Birders’ Marketplace is here!
Of course you can look for a deal on a used scope, or find a tour provider to help you plan that dream trip to Brazil; these are the bread and butter of any classified section. But we hope you'll use Birders' Marketplace for more than that. Maybe you just need a ride to that local rarity that showed up a few hours away, or you’re traveling on business and looking for a local expert to make the most of your time in a new place. These ads are fully searchable and categorized in a manner that was impossible in print. This is the place to advertise and find those birding items and services that will make every birding experience all the more fulfilling.
With Winging It ceasing its run this year, we at the ABA were tasked with the question of what to do with all of those classified ads that used to fill the back pages of the newsletter. We’re happy to announce that we’ve created a brand new site where birders and providers of birding services can have their needs met. This is Birder's Marketplace.
Though it replaces those Winging It classified ads it really has the opportunity to be much more than that. Think of it as birding’s answer to Craigslist.
Of course you can look for a deal on a used scope, or find a tour provider to help you plan that dream trip to Brazil; these are the bread and butter of any classified section. But we hope you'll use Birders' Marketplace for more than that. Maybe you just need a ride to that local rarity that showed up a few hours away, or you’re traveling on business and looking for a local expert to make the most of your time in a new place. These ads are fully searchable and categorized in a manner that was impossible in print. This is the place to advertise and find those birding items and services that will make every birding experience all the more fulfilling.
We already have a full suite of vendors on the site, so please check it out! For more information on advertising on Birders’ Marketplace, please contact Ken Barron at kbarron AT ktc.com or 830-895-1144
Nate,
I am happy to here about the new Birder's Marketplace, but somehow missed the announcement that Winging It would cease. I have always enjoyed it, and so a followup question to this email is what will happen to the other Winging It content. Can we expect to see it in Birding, either as digital extras or as regular content?
Thankas for any info you can provide
Posted by: Ed Furlong | 05/08/2013 at 08:36 PM
I look forward to seeing tons of postings on the Marketplace. And it it does become the Craigslist of the birding world, you might add some guidelines that encourage the use of photos for promoting equipment sales, birding spot rentals, etc. The visuals add to both the selling power and the fun of browsing!
Posted by: Carl Bendorf | 05/10/2013 at 09:19 AM
Hi Ed. Sorry I didn't see this until just now.
The content that used to be in Winging It will be spread out in various places online, incorporated into Birding, and in our new Birder's Guide quarterly publication coming out later this year.
Rest assured, even though Winging It is no more, there will be plenty of content - on the balance, more, actually - from the ABA over the course of a year.
Posted by: Nate Swick | 05/31/2013 at 09:18 PM
Yeah, great ideas Carl. One of the great things about going online is that we have plenty of space that we never could have used in a traditional print publication.
Posted by: Nate Swick | 05/31/2013 at 09:18 PM