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RE: Steps for Inclusion in our Quilt Shop Directory
Almost 1000 of your potential customers are visit this website daily.
Shouldn't they find you here, too,?
Add your brick and mortar store to our brand new quilt store directory. Get found quickly and easily by quilters looking for quilt stores. And it's FREE!
Use our Quilt Shop Directory Submission Form below to let our visitors know about YOU. It's really simple to do and should take just a few minutes.
For you, this is free advertising. YOU get to write the copy describing your quilt store. You are free to tailor it to your needs.
For me, I help my visitors find quilt stores AND see some great quilts (see "What's the Catch" below.)
To build your page, you'll...
Start with the Basics
This is the general information quilters need to find your store.
Shop Name and Location Hours # of bolts Store specialties Owner Name(s) Email Website, blog, Facebook and/or Twitter URL(s)
...And Then Add the Fun Stuff!
Tell prospective visitors why YOUR store should be at the top of their MUST-SEE list.
Include what you believe benefits your visitors and your store. Things like:
News: i.e. inclusion in the "Top Ten Quilt Stores" magazine
So What's the Catch?
Isn't there always a catch?
Yes, but it's a small one, and one that, I believe, benefits both of us.
In addition to a picture of your store or logo, you MUST submit a minimum of 3 additional photos. These can be of actual quilts from your store (i.e. class samples, pattern samples, customer's quilts (with their permission, of course!) or even samples from your own quilt pattern design line.
The purpose of these photos is to dress up your store's page, because...
Web surfers scan pages.
Large blocks of text aren't scan-able. Adding eye candy (which is exactly what these pictures are) invites the visitor's eye to linger on the page...which is what we both want.
If you want to include even more images, e-mail them to me at: hdfbyjulie at live.com, using the "@" symbol where it belongs, of course!
I give credit where credit is due, so the pattern name and designer, the top maker and the quilter names must be submitted before your "Store Page" will go live on my website.
In supplying these pictures, you are giving me permission to use them on my website. They'll be displayed on your "Quilt Store" page. They may also be included on other pages within the Generations Quilt Patterns website. If they are used on other pages, they will:
Be set up as a clickable image link to your quilt store page (the one you are building now), and...
The quilt pattern name, designer, top maker, quilt and "Photo courtesy of YOUR STORE'S NAME" will be displayed with the photo anywhere it appears on the website.
Let's Sweeten the Deal!
I want this to be very beneficial for both of us, so...
After my traffic hits an average 1000 unique visitors per day (it's between 900-1200 now at the beginning of July, 2011), I may implement an annual fee for this listing with ONE EXCEPTION.
If your quilt store is already listed as a 'Featured Quilt Shop' in our quilt shop directory before a fee structure is implemented, you will never be charged for your listing.
Period.
That is my personal promise to you.
You Can Add Your Own Updates
At the bottom of your page is a place for visitors to the page to add their comments. Encourage your customers to submit their good words about your store.
Furthermore, YOU can use this Comment section to let visitors know about special upcoming events like shop hops, retreats, sew-in days, etc.
Show and Tell Pages
Encourage your customers to post pictures of their quilts to our "Share Your Quilt" page. If your customer mentions your store in the description, I will link from her Show and Tell to your "Store Page" on the Generations Website. Encourage your teachers to do the same.
These things are designed to show your potential customers that YOUR store is a "happening" place to go for the latest in quilting.
Easy as Pie!
That's all there is to adding your FREE listing to our online Quilt Shop Directory. If you have any questions, check out the Quilt Shop Directory Questions page. I've answered several questions there already. If I haven't, just use the form on that page to submit your query.
Let's Start Your FREE Listing!
To begin building your listing, use the form below.
Please disregard the submission guideline warnings about commercial postings and contact information. This is boilerplate language that comes standard with this software system and it can't be changed or removed.
The purpose of this directory is to help you and your store get found by quilters. So do promote to your heart's content.
Some of the store owners who have already built their pages are listed below.
Escanaba, MI - Quilts 'n Stuff by Glenna
Quilts 'n Stuff by Glenna is located in a historic gray frame house in Escanaba on the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We carry: Quilting ...
Pleasant Hill, MO - Quilt Stop
Inspiration greets you at the door when you visit Quilt Stop , the coziest quilt shop in Pleasant Hill, Missouri!
We carry Moda quilting fabrics,...
The Fabric Closet
* * * C O M I N G S O O N * * * I am in the process of opening my online and local store. I can't wait. I wish all the paper work would ...
USA - Photo Arts Boutique
My name is Pat Johnson - I am a Gilbert, Arizona resident and recent retiree. I have launched my own business, Photo Arts Boutique , creating custom ...
Emory, TX - Stitchin Memories Quilt Shop
Stitchin Memories has over 1500 bolts of quilt fabric in our 1900 sq ft shop. Classroom and meeting space is available for clubs, classes and sewing....
Chanhassen, MN - Make It Sew
Make It Sew is a fun, creative shop featuring contemporary quilting fabrics and fine fashion fabrics. We are an authorized BERNINA sewing machine ...
Porterville, CA - Calico Mermaid
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The Calico Mermaid just opened our new shop in April 2011. We are downtown Porterville's quality quilt fabric shop! You'll find lots of inspiration ...
Tomahawk, WI - Sew Pieceful
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At Sew Pieceful , we are dedicated to providing quality quilting fabrics, supplies and a variety of books and patterns along with excellent customer ...
Tipton, IA - The Fabric Stasher
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The Fabric Stasher is a full service quilt store with approximately 1000 bolts of fabric, many books, patterns, rulers/templates. We provide long ...
Monticello, WI - Quilter's Compass LLC
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Housed in an historic building completed in 1889, Quilter's Compass LLC focuses on blending the old with the new.
Knoxville, TN - Dizzy Divas Fabric Shop
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Dizzy Divas Fabric Shop offers fabric, notions, patterns, quilting and sewing classes for all age and experience levels.
Enjoy our HUGE selection of fabric, patterns, sewing machines and ...
Browning, MT- Native Life
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Native Life is a brand new fabric and gift store in Browning, Montana.
We specialize in all things quilting, native, western and wildlife, and ...
Riverview, NB - The Covered Bridge Quiltery Ltd.
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A very unique quilt store! We offer: Block of the Month (like putting a quilt kit on layaway) Clubs Kits Fabrics Patterns, Books and lots more!...
Sechelt, BC - Fibre Expressions Quilt Shop
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Fibre Expressions Quilt Shop is a new quilt shop on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, just a ferry ride from Vancouver.
Our hours at this time are ...
Staten Island, NY - Crafting on the Plaza with M&M
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Crafting on the Plaza with M&M (Maria and Mary Ann) opened its doors in 2005 to provide a place for local quilters to shop and to gather after the ...
Paradise, NS - Steepleview Quilt Shop
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My shop is located in the Annapolis Valley, about a 2 hr drive west of Halifax, NS, Canada. It is a beautiful drive through the heart of Nova Scotia....
Currently carrying homespun, batiks, 30's, Civil ...
Mineola, TX - Mineola Needle Works
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Mineola Needle Works carries cotton quilting fabrics, DMC Floss, embroidery and cross stitch designs, sewing and quilting notions and patterns, and ...
Draper, UT - Thimbles & Threads
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Thimbles & Threads is located in the historic district of Draper, Utah. Our building, built by Utah Egg in 1910, served as a poultry and egg distribution ...
The best quilt shop in the Capital District, The Joyful Quilter is conveniently located at 19 Glenridge Road in Glenville, New York.
Our phone ...
Waunakee, WI - Mill House Quilts
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The Mill House Quilt Shop is located in a historic old mill in downtown Waunakee, Wisconsin. We have an extensive display of fabric, notions, patterns,...
Greenville, IL - Farmland Quilting & Embroidery, LLC
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(Click on the thumbnail images above to see a larger picture.) Where your ideas become reality! Visit our 13,000 square foot shop in a rural ...
