TotemPole Commerce

Commerce App

Overview

This app is currently for local businesses, exclusively.

To support these businesses, download our general user app HERE.

Gain Exposure. Boost Online Relevance. Reach New Patrons. In totality, we are the newest and most efficient way for communities to support local, The only hard barriers we set are for franchises.

Our promise to you is exposure on all fronts. We notify you often as we deliver our consumer app and update this commerce app.

Register your business, join our community, reap the benefits!

Key Features

This is our Alpha commerce app. We update weekly.

Usage is free during Alpha. Register and check notifications.


1. Business Profiles:
-Each organization can create a comprehensive profile, showcasing essential details such as
-- Business name and logo
-- Address and location (integrated with maps)
-- Contact Info
-- Operating hours
-- Photos and promotional videos

2. Resource Vault:
Easy integration of multiple communication/media channels

- Resources can be anything you want to share
- A resource can be digital or real-life
- Users view resources when they select your business
- Resource info can be added/removed/edited/disabled

3. Our Growth Opportunities:
- High-viewability hosting. Our directory acts as a digital billboard
- Gain more engagement on new initiatives
- Consumer app users see businesses/resources based on proximity
- Our default directory format is proximity. No boosting under any circumstance
- All businesses featured are verified as local, increasing community engagement
- Any especially featured/highlighted business is due to a service they provide

4. Digital Contact Information:
- Standard communication channel:
-- Phone numbers .
-- Social media links.
-- Website URLs.
-- No public email addresses (we care about your data)
-- Resource Vault above

5. Consumer App Usage(Totempole App):
- Support local businesses
- Share resources, deals, and events with non-app users
- Jump through different business profiles and resources
- Learn more about the people around them
- Do anything (if enabled by the business)

6. Future Builds:
- As long as we are in alpha, commercial account hosting is free
- Progress notifications through email

7. Analytics for Businesses:
- Dashboard providing insights on:
-- Visitor count.
-- External Visits
-- Customer interactions.
-- Any & All interactions.

8. Future Features
-do more each update

Benefits

1. For Local Businesses:
- Increased visibility within the local community.
- Easy-to-manage digital presence without needing a standalone website.
- Direct communication with customers through the app.

2. For Consumers:
- Simplified access to local resources.
- A one-stop solution to discover, connect, and support local businesses.
- Ability to engage with businesses through reviews, messaging, and promotions.

3. For the Community:
- Encourages economic growth by promoting local spending.
- Strengthens connections between businesses and residents.

Business Validation: When validating businesses, we consider these guidelines

- Area of service. Business size (less than 3 locations per county)
- Businesses with 3 or fewer locations per county.
- Local service providers/
- Specialty/ Nicheness/ Who you serve

Vision

Our dual-app platform is becoming the go-to online space for empowering local organizations to foster deeper connections with their communities. In the age of AI-integrated browsers stopping click-throughs, we aim to be a check & balance for paid advertising as we only host businesses operated by locals. You cannot pay your way to the top here.