making sure all the bugs are fixed to provide a smooth experience for users. User-friendliness is absolutely paramount. Lately we have added more cities for business owners to list. So we appreciate your patience with us. Thank you to all, and feel free to share your listing on social media.