You should know that becoming a Card Member is a great investment. As a Key to Charlotte.com Merchant Member, you’ll offer Card Members a 15% discount, as per your exclusions, on your goods or services. In return, you will benefit from the advertising and marketing initiatives of Key to Charlotte.com These include but are not limited to:

· Radio Advertising to drive traffic to Key to Charlotte.com, plus other various advertising/marketing projects throughout the year as selected by KeyToCharlotte.com.

· An information page listing your compay name, slogan, contact information, website link, exclusions, and more.

· Free banner advertising on Key to Charlotte.com’s website

· Free help wanted listings on Key to Charlotte.com’s website

· Distribution of at least 10,000 free introductory 30-day Key to Charlotte.com membership cards

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Via the KeytoCharlotte.com website, visitors can become Card Members and receive either a six month membership card for $20 or a one year membership card for $30. Card Members are also able to search for Merchant Members, win prizes in our weekly giveaways, participate in our Fundraising program, find additional savings with our Plus Deals coupons, suggest new merchants they’d like to see become Merchant Members, and even find employment with our Help Wanted listings.

On KeytoCharlotte.com, we make it very easy for potential customers to find you. Searches can be performed by:

· Name – enter all or part of the company name into the search box

· Keyword – enter keyword(s) into search box (ie, pizza, dry cleaner, hair salon, clothing)

· Category – click on our main categories (shopping, restaurants, entertainment, services) then scroll through an alphabetical listing

How do you become a Merchant Member? Just register online by clicking on the link below which will take you to our Merchant Member registration area or email us and we'll provide you with all the information you need to register. Once you have registered you will be added to the Key to Charlotte.com website and you can begin to reap the benefits of membership.

Posting a free banner ad will maximize your exposure to potential customers. Your banner ad will be displayed in the banner section on the main pages of our site.

By offering a weekly Plus Deals coupon, you will give Card Members additional opportunities to find you, and additional reasons to frequent your business.

Posting a Help Wanted ad increases the efficiency of filling positions within your company.

This is the most cost-effective advertising you will find anywhere!

Let us know what you think about KeyToCharlotte.com's services and Merchant Members. We welcome any ideas on how we can better serve Charlotte area merchants.