A smiling vendor in a bright headwrap hands a paper bag to a customer over a stall of breadfruit, mangoes, green bananas and peppers, with a harbour town behind. All businesses
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Market and street vendors

Visitors want to buy from you. Help them find your stall before they arrive.

Where your customers look

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Cruise passengers

Google Maps, Tripadvisor, travel blogs, "things to do" searches

Locals and regulars

WhatsApp, Facebook, a friend's tip

Fish fry and street party crowds

Instagram, Facebook events, TikTok, word of mouth

What good looks like

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Vendors and shoppers at a stall in Castries Market, St. Lucia
Photo: gailhampshire, CC BY 2.0
Market vendor at her stall in Castries Market, St. Lucia
Photo: gailhampshire, CC BY 2.0
Market stalls with umbrellas on Hanover Street, Roseau, Dominica
Photo: giggel, CC BY 3.0

Your next moves

Pick where you are today.

  1. Make a Google Business ProfilePick the category that fits, like fruit stand or gift shop, and drop the pin on your spot.
  2. Set up WhatsApp BusinessFree app: add what you sell, your usual days and a profile photo of your stall.
  3. Take 10 bright, close-up photosShoot your best products in daylight, plus your stall sign and you smiling.
  4. Say where to find youWrite the nearest landmark, like "beside the main market entrance", in your profile.
  5. Show prices in EC$ and US$Put both on a sign and in your photos so visitors don't hesitate.
  1. Post your stall days and hoursShare them on Status and your Google profile; update when a cruise ship day changes.
  2. Add a catalogue in WhatsApp BusinessList each product with a photo and price for regulars who order ahead.
  3. Collect reviews at the stallPut up a QR code that opens your Google review page; ask happy buyers to scan.
  4. Save quick repliesMake one-tap answers for "Where are you?", "What time?" and "Can I pre-order?"

Moves most people miss

Small things that put you ahead.

  1. Post when a ship is in portAdd a Google profile post on ship days saying you are open and what is fresh.
  2. Offer pre-order pickupLet regulars message by 9 AM to have a bag packed and waiting.
  3. Put your photos on TripadvisorIf your stall is listed, add photos and reply to reviews; if not, ask them to add it.
  4. Use labels on WhatsAppTag chats as Regulars, Pre-orders, or Gift orders to follow up quickly.

Be the answer AI gives

Visitors now ask ChatGPT, Claude or Google's AI "Where can I buy fresh fruit or local crafts in Castries near the cruise port?" AI only names vendors it can read about online.

  • Claim your Bing Places listing ChatGPT search leans on Bing, so a free listing makes you easier to name.
  • Claim Apple Business Connect It feeds Apple Maps and Siri; many visitors carry iPhones and ask Siri where to shop.
  • Describe your stall in plain words Write "fresh mangoes, breadfruit, hot pepper sauce and handmade crafts" plus the nearest landmark and days open.
  • Get named by local blogs and guides Message a travel blogger or tour guide and invite them to feature your stall.
Ask it like a customer

“Where can I buy fresh local fruit and handmade crafts near the cruise port in Castries?”

Ask ChatGPT Ask Claude

Are you in the answer? If not, start with the list above.

Your 7-day plan

Tick each day. Your phone remembers.

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Your one line

Fill the blanks. Use it on WhatsApp, Google and Instagram.

Do

  • Show your prices on a sign
  • Keep your stall days the same each week
  • Smile for photos and ask before you post people

Don't

  • Leave visitors guessing your prices
  • Post without saying where you are
  • Skip replies to messages
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