Wednesday, October 14, 2009

New website promotes products made in USA

In an economic time when people's money needs to go further, they look for quality products they can be proud to use. And with the help of a new website that urges people to "Be American, Buy American," products that can boast "made in USA" can get a little more publicity.
is a product and company search engine for people who want their American dollars to contribute to the American economy. People go to the site, search for what they need, and the site brings up results from among more than 300,000 American manufacturers of everything from pet supplies to toys to apparel, all made in USA.
In order to be among the manufacturers on the site, your company must register on the site using a simple form on the website. After filling out the form, an email is sent to confirm the registration, and you are asked to use the recycling American dollars logo on your site to show your support of products made in USA. People can also suggest a business for the site, which not only shows their support for American-made products, but for their favorite businesses, as well.
For those who want to show their support to the site but who are not American business owners, there is a short registration form for "Patriots." These people can show their support for products made in USA by signing up on the site and using the recycled American dollars logo on their personal site, blog, or elsewhere. Patriots are people who have made a commitment to the ideal of buying American-made products, as listed on the site. The list of Patriots is currently more than 6,000 people.
The site also includes a page explaining why Americans should buy American. The site explains that buying American not only helps the American economy, but supports jobs in America. The site says, "Each manufacturing job creates 5-8 additional jobs, such as suppliers, accountants, technical support, distributors and retail personnel who sell the products." In an American society where jobs are scarce for many people, this is a big draw for people to buy products made in USA.
While it is true that the businesses found on the site all provide American-made products, it could be that the phrase "made in USA" itself is the bigger draw for consumers. People want to know their economy is improving, so when they are told that buying American-made products is their patriotic duty, people will look for that tag that shows what they are buying is a purely American product.
This site brings all those tags together in one place. For those who want products made in USA, this site is a one-stop search engine for virtually anything they need. Whether or not the site will have an influence on the American economy remains unseen.
Source huliq.com/

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