Spots On The FOX Allows You To Buy And Sell Local Today

This Patch article is sponsored by Spots On The FOX.

Spots On The FOX is a local online marketplace that allows customers to support their favorite local shops along the Fox River from the comfort and convenience of their own home — all in one simple transaction.

Learn more about the unique marketplace, as well as how you can discover local businesses to support in this exclusive Patch interview with Kiel and Ana Tredrea, founders of Spots On The FOX.

Patch: How long have you been doing business in town?

Kiel and Ana Tredrea: I (Kiel) am the president of RED27Creative, a marketing and design company, and have been in business locally for the last 15+ years. We have a large number of clients from around the area.

Spots On The FOX is a brand new online platform and was launched in mid-October 2020.

Patch: What attracted you to the line of work you’re in, and how did you get started?

Kiel and Ana Tredrea: When the pandemic started in March, as small business owners, we immediately felt the effects and worked to create a solution that would not only allow businesses to survive during the shutdown and various mitigations, but help them to thrive and reach new customers, as well as create an additional stream of revenue to support their efforts. Ana has multiple autoimmune conditions, so we have been pretty quarantined throughout most of 2020. We also knew we needed to figure something out for our local consumers that were in the same boat, or just not feeling comfortable going into physical places. Spots On The FOX allows consumers to continue supporting their favorite local shops.

If you had to sum up your business mission to a stranger in five words, what would those words be?

Kiel and Ana Tredrea: Buy Local. Sell Local — TODAY!

Patch: What’s the biggest challenge or most difficult moment you’ve faced in your job?

Kiel and Ana Tredrea: Being so brand new, it is a challenge to gain the trust of small business owners during these uncertain times. For this reason, we are working very hard to create trustworthy partnerships with local Chambers around the community to help promote Spots On The FOX not only to their members, but to their community. In order to provide even more value to our partners and their members, each chamber has their own promotion code that offers 40 percent off for the first 12 months of membership on Spots! As a bonus, there are no contracts. Our Chamber Partners are featured on our homepage and throughout the online marketplace.

Patch: What’s the most satisfying part of your job?

Kiel and Ana Tredrea: It is great to know that we are making a difference for small businesses, and helping to create multiple revenue streams for the community. We also are excited to know that what we are building together will live on after the pandemic ends. Spots On The FOX will be the go-to spot for local-only online shopping.

Patch: How would you say your business or organization distinguishes itself from the others?

Kiel and Ana Tredrea: There is nothing like Spots On The FOX. Here are a few of the many benefits:

• Vendors get paid instantly to their Stripe account for their sales and keep 100 percent of the money.
• We don’t charge commission, which helps vendors grow an additional revenue stream.
• We give our vendors the ability to add unlimited products, and allow them to sell physical goods, digital downloads, professional services and coupon deals.
• Vendors set their own shipping methods, and can even offer curbside pickup!
• We help our vendors promote via paid marketing campaigns, social media, print materials, email blasts, and we also designed our online marketplace to help customers discover new businesses to support while they are shopping.
• Our team helps with onboarding to make sure each vendor is set up and ready to go. One way we do this is by providing a full-feature knowledge base on various topics to best set up our Vendors for success!
• Customers have the ability to purchase multiple items from multiple vendors, and checkout in one seamless transaction! The best part is the money gets automatically split and paid to each vendor —instantly!

Patch: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given when it comes to success?

Kiel and Ana Tredrea: When I was young, I was taught a very valuable lesson: Don’t say you can’t do something. Figure it out and make it happen. It’s all about perseverance and being purposeful with everything that you do.

Patch: Are there any new projects or endeavors you’re working on that you’re extra excited about?

Kiel and Ana Tredrea: We are 100 percent focused on the success of Spots On The FOX, and are not currently working on side projects. However, we are working hard to develop new partnerships, ways to create more value for our users and are constantly brainstorming new programs to help promote our movement.

Patch: Do you have any events coming up in your community?

Kiel and Ana Tredrea: We are planning multiple Facebook LIVE launch events with our Chamber Partners, and are working to release a Spots On The FOX intro video!

Patch: How can Patch readers learn more about your work and business?

Kiel and Ana Tredrea:

Spots On The FOX Local-Only Online Marketplace: https://spotsonthefox.com
Vendor Benefits: https://hype.spotsonthefox.com/vendor-benefits
Join Direct: https://hype.spotsonthefox.com/join
Our Story: https://spotsonthefox.com/spots-blog/teamtredrea
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotsonthefoxofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spotsonthefox