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LocalOzarks.com is live!   Editors are updating articles, images, and categories every hour! Please excuse our progress as we approach our official grand opening date of April 2, 2012.

LocalOzarks.com ( newly  formed local Ozarks News Company)

Local Ozarks provides a free platform to the public that is professionally developed and maintained combining a local staff and you, the community we serve. We offer a multitude of options to promote and encourage stimulus and growth to our Ozarks community.

Our Goal is to increase wealth  in our local  community

Services we provide:

Free Classified Advertising – Our website requires all classified advertisers to walk through an easy registration process before he or she can post any classified ad. The intent of the process is to assure honesty and encourages buyers and sellers to leave feedback voluntarily which will help buyers and sellers alike.  Buyers and sellers with a track record of positive feedback will receive seller tools and tips to help promote their products at no cost.  The result is accountability.  Each member has the opportunity to build wealth and receive great deals for a long time.

SELLERS with a six star average or above (feedback of 20 or more) will receive:
1. Merchant tools-  Paypal/Moneybooker
2. Your own webpage/Home page customized by our webmaster-  Your own store front!
3. Membership Gold Access- The ability to feature your product once a day for free.
4. Store front advertisement- We will customize a logo or ad block to promote your store.
5. Exclusive access to Local Ozarks moderators- Live help desk giving you an advantage with rapid response to resolving unmerited negative feedback.  Access to top level support request tickets.

BUYERS with a six star average or above (feedback of 20 or more)
1. Pay by Paypal / Moneybooker
2. Your own blog- A page to discuss your choice of topics.
3. Special saving discounts from advertisers & sellers
4. The ability to feature your products or business once a day for free!
5. Exclusive access to LocalOzarks moderators- Live help desk giving you an advantage with rapid response to resolving  unmerited negative feedback . Access to top level support request tickets.

Free membership, users must read our terms & conditions, privacy policy and prohibited section.

FREE BUSINESS DIRECTORY
 A new kind of business directory, and it is completely free!  Local Ozarks.com doesn’t just search, it helps you find exactly what you are looking for.  We provide member rating tools and comments that allow our local businesses the opportunity to monitor and maintain client relations.  By helping local companies with public tools, such as website linking and SEO integration, we help improve your online traffic and so much more, all at no cost. It is just another way LocalOzarks.com promotes growth in our Ozarks community.

FREE FEATURED AD
“Get the Word Out!”  Localozarks.com will feature local companies who submit a 500-800 word article, with supporting images, as a one time, free offer.  Promote your organization, business, product, service, etc., for free!  To submit your company for a free feature, business owners are asked to use our Simple Post tool, located at the top of each page.  Your article will be automatically submitted to our editors for review.  As long as you abide by rules and terms dictated in Simple Post, you are eligible to be featured in our LOCAL NEWS section, absolutely free!  It’s another way of stimulating and encouraging growth in our Ozarks community.
*Please Note:  This is a first come / first serve submission feature and all submissions are subject to our terms and conditions:  http://localozarks.com/terms-conditions/

Would you like to become a sponsor, donate, advertise or become an affiliate?
LocalOzarks offers a wide variety of advertising opportunities at affordable monthly rates.  To find out more please contact us. 

We are working hard to promote local interests - If you are a school, organization, church, group or a member of any local organization, we are working hard for you! List your upcoming events for free!  Submit your listing with confidence knowing that you are communicating with local verified members of your community living right here in the Ozarks. Reach a larger audience, manage your daily listings, upcoming events, and special events.  This is a great place to promote your website too… all at no cost. We all know that advertising is costly, especially for nonprofit or small groups. Print advertising is becoming a thing of the past. We offer a new approach by allowing small business owners to grow and prosper while helping your community. We also take steps to provide a safe platform that is unlike any other free service offered (craigslist) on the Internet. And for our not so computer orientated individuals we provide one-on-one support to make sure you get the most of our services. We do offer paid targeted advertising that will fit any budget starting at under $30 a month!  contact us

ETHICAL PROMISE TO OUR MEMBERS
Attention all members!  We do not allow any dating, relationship, or social networking interests to post submissions to our website. We also monitor all communications in real time reserving the right to deleting any post without notice.  We will not allow any hate-based comments, unethical practices or postings.  If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable, please feel free to review our prohibited page.

Provide a local and nationwide informational source
LocalOzarks is the first to provide an unbiased approach to journalism by searching the Internet and local news sources and bringing a wide variety of newsworthy information which encompasses the values and interests to all our readers in the greater Ozarks.
Our columnists, writers, journalists  and YOU!
You live right here inSpringfield,Missouri, and in the surrounding areas giving LocalOzark.com a unique local interest approach that connects us to our readers. We are here to bring the residents of the Ozarks together with quality opportunities via increased traffic to encourage, stimulate, and promote increasing the wealth of our local community in an easy to use website.  LocalOzarks also encourages our members to post articles directly to our website in every category we provide. So if you are an accomplished journalist wanting to give back to the community or a passionate local writer we are looking for your opinion and objective views.  For the novice this is an excellent place to gain exposure and build a local following covering the subjects that are important to you. If you are a professional writer, here is a place to showcase your talent and in some cases earn extra income. For more information on income opportunities contact editor@localozarks.com.

The LocalOzarks.com community project has been a work in progress since 2009.  We are always improving, changing, and adapting to meet the needs of our community. If you are interested in becoming more involved by donating your time or financial contributions, please contact us.  As we grow so will our about us page…..