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ShopWhittier.com Questionnaire

Your profile at ShopWhittier.com has several different components. The purpose of these questions is to get general information about your business, as well as get specific information relating to your particular business so that we can create your Profile. You can print this out and use it as a reference or you can copy and paste it into a document or e-mail.

Part I: General Information

Business Name:

Your Name:

Business Address:

Business Phone:
Mobile Phone:

Business E-mail (customer contact):

Contact Person (The person your customers should ask for):


Private E-mail (Optional, if you have a back-end e-mail):


Business Website(yourdomain.com or your MySpace.com, etc):


Description of Business:


ShopWhittier.com Directory categories (Choose up to 5):
As found here: http://www.shopwhittier.com/business-directory


Profile Questions: (Answer as many as you can or feel are necessary)
They are all optional - but may be helpful

What makes your business unique, compared with other similar businesses?


If your business is a sole proprietorship and owner-operated, how does that answer customer's needs better than a larger business?


What concerns or negative feelings do you try to help your clients overcome about your industry or products?


Do you have a special passion or motivation about your business?


Would you like to talk about your business history?  You can make some notes, a time-line, or list some things that are important about the life of your business.


Make a list of 5 to 10 services that you would particularly like for us to cover in your profile:
(You can have more or fewer, but having some notes ahead of time can help make sure that important things are not overlooked)


Who are key people in your business and what do they do?
(This helps us write your Profile)
It is advised that you mention only partners, family, and employees with proven longevity.


Is your family involved directly or indirectly in your business and would you like us to mention them?
(This can give your business a personality, and bring emotion to the Profile - Selling with emotion
is very effective. It may not be advisable to mention the names of your minor children)


Do you have any favorite brands or unexpected hot sellers?


Do you offer special or value added services like special orders, gift wrapping, delivery, shipping, etc?


Is there a special message or passion that you want to express about your business or staff?


Is there anything else you would like to mention that we have not covered here?