MerchantCircle

MerchantCircle is an online local marketing platform that provides deals, expert advice and competitive quotes from local merchants.

[MerchantCircle](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/merchantcircle) is the place to find great deals, expert advice & competitive quotes from the best local merchants! [MerchantCircle](http://www.merchantcircle.com) was founded in 2005 as an online marketing platform for local business owners, and has grown into the largest online network of local business owners in the Nation. [MerchantCircle](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/merchantcircle) makes it easy for people to find qualified businesses to provide quality services. [MerchantCircle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MerchantCircle) helps people get the advice they need from the real experts; local business owners with tons of real world experience. [MerchantCircle](http://www.merchantcircle.com) delivers competitive quotes for all the services people need on a daily basis. [MerchantCircle](http://www.linkedin.com/organization/merchantcircle) provides small businesses with a web listing page, blogging platform, deal building tools, and many other ways for businesses to connect with new potential customers. Consumers can create profiles on [MerchantCircle](https://twitter.com/#!/MerchantCircle) to clip and keep track of coupons in real time, and post business-specific questions to the network of business owners. 'Circle' in the company's name comes from a viral marketing strategy that encourages members (both businesses and consumers) to engage with each other to solve everyday problems. Prior to being acquired by [Reply! Inc.](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/reply-com) in June 2011, [MerchantCircle](http://www.merchantcircle.com) had acquired both [Bloglines](http://www.bloglines.com) and [TimeBridge](http://timebridge.com) to help deliver more offerings to local businesses!