Woodfinder® is the unique website that matches up buyers and sellers of lumber, veneer and sawmill services. Woodfinder® members list their businesses, products and services in the Woodfinder® database. We attract qualified buyers to the site through our national advertising efforts. Once customers reach the Woodfinder® search page, they can search the database in any of several ways -- by ZIP code, by wood species, etc. -- and receive a list of all of our suppliers that meet their search criteria. If your business sells wood, veneer or sawmill services, a Woodfinder® membership is the best Internet investment you can make, even if you already have your own website!

Woodfinder® works much like a cooperative, where many businesses join together to generate tremendous marketing power. It's the most effective Internet strategy you'll find for reaching new customers. Your annual membership fee helps support Woodfinder®'s aggressive advertising campaigns in major woodworking publications and on the Internet. It's like advertising in major woodworking magazines for less than the cost of a small classified ad in your local Sunday newspaper!

Your website is a great way to give your customers in-depth information about your business and products -- once they find you! A recent Google search for "hackberry lumber" returned a list of 160,000 results! Imagine how many pages there are on "oak!" If your website doesn't show up in the first page or two of a Web search, few customers will ever find you, regardless of how wonderful your site is. Woodfinder® provides the perfect "portal" to your site. When customers find your listing in Woodfinder®, they're only a click away from your site, and we've already given them a summary of your products, services and contact information!

No. You don't even need a computer to benefit from Woodfinder® membership. We will upload your initial Woodfinder® listing for you. Then, customers will reach you by telephone, fax, email or any other means you specify in your listing. We even offer a map link that will give them a printed map and driving directions directly to your place of business. In fact, if you don't have a website, Woodfinder® is the perfect alternative. Why pay a lot of money to have someone design and build you a site -- and more to host and maintain it -- when you can reach more qualified buyers more effectively with Woodfinder®?

Woodfinder® offers several primary search options.

• QUICK SEARCH: KEYWORD +/- ZIP CODE This is our simplest search option, appearing right in the middle of the Woodfinder® home page. Just type in a keyword -- most often a wood species (or any other search term, such as millwork, moldings, flooring, logs, etc.) -- and the Woodfinder® search engine returns the listings of all our suppliers whose listings include that search term. The search results list is alphabetical by state/province, so you can quickly navigate to nearby suppliers. If you also enter a five-digit ZIP code (US visitors only), Woodfinder® will show you suppliers within 25, 50, 100 and 200 miles of your ZIP code, or just the ten that are nearest to you.
• ADVANCED SEARCHES: To refine or target your search, click the "Advanced Search" link below the orange search button, and the full list of search options will be displayed, including:
  • keyword
  • nearest suppliers
  • type of business
  • specialties
  • manufactured wood products
  • sawmill specialties
  • plywood and laminates
  • company name

For one thing, if you sell any of the woods in our Wood Library, your company automatically shows up in the search results whenever a customer clicks on a wood photo.

We thought you'd never ask! It's to become a Woodfinder® member:

• Online signup: Go to our signup page and follow the simple instructions there.
• By phone: Call toll-free 1-877-WDFINDR (1-877-933-4637). We'll answer all your questions and sign you up right over the phone.

Currently, a one-year membership to Woodfinder® is only $299. That's less than $25 per month! Discounts are available for extended memberships and multiple business locations. Call 1-877-WDFINDR (1-877-933-4637) toll-free for pricing and payment options.

If you sign up online, you will see a welcome page when you submit the Order Form. Follow the link to the Member Listing page and you're all set to upload your first Woodfinder® listing. You can update your listing at any time--as often as you like! Just click on the Members link, enter your username and password, and edit your listing.

Yes. If you know some basic HTML, you may include it in your listing, to display images, format text, etc.

Yes. We offer several options for advertising, including "keyword banner" ads that appear whenever customers search for certain keywords, keyword phrases or quick search categories. Call us toll-free (1-877-933-4637) for more information.