What is the carrot club magazine?
Carrot Club Magazine is part of the wider Carrot Club, created to bring together stories, ideas and people from across the community. While anyone can join Carrot Club through our mailing list, businesses featured in the magazine through advertising or editorial content must either advertise in a Spiky Carrot frame or be part of our paid Carrot Club membership.
Each issue gives readers a closer look at the journey of Spiky Carrot, while also giving small businesses another way to get seen by the Carrot Club community, including subscribers, supporters and local business owners.
It is also a space to spotlight independent businesses, share how they got started, and feature useful articles from people with real expertise in what they do.
Explore the magazine
Browse the latest editions of Carrot Club Magazine, discover independent business stories, and explore ideas, insights and local inspiration from across the community.
Celebrate Spiky Carrot turning two in Carrot Club Magazine Issue 3, featuring local business stories and social media insights from Core Social, Share Your Story, and Wray & Co.
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Welcome to the second edition of The Carrot Club digital magazine. This issue features guest articles from Mel Ratcliffe of Bare Health and Dave Christie of Cheshire Business Coaching, plus highlights of our top advertising locations and upcoming venue events. We also explore the future of search and visibility in our feature article, Feeding the AI.
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Welcome to the first edition of The Carrot Club digital magazine, featuring guest articles from Helen Goad of Your Calm Mind Academy and Jonathan Bunn of Action COACH South Cheshire, plus highlights of key advertising locations, venue events, and our feature on why phone numbers beat QR codes for local advertising.
Read the magazineWhy Carrot Club magazine IS PART OF SPIKY CARROT
Carrot Club Magazine is an extension of what Spiky Carrot is all about, helping independent businesses get seen, share their story and connect with the right local audience.
By creating the magazine, we are opening up another space for businesses already advertising with Spiky Carrot through our frames, or those on a paid Carrot Club membership, to promote their business, share their story and contribute something valuable to the wider Carrot Club community.
It is a place for storytelling, visibility and useful insight, while showing the people, businesses and ideas that make local communities thrive.
Carrot Club also includes our meet ups and community. Explore more from Carrot Club.
6 GREAT REASONS TO READ CARROT CLUB MAGAZINE
01 REAL BUSINESS STORIES
Read how independent businesses got started, what they have learned, and what keeps them going.
02 EXPERT INSIGHT
Explore helpful articles from people sharing their knowledge, experience and advice.
03 DISCOVER LOCAL BRANDS
Get introduced to businesses, ideas and people you may not have come across before.
04 FOLLOW THE JOURNEY
Keep up with the story of Spiky Carrot and how the community continues to grow.
05 EXTRA ADVERTISING SPACE
See how businesses can get in front of the Carrot Club audience in another valuable space.
06 PART OF THE CLUB
Enjoy content that feels connected, local and part of something bigger than just advertising.
FAQs
Have a question about the magazine? Here are a few common things people may want to know.
- What is Carrot Club Magazine?
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Carrot Club Magazine is a digital magazine from Spiky Carrot, created to share stories, insights and opportunities from across the Carrot Club community.
- Who is the magazine for?
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It is for independent businesses, local business owners, advertisers, supporters of Spiky Carrot, and anyone who enjoys discovering real local stories and useful ideas.
- What kind of content is included?
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Each issue may include business stories, founder journeys, expert articles, updates from Spiky Carrot, featured advertisers and community highlights.
- Can any business be featured in the magazine?
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Anyone can join the free Carrot Club mailing list and be part of the community. To advertise or have your business featured in Carrot Club Magazine, you must either advertise in a Spiky Carrot frame or be part of our paid Carrot Club membership.
- Is Carrot Club free to join?
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Yes. Carrot Club is free to join through our mailing list. Paid Carrot Club membership gives businesses access to additional benefits, including eligibility for magazine opportunities.
- Is the magazine part of Carrot Club?
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Yes. The magazine is one part of Carrot Club, alongside the meet ups and the wider community around Spiky Carrot.
- How often is a new issue released?
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Release timing may vary, depending on the edition and the content being featured.
- How do I advertise in the magazine?
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You can get in touch with Spiky Carrot to ask about available advertising and feature opportunities in upcoming issues.
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