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Advertising & sponsorship disclosure

Last updated 2026-11-08. SPOT is in alpha; this page changes as features arrive, and changes are dated here.

SPOT is free for vendors and shoppers. Here is exactly how it pays for itself.

Organizers pay for reach

Market and fair organizers can pay to send a vendor call to the vendor email list or feature their event to the shopper list. Prices are on the rate card. Paying buys reach, not a better listing: it doesn't change a listing's details, its Spot Check, or where it sorts in search and on the map.

Sponsored placements are labelled

Any paid card on the site carries a visible "Sponsored" label, and paid mentions in emails are marked the same way. Vendor pages never show ads.

Built by a vendor

SPOT is built by a vendor who sells at some of the markets listed here. That vendor's listings get no special placement, no badge and no ranking boost, and that vendor's business can't buy a paid slot.

Donations

Vendors and shoppers can chip in through Keep the list free. Donations are optional, buy nothing, and never affect any listing.

Affiliate links

Some vendor guides may link to tools or supplies through affiliate links, which pay SPOT a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend things we'd use ourselves, and affiliate links are marked where they appear.

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