05/06/2020
Hello Local Maker,
I hope you and your family is staying healthy during these uncertain times. My name is AJ Aluthwala, a local in Tampa, Florida and a business owner. I am launching a new online marketplace for local businesses in the next few weeks and I would love to have you come on board.
In these unprecedented times, artisans and local makers across America and Canada have experienced fewer opportunities to sell their unique crafts and locally produced goods. Those who lost their jobs have picked up new crafts to feed their families. They started working on things they actually enjoying doing such as wood working or making candles, all which were just hobbies in the past.
Everybody wants to shop and support local to boost the local economies, but more often than not, they don't know how, where to go, who is local, price, delivery logistics, payment processing and so on. Therefore, with my associates, I have created an online marketplace that handles all of this. In a nutshell, I created a local online marketplace for everyone with locally produced goods only. Essentially, Ebay and Etsy concepts combined that is 100% North American.
TRADEPADDLE.COM brings local makers, local farmers, local businesses together. Having a larger vendor/maker base and in turn a larger customer base. There is zero risk to you, zero cost, zero commitment to give it a try. If you are not interested, just let me know and I will take you off of my potential list but please give me 5 minutes before you do so.
How it works
You continue to make your products and we’ll find you the audience.
We will take care of everything else. It’s that simple. Our website is a one stop shop for everything local. At TradePaddle.com our focus is 100% on locally produced goods. You no longer need to compete in a crowded marketplace with vendors from all over the world, with poor quality products, with prices you just cannot undercut.
Why join our community?
Free to use: No monthly fees, no credit card fees, no hidden fees and no added charges.
No Commission: Because of COVID-19, the first 30-days will be commission free after your online shop goes live. That means you keep 100% of your sales. After your 30 days, our commission stays at 14%.
No risk: If you don’t sell anything. You don’t pay anything. No long-term contracts so you can leave at any time. Its that easy.
No exclusivity: You are free to sign up with any other websites, vendor markets, retail store fronts. However, we do not want you under cutting your own product prices by advertising lower prices some where else.
Power to the People: Vendors set a BUY NOW PRICE (MSRP) and a MINIMUM PRICE for your products. Users bid on price. Highest bidder wins the product! If the minimum price of a product is not met, the product will not be sold at a lower price. Users decide what they want to pay for products.
Community: Benefit from like-minded business owners all driving towards the same goal. With a diverse offering on TradePaddle.com the possibilities are endless. Why not shop for local honey, casual jewelry, and a dinner table at the same time?
North American Strength: Although our marketplace will first showcase goods from local area makers to users, it will not stop a user from searching and doing business with makers of products from coast to coast across North America.
Advertising & Marketing: You will access the power of group marketing, with all other vendors promoting and working together for a common goal.
Every day, all day: With TradePaddle.com North Americans can support and shop local every single day, all year-long.
There are so many details I’m excited to share with you! If you’re intrigued and want more information, please click on the link TradePaddle.com, fill in the form at the VENDOR SIGN UP and someone in our team will circle back within 2 days. Let’s talk and see where things go (no commitment needed, its just a conversation right now).
Lastly, help us spread the word. If you know of any other local businesses that can benefit from what TradePaddle.com has to offer, please share this message.
Forefathers of our great nation were makers in the first place. They build our country with their bare hands laboring blood, sweat and tears. Its time we come together as a community of people to be proud of locally made, high-quality products. Best way for this is to buy locally produced goods. By buying local, you are helping someone feed their family and their local community.
Let me know what you think! if you have any questions or comments, love to hear from you!
Thank you,
AJ Aluthwala
Co-Founder
www.TradePaddle.com
[email protected]
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