Membership
When a neighbor asks who to call, other neighbors answer with a name. Membership makes sure that name leads straight to you: your phone, your hours and your offer.
We take a look before we say yes.
Why this is different
A Google click is someone who typed a phrase and picked one of the ads at the top of the page. They don’t know you, and they’ll click the next one if you don’t pick up.
A Facebook ad reaches someone who was scrolling for something else. You paid for the moment their thumb slowed down.
A neighbor’s recommendation is different. Someone asked people they trust who to call, and they heard your name. That’s a referral. Google and Meta sell impressions and clicks. Shop Local Delmarva sells introductions.
Where neighbors find you
How it works
We read your first three offers before they go out, to make sure they’re clear and you can honor them at the counter. It keeps every offer on Shop Local worth clipping.
Reporting
Every offer a neighbor clips is tracked to the counter. Google Ads can tell you who clicked. We can tell you who showed up.
Views of your page and calls from it come second, in the same monthly report.
Your areas
Neighbors see the businesses in their own part of the Shore. Your membership includes your home area. Add any other area you serve for $25 a month.
Six areas are live today. More open as neighbors join.
Each area is the part of the Shore closest to its towns. Your home area is the one your business is in. Shoreline © OpenStreetMap contributors.
How placement works
Nobody can pay to rank higher in Discover. Every business list is ordered by distance, then by who has waited longest to be shown. For businesses, the one paid placement is prominence: your name shown bolder and larger, in the same place in the list. There is one prominence spot per category in each area, and six areas are live. Sponsored events can pay for the top of Events, and they are marked Sponsored.
| Category | Greater Salisbury | Somerset | Western Sussex | Berlin / Ocean Pines | Ocean City | Lower Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Roofing | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Plumbing | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Heating & Air | 2 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Electrical | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Bath & Remodeling | 2 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Landscaping & Lawn | 1 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Auto Repair | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Builder & Remodeling | 1 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Hair & Barber | 1 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Dental | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Exteriors & Siding | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Fitness | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Flooring | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Insurance | 1 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 1 of 5 |
| Legal | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Pets & Veterinary | 1 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Real Estate | 1 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Septic & Well | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
| Towing | 1 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 |
Members in each category, per area, out of 5. Read from the system, never typed in.
Price
Before you apply
Questions
Ads buy you a place in front of strangers. Here, you show up when a neighbor asks who to call and other neighbors answer with your name. We don’t sell clicks or impressions. We make introductions.
No. Nobody can pay to rank higher in Discover. Business lists are ordered by distance, then by who has waited longest to be shown. For businesses, the one paid placement is prominence: your name is shown bolder and larger in the same spot, and there is one per category in each area. Events are separate: an organizer can sponsor an event to show it at the top of Events, and it is marked Sponsored.
Neighbors name businesses first, and that is how listings start. If you’re not listed yet, ask a few customers to recommend you in the app. You can still apply, and we’ll talk it through.
A neighbor clipped your offer in the app and showed it at your counter. It is the one number that proves the introduction happened, and it is the first thing your monthly report shows.
Neighbors trust the list because it’s local and honest. We check that you’re a real local business that people here can call or walk into, before your Member tag goes live.
Yes. We read your first three offers before they go out, to make sure they’re clear and you can honor them at the counter. After that, you post when you like.
Membership is month to month. You can cancel with 30 days’ notice.
They stay. They belong to the neighbors who wrote them. Your listing goes back to the basics: your name, town and what neighbors said.
We’re live in six areas on the Delmarva Peninsula, with more opening as neighbors join. Your membership includes your home area, and you can add others.
Justin and the Shop Local team. Every member has a real person to call, and the number is on the Contact page.
We take a look before we say yes.
Six questions. Nothing on your listing changes until we say yes.
Ask neighbors, clip offers and save places, all from your phone.
Open the appThe app runs on your phone's browser today. Add it to your home screen from the share menu.
Or scan with your phone’s camera.
