SNAP Magazine

SNAP Magazine is a neat local magazine that is in many communities. http://www.snapbarrie.com/. What makes it interesting is they cover lots of local events and activities and then distribute the paper free of charge. It's always fun to see yourself and your friends in the paper and SNAP makes this happen. Here's an excerpt from a featured article on checkthetrades that is in the October issue of the Barrie paper:

Everyone has a story; a story of a renovation project gone wrong, of a contractor who never came back to fix his problems, of a service business that would never return calls. Finding reputable, quality businesses is not always easy and finding the time to do the research to source these businesses can be difficult. It takes time to review a company’s qualifications, to find out what type of insurance they carry and to call and check references. That’s were checkthetrades.com comes in. They are an on-line directory of reputable businesses that is free for consumers to use. Every listed member has met the 10 Point Standards process, which includes a site visit, the verification of references, a review of qualifications and insurance coverage’s and the requirement to sign the company’s Code of Conduct. By signing the Code of Conduct a business is committing to always treat customers in a professional manner, to never misrepresent their products or services and to deal with any concerns promptly.

Using checkthetrades.com is simple and free. You don’t need to sign up or provide any information, just click the Find a Business button to get started. You will find a wide range of business categories. On each businesses web page you can find a full listing of business information and qualifications, photos and a Google location map. Check the Trades slogan is “we check you choose” and it is just that, they check out the businesses and you choose which ones to contact.