Calling all consumers! Tag your favourite local businesses and we will add them for FREE! The way that we access local businesses has changed drastically overnight. Some businesses weren't prepared. E-Commerce is not new, but it is new to many local businesses.
ShopBayofQuinte has offered an online store to Quintet businesses for over a year and as always we are here to help!
Closing your doors doesn't mean closing your revenue stream. Still got product to sell?Need e- gift certificates. We are offering... more
Posted at 10:12 AM
Monday, March 30, 2020
Habits change, platforms evolve, and new platforms come into existence. All of this influences how people use and react to social media marketing, as well as how small businesses are able to reach their audience. It is more important than ever before for small businesses to understand and stay ahead of the curve when it comes to social media. ShopBayofQuinte is trying to bring the communities together in a digital ecosystem. There is no cost for everyone to join. We have always and will continue to offer a free business... more
Posted at 02:51 PM
Thursday, March 26, 2020
If success were guaranteed by simply using SEO or opening a Facebook page for our business, then we'd all be multi-millionaires! It just ain't that simple. Instead what I'm suggesting is a combination of tools and strategies, and using them all together. The bonus: all businesses using these tools and strategies are local independent businesses, freelancers, non-profits and community based. As a community we are stronger together.
What were your searches this morning? No matter what they were, understand that on the... more
Posted at 05:25 PM
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Small businesses create jobs, put local spending back into the community, add greatly to economic growth, drive competition and so much more!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION to keep local businesses up-to-date as Covid-19 continues to spread. At a time when an increasing number are staying home, we cannot emphasize enough the importance of ramping up your online exposure!
To help with that, ShopBayofQuinte.ca is opening some complimentary tools on our platform in order for Quinte and Area business owners to reach the widest audience possible!
We want to do absolutely everything we can to help small businesses in Quinte get through this crisis. For the next 30 days we will be offering access to our e-commerce tools and online gift card abilities to small businesses in the Central Hastings at no charge. If you need to quickly setup an e-commerce store or sell online gift cards we can make that happen with ShopCentralHastings.com quickly and easily. We will be hosting a live webinar (recorded for later) on Friday, March 20 at 1:00pm to walk all businesses... more
Posted at 11:58 AM
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
We want to do absolutely everything we can to help small businesses in Quinte get through this crisis. For the next 30 days we will be offering access to our e-commerce tools and online gift card abilities to small businesses in the Quinte Region at no charge. If you need to quickly setup an e-commerce store or sell online gift cards we can make that happen with ShopBayofQuinte.ca quickly and easily. We will be hosting a live webinar (recorded for later) on Friday, March 20 at 1:00pm to walk all businesses through how to... more
Calling all consumers! Tag your favourite local businesses and we will add them for FREE! The way that we access local businesses has changed drastically overnight. Some businesses weren't prepared. E-Commerce is not new, but it is new to many local businesses. 
