Downtown Mason City is home to a variety of locally owned businesses where you can find one-of-a-kind items and unique shopping experiences. Purchasing goods and services from these businesses isn’t the only way to support local. In fact, there are numerous FREE or inexpensive ways you can show support for local businesses. Use these six free ways to support local Mason City businesses -

WRITE A REVIEW

Many potential customers look at reviews when deciding where they want to shop, dine, or play. By writing a positive review, you can help a local business attract new customers. Sharing your experience through a review, you can help support their small business, while also helping others make their decisions.

REFER FRIENDS & FAMILY

Word of mouth can go a long way in the local business world. Just like writing a review, you are helping local businesses attract new customers just by referring your friends and family. If you love a local business, chances are your friends and family will fall in love with it just as much as you.

LIKE, FOLLOW, AND ENGAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

To stay up-to-date and know all about local businesses in Mason City, make sure you are following them on social media. By doing this, you are showing your support to the business by helping them grow their following. Once following, make sure you engage with their posts and stories. Whether you like, comment, send, or tag friends and family, you are helping promote the local business. By engaging, you are also helping the business owner know what content to produce.

SHARE CONTENT & GIVE SHOUT-OUTS

While engaging on social media, make sure to send all of your favorite content from local businesses to your social media followers. This can help generate new customers for local businesses, while also teaching your followers about our local businesses. Share about all of your positive experiences to your own social media by posting pictures or your favorite things from local businesses. By doing this, you are giving a shout-out to the business. This tells them that their customers are loving what they are doing.

SUBSCRIBE TO EMAILS

Do you want to stay up to date and be some of the first to know about what a local business is doing? Make sure you are subscribed to their email listings to get all of the information directly from the source. Being subscribed to their email listings might also come with some perks, such as exclusive discounts or offers designed specifically for their email followers.

CHEER THEM ON

Make sure to let our local Mason City businesses know how much your support them by simply cheering them on. Send them a compliment about their business, share your favorite moments at their shop, and tell them all about your positive experience.