I created a mobile app called
Niche - Shop Local to help small-scale producers (and other small businesses) advertise their products, find new customers, and stay in touch with existing customers.
Producers sign up on the Niche website -
https://www.nicheapp.us - and describe their products, locations, and schedule.
Customers use the Android and iOS mobile apps to:
• browse local products,
• search for products by name, seller, category, and location,
• view product and seller descriptions, availabilities, and prices,
• save products to a shopping list,
• save sellers as favorites,
• get notified when favorite sellers make new posts,
• share product listings on social media, and
• get directions and travel times to retail locations.
Niche is currently free for both sellers and customers, and it takes about 10 minutes for a seller to setup their first product and see it in the app.
We also provide small signs (postcards) that can be displayed at farmers' market stands, and next to the register, telling customers to "Find us on Niche".
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/nicheapp.us/images/postcard_front_v2.png)