On this page, we bring you all there is to know about ShowMe. Scroll down or choose which bits you want to read (though really, it’s all riveting stuff!)
First Things First – What is ShowMe?
We like to think of ShowMe as an epic search engine / information hub.
The idea started off a teensy Seed: an information one-stop-shop that that will help to develop and connect the community. But over an 18-month period, the seed just sprouted more and more ground breaking ideas.
Not quite a portal, nothing like a directory listing and unlike any blog you may have experienced before…
The ShowMe™ revolution has you, the user, squarely in mind. In a nutshell, here’s why sticking around will make you feel bright-eyed and bushy-tailed:
- Seriously valuable information that affects your everyday living,
- A distinctive local flavour in everything we show you,
- A true local driver to promote tourism, relocation and economic development,
- A sense of community spirit that permeates all our content.
So you’re thinking: “Hmmm… haven’t I heard stuff like this before?” Fair enough – but seeing is believing. So let us show you some of the fabulous outcomes of the ShowMe™ team brainstorms – and how these have taken the super-friendly, ultra-user-focused shape of what you now see on ShowMe™.
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Breaking It Down – ShowMe’s Content Offerings
- News
- Tourism
- Plett Interactive
- Events & Entertainment
- Lifestyle
- Property
- Charity
- Special Offers
- Business Directory
1. The News
- We bring you all the best newsy stuff around – in English and Afrikaans. (And if you want to read your ShowMe content in Portuguese or Swahili, you can do that too – check out our translation tool.)
- We also feature news about local events, especially ones that affect our community, and those of our neighbouring towns.
- Stay in the grapevine loop by sharing local and interesting info in Local News
2. The Tourism
- Everything the potential tourist needs to make a Plett holiday memorable; all the information and tips we could muster up, all together.
- Special, intensively-researched Self-Drive Routes to add new meaning to The Scenic Route – take your pick from trips across South Africa
- We’ve made extensive use of “Add to Suitcase” technology, so that it’s real easy for tourists to do their research, then save and compare the results.
- How to get here, where to stay, what to do, where to eat, special offers; planning your travels has never been easier! You can even get it on your mobile.
3. The Interactive
- The flagship interaction area, here we really want to capture the vibe of each ShowMe™ hotspot with you, the voice of the community
- Your view-airing and experience-sharing zone, devoted to communication with you, between you and by you:
- Write your “Letter to the Editor”
- Create a Group for your organisation – share your resources with other members of the organisation and post notices and messages to the public
- Send your funky / arty / serious photos to our Locals’ Gallery
- Add your Classified Ads for FREE
4. The Lifestyle
- We handpick the best quality, freshest articles from South African magazines and write our own features on local lekker living.
- Take your pick from tons of topics, regularly updated and designed to appeal to our wide and varied audience. Enough to make you want to cuddle up with your laptop outside in a hammock…
5. The Events & Entertainment
- All the events and happening stuff that we could find for you – not only in our community, but also in those close enough for you to visit.
- Everything you need to know about these events, plus reviews, tips etc to help you decide what you would like to see.
6. The Property
- Here we go to great lengths to really showcase the whole area; we provide comprehensive info for both locals and foreigners
- Designed to assist someone who wants to relocate, buy a holiday home or make an investment.
- Yes, we’ll feature properties that are on sale too – but this is just a slice of what ShowMe™ property is about.
7. The Charity – Plett Cares
- Designed and dedicated to inform you of the deprived areas of our community.
- We showcase everyone who supports and promotes these charities.
- In-depth articles on each local charity – what they do, what they need, how you can help, and all the FAQs you may have.
- With a special ShowMe™ Charitable Trust for your donations, you can contribute to your cause of choice with peace of mind.
8. The Special Offers
- All kinds of local specials and offers
- Sort the specials to see only the type that interests you
Look for this icon on a business listing, and you will know they have a special offer on the go!
9. The Business Directory
- Up-to-date information on all the businesses and services in our area, with maps to help you find your way
- We stay in constant touch with our businesses to make sure the info stays current
- You can comment on the services you receive from the businesses – especially when they’ve done a great job! If you’ve not been happy, help them improve and report back once they’ve rectified the problem. Your input is a way for us to support the community!
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The Advertising You See on ShowMe
At ShowMe we believe that if we bring our users the best, advertisers will benefit equally. So we’re pretty stoked about how we’ve tackled our advertising – in a way to support you, our user, as well as to best represent the advertiser.
What you want to see,
when you want to see it.
- We’ve used a clever method to ensure that the advertising we bring you matches your search. So, whether you are looking at wedding information or fishing articles, the advertising alongside will be relevant, interesting and useful.
- We have structured our business listings so that you can see the most important stuff at-a-glance – in other words, you don’t need to scroll and scroll or click yourself dizzy only to be served up second rate search results. This way you can fine-tune your search for local places, restaurants, etc, and then see the vital details first.
- We also give you seriously nifty “refine your search” options to make it even easier to ge to the exact info you want.
- Keeping up the community spirit, and endorsing all things charitable, we will place a heart on any advert where the advertiser has paid extra for their space, so that the extra payment can go into our charity trust fund.
- You can share any of the product information on ShowMe with your friends – through your choice of social media, or even with a good old email.
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ShowMe the Business Tool
Because our vision is to give users a hassle-free, entertaining and informative online experience, we believe that ultimately their satisfaction with the content will generate the continuous flow of traffic that your business deserves.
A valuable business tool, constantly moderated and interactive
Showcase your business with ShowMe and take advantage of:
- being in the right place at the right time – having your information available when your customer needs it;
- keeping your customers up-to-date with everything new in your business, or reward them with special offers; and
- expanding your potential market as the ShowMe network of community websites is rolled out throughout South Africa.
ShowMe™ – Your World in One Place
