In 2003, $1.45 trillion were spent online. That translates to over $4,500 per person in the United States. Most people don’t realize yet how this is affecting our local economies. Jobs, revenue and sales taxes are being lost at an alarming rate to Internet shopping. This trend must be reversed, or our city and county will continue to suffer increasing losses.

E-commerce is hurting local retail so much that many businesses have had to restructure their operations to adopt the e-commerce model or face shrinking revenues. Yet many businesses struggle to fit into the world of Internet sales. Having their own website usually doesn’t work, because the World Wide Web is so huge that their web presence becomes virtually invisible. So, how can local businesses successfully use the Internet to compete with the overwhelmingly popular trend of online shopping?

Our research shows that the top three reasons small businesses do not have websites are: time, cost and access to technology. With BuyNearMe, all three are eliminated.

What is BuyNearMe? Our mission is to help small businesses establish an Internet presence at a cost they can afford. We’ve developed a unique technology that allows us to offer you a professionally designed website for $20 per month. There are no extra hidden charges or costs.

Our platform allows local merchants to showcase their products and services. Consumers can come to BuyNearMe.com and take a virtual tour through all of the businesses we have online to find merchandise, services and deals on items locally that they might have otherwise purchased over the Internet. And they can do so at their own convenience, from work or from home.

BuyNearMe.com is great for local business, and it will help keep more of our revenues and sales taxes here at home.

Visit www.BuyNearMe.com today!