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Great Places To Market Your Small Business Online

Small Business Online Community
Description: An online community sponsored by Bank Of America. Their mission is to create a thriving online community that empowers people in building a successful business. The Small Business Online Community allows small business to exchange ideas and information, and benefit from the experience of others.
Main Site: http://smallbusinessonlinecommunity.com

SBA Business Cards
Description: Create an electronic business card to post vital information about your business, product or services.
Main Site: http://www.sba.gov
Direct Sign-up Page: http://web.sba.gov/buscard/search/index.cfm

Local.com
Description: A leader in search engine and related products.  Local.com offers products and services that help advertisers, business partners and local businesses optimize results for local search queries, effectively matching end users searches together with advertisers in ways that is beneficial to both sets of Local.com customers.
Main Site: http://www.local.com
Direct Sign-up Page:  http://advertise.local.com

Black Business Community Network
Description: The Black Business Community Network (BBCN) is an online community for black business owners, entrepreneurs, artists, comedians, musicians, actors, actresses and many more.
Main Site: http://www.blackbusinesscommunitynetwork.com

Etsy
Description: Etsy is an online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade.
Main Site: http://www.etsy.com
Sign Up: https://www.etsy.com/register.php

Second Life
Description: Second Life is a 3-D virtual world created by its Residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of Residents from around the globe. The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions.
Main Site: http://www.secondlife.com