You spent your Thursday eating, your Friday at big box stores, your Saturday recovering, your Sunday watching the Chiefs beat Denver, your Monday online, and your Tuesday giving donations.
Wait a few days.
Now, it's time for Small Business Saturday. Or Shop Local Saturday. Unfortunately, it's after you've spent all your money on Chinese-made items at the big retailers. But it does still matter, so get out there and shop a local store or eat at a local restaurant. If you don't want to leave the house, then shop local online with local Johnson County online businesses.
In fact, if you own a local business, Saturday would be a good day to assess ALL aspects of your own commitment to the local community. Do you advertise or market using the national social media? Do you use an online website builder located in India? Actually, if you use any large corporation to host your website or help you advertise, you are not keeping your own money local. Just call customer service to confirm the location of most of their employees.
If you want people to shop local, then be sure to support local freelance web designers, content writers, and ad agencies. Even if it costs a little more, think about the customers you'll gain by hiring local.
Here's a list of some of the local online businesses that operate out of Johnson County, Kansas:
Passive Ninja Web Design
Educabana Educational Resources
Brave New Church Web Design
Voucher School
Luthernet Web Design
Sitcom Life Lessons
