About Us

 

ShopCarbondale.com, dedicated to building and preserving the local economy. ShopCarbondale.com is locally owned and operated by 

Amy McMorrow Hunter
ShopCarbondale.com LLC
618-713-2896
amy@shopcarbondale.com

I’ve lived and worked in Carbondale and the surrounding area since 2005. I can help you spend less time on marketing and sales so you have more time to focus on providing great products and services to your customers.

 

Let’s Chat!

Schedule a meeting with Amy at ShopCarbondale.com to discuss how we can help you move forward with your business goals. We've got all the tools you need for online marketing and sales.  

About Carbondale, Illinois

Carbondale, Illinois is located in a rural region of the state rich with natural beauty. It's the home of Southern Illinois University, the only higher education institution in the southern half of the state. Small communities built on ingenuity, hard work and family values dot the surrounding landscape. It's a great place to live and work.

ShopCarbondale.com showcases the many products and services provided by local businesses. Shopping local is important to communities in many ways. It provides revenue to local business of course, but it also keeps revenue in the community instead of sending most of it off to the the head offices and executives somewhere else. It builds cooperation and community value through the many connections and establishment of trust. And it provides communities with resilience in times of change, hardship or disaster by building up economic diversity, where the skills and expertise of people and small businesses are valued above any one business or industry.

ShopCarbondale.com also aims to showcase the vitality and diversity of the region, and to help build it into a sustainable, entrepreneurial business community. New residents and SIU students will come, and want to stay. ShopCarbondale.com offers existing businesses a way to showcase their prominence in the community, and a way for new businesses to become part of a growing community that’s getting stronger by working together. ShopCarbondale.com helps build business success and new jobs in Carbondale and the surrounding areas.

ShopCarbondale.com is a good starting point to get to know Carbondale, Illinois, and the surrounding area. It’s not all about shopping of course; there are many great restaurants, wineries, parks, farmers markets and unique lodging establishments. Find them all here. We thank you for visiting our website, and we encourage you to visit in person.

Shop Local First

Did you know that 93% of Americans want to support locally owned businesses and given the opportunity, 73% will shop locally first? ShopCarbondale.com is designed to support locally owned bushiness by making it incredibly easy to Shop Carbondale First.

The strength of the local economy depends on consumers supporting local businesses. These small businesses are the economic engine of Carbondale. Independent retailers return three times more to the community than chain and big-box stores and independent restaurants return two times more than the chain competitors. Buying online from national eCommerce platforms return almost nothing to the local community. 

ShopCarbondale.com is all about helping consumers find what they are looking for locally, supporting locally owned, independent businesses. Even if you have never heard of ShopCarbondale.com you will begin to see the platform show up on your favorite search engine. 

ShopCarbondale.com is much more than a comprehensive directory of more than 1200 local businesses. ShopCarbondale.com is a community marketplace allowing you to shop the entire community in one location.

• Find specific products to purchase online for delivery or in-store pickup from your local retailers.
• Locate services, review menus from local restaurants, order take-out or make reservations.
• Read and write reviews, purchase gift certificates, or find coupons.
• Just looking for information? Use ShopCarbondale.com to contact business owners by email to get questions answered and advice about which product or service is best for you.
• Shop local means faster, better service.

How We Work with Local Businesses

All locally owned businesses can claim and update their listing for free. If for some reason we missed your business you can easily add it at no charge.

• Add hours & payment methods
• Upload a photo or logo
• Get listed in two categories
• Add a business description

Just search your business or add your business.

Additional Services

• Create online catalogs of products or services
• Sell products & gift certificates online
• Promote events, sales, offer coupons and more...
• Easily update your existing website from ShopCarbondale.com
• Get a new website for a small one time fee, free hosting
• Get found on Google!
• Post announcements about new products, sales and more...
• Automatically have your posts indexed on Google and shown on
• Facebook and other social media sites 
• Send email newsletters and build your customer email list
• Collect community reviews

What Locals Can Do to Help the Shop Local Movement

• Follow us on Facebook.
• Follow us on Twitter.
• Consider the extra value you receive from local businesses, no shipping, easy returns, customer support, growing the local economy.
• Post reviews on ShopCarbondale.com.
• Eat at locally owned independent restaurants and shop at independently owned businesses.
• Purchase local gift certificates and use local coupons from businesses on ShopCarbondale.com.
• Always Shop Carbondale First whenever you can.