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Company description<\/strong><\/h2>\n

435 Local<\/a><\/strong> is a brand that plays the role of a community resource for the locals of Southern Utah through its WordPress site. <\/span><\/p>\n

They maintain an events calendar to show their different types of events including local classes, business meetings, fairs, festivals, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n

It is a free platform for all event organizers to post their events.\u00a0 It also offers an affordable option to promote such events through their business directly that connects the locals with different community businesses. <\/span><\/p>\n

435 Locals believes that small businesses build the heart of their community and that is why they have offered a free platform for their exposure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Company History<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The founder of 435 Locals, <\/span>Katie Sparks<\/a><\/strong> was born and brought up in Southern Utah. She was associated with multiple local organizations and during this period she observed the need for a resource like 435locals.com to gather the entire Southern Utah under the same roof. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a nutshell, Katie\u2019s passion for connecting the community people has given birth to the idea of 435 Locals. <\/span><\/p>\n

She said \u201cReaching from St George, Cedar City, to Brian Head and Kanab. I love connecting people and I have the skills to bring them together online through our website and social media. This is how 435locals.com was born.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The inspiration behind the project<\/strong><\/h2>\n

435 Locals aimed to build a centralized location for all the locals of Southern Utah to help them gather all the details of the local businesses and events through their website. <\/span><\/p>\n

They work with various small businesses in Southern Utah and offer them the opportunity to advertise their business through social media platforms and their website content where they narrate their stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

To offer the best value for the investments the businesses make, they have paired content creation with local promotions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The brand also helps people connect through social media where they continuously share information about local events, touring guides, local hikes, and more. <\/span><\/p>\n

The need to create a comprehensive platform like this inspired 435 Locals to turn to WP Event Manager. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Challenges they faced <\/strong><\/h2>\n

As 435 Locals wanted to collect and display all the event details that take place within their community, it was crucial for the website to have some event management features to simplify the process. <\/span><\/p>\n

They were in search of suitable WordPress plugins that would make it easy for people to:<\/span><\/p>\n