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Get your Site Listed in Search
Directories:
Consumers go online to your company website or
search for your company information in
directories in order to get basic information
such as company hours, product information,
business location, and directions.
They also go to these sites for online
reviews by other customers.
Take advantage of this phenomenon and get
your site listed on these directories.
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Google My Business (GMB)
GMB is its listing of your business’s exact
location on a mobile-friendly map.
GMB consistently shows up high in online
searches, boosts your website’s SEO rankings to
optimize traffic, posts reviews from your
customers, and allows you to include in your
profile printable coupons, special offers,
videos, images, opening hours, preferred payment
methods, and other meaningful information.
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Bing Places for Businesses
You can add multiple business locations, photos,
videos, and more during your fast, free, and
easy registration.
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Yahoo Local Listing
Ranking third next to Google and Bing, Yahoo’s
service draws millions of searches daily.
A basic listing is free, but $9.95/month
allows you to add photos and a company
description, and $29.99/month buys you listings
in more than 40 other online directories.
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Yelp
Yelp is a popular online resource for customer
reviews.
You can send public or private messages
(including deals) to customers and review
business trends using the Yelp reporting tool.
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Mercantile Circle
MerchantCircle is a free network targeted toward
small businesses seeking to connect with local
customers and other small businesses in their
areas. Users can advertise to boost their
listings, post business blogs, and take
advantage of free marketing tools aimed at
building their business.
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Yellow Pages
The Yellow Pages list individual names and
addresses.
The online yellow pages gets millions of
searches daily.
it is a great place to advertise in order
to be found.
From it you can get lead generation, and
detailed ad performance data.
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White Pages
The White Pages list businesses.
Over 30 millions businesses are listed on
this site.
Millions of searches to find businesses
is done on this site.
List your site and advertise on this
site.
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Superpages.com
Consumers use this site to find businesses that
are near them.
The site also provides other information
that are attractive to visitors thus attracting
more traffic.
Get listed and advertise on this site.
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Yellowbook
Yellowbook allows for easily searchable business
listings that include your business information,
a link to your website, product descriptions, a
map feature, and options for display and video
ads.
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YellowBot
This site provides basic contact and location
information about your business similar to the
Yellow Pages, with customer reviews and options
that include premium listings, searchable tags,
and fast sign-in via Windows Live, Google,
Facebook, Yahoo, or Twitter.
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Manta
Manta was designed to help small businesses
promote themselves.
Your Manta Membership guarantees your
business can be found on Google Maps and 70
local listing sites including Bing and Yahoo.
Paid placement in Google’s search
results. Available through your marketing pro.
Stay alerted when customers are leaving
reviews so you can manage your online reputation
across the web from a single place.
Your Manta listing and ads on Manta are
optimized for mobile to help your business’
mobile search presence.
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Citysearch
This free site specializes in listings for
businesses across the U.S., optimizing them via
a partner network that includes Expedia,
Urbanspoon and MerchantCircle.
It allows you to reach customers by
making special offers.
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MapQuest
This is a web-mapping service owned by Verizon.
Users use it to find businesses and
destinations.
It is a great platform to get listed on
and advertise on to reach consumers.
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Local.com
Visitors to this site can search and find
information about events and businesses locally.
Millions of businesses are listed on this
site.
Every single code in the U.S. is covered.
It is free.
There is also a paid option that lets you
do more such as offer coupons and advertise.
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Foursquare
This site is quickly growing with over 60
million registered users.
This combination business directory and
social networking site allows users to check in
via map and comment about your business, with or
without the Foursquare mobile app.
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DexKnows
This business listing site monitors your reviews
and ratings and provides data into how customers
engage with your profile, giving insights to
online and offline advertising opportunities.
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