The money pays for the weekly email and the social posts that send shoppers to every business on the site, not just the ones who paid. No ads, no cut of anyone's sales, no investors to answer to.
If the site sends you customers and you want to keep it going, these are the two ways to help, and what you get back. Support, not rank.
Paid once a year through Stripe. Not a membership, not a certification, not tax-deductible: just support for the site that runs this.
Any amount. Your name goes on the wall next to the shops and makers you're helping keep open. Think of it as buying the whole street a coffee.
The first twenty businesses and the first twenty people to chip in are Founding Supporters, named here for as long as the site exists.
Do I have to pay to be listed? No. Listing is free and always will be. Supporting is a choice.
What does the money actually buy? Social posts and the weekly email that send shoppers to the businesses on this site. Nothing goes to advertising networks, and the site carries no ads.
Is it tax-deductible? No. ShopSmallBusiness.com is a small independent project, not a charity. For a business, a Supporter or Featured payment is an ordinary marketing expense; ask your accountant.
How do I get on the wall? Chip in through either button above. We add names by hand within a day or two. If you'd rather not be listed, say so in the note at checkout.