Add A Business Listing
Packages
Choose from the package options. Each package has its own benefits and requirements
Free
This package allows a business owner to list their business for free. This package has limitations in the amount of information that can be entered. A 120 word description, business category selection, a contact number and address with map position are available in this package.
Monthly Subscription
A fully featured listing for a monthly recurring fee. This options allows all fields and functionality within a listing.
Lifetime Offer
This is a promotional offer only and will not be a permanantly available. It offers a lifetime duration, fully featured listing for a one off price.
Business Title
Enter your business name
Description
Enter a description of your business and services. This is the main area to describe all the benefits and services your business offers. Optimise the description as much as possible to grab readers attention and make them want to use your business.
Category
Click inside the field and choose any categories that apply to your bsuiness. You can choose upto 3 categories.
Default Category
Choose from the available categories the one that is your businesses primary area of business. This will determine your primary rankings within search results. Your listing will show in results for any other category your have chosen in the previous field but this selection will determine your primary area of business and its default icons.
Services
Choose any services that your business provides – no limit on number. If your business offer services from other categories, please also select those appropriate.
Tags
Add or choose from TAGs that are applicable to your business. These are keywords or short phrases that are used within your business area. Tags are searchable and clickable.
Address
Enter your business address details in the next few fields. If you have location enabled on your device click on the icon at the end of the field to auto generate your address. Make sure you are at your business address when you do this otherwise map position searches will be inaccurate.
The map and address fields sometimes have a habit of defaulting to the wrong REGION. This a map application error and beyond our control. A common problem is that it reverts to larger areas such as West Midlands instead of using the county. Always check everything is correct before proceeding as the search engine is location driven and someone searching by a specific area may miss your business if this information is incorrect.
Set on map
Click on this to transfer your entered details to the map locator icon. It is always worth checking the position is correct and it has not changed any of your details in the previous fields. Alternatively you can manually move the icon to your address on the map. This position is VERY important as it forms the basis of all search results.
Select map view
Changes the type of map. Leave at default.
Images
Click on the field to add images for your lsiting. You can add up to 8 images. Your primary image will be used for the background featured image of your listing. If you do not have any images a default image will be used and your photo gallery area will also contain a default image.
If possible, try to avoid images over 800px wide as images automatically scale to fit the available viewport. Very large images increase the time it takes for the page to load.
Image resolution should be 72ppi ( standard camera resolution ).
Once you have selected and uploaded your images, you can click on the edit button on each image and add a title and a caption if so required. This is not displayed publically but is very useful for search engine recognition and search results. Titled and captioned images have much higher chances of returning results in relevant image searches in Google and other search engines.
The uploaded images can be dragged into the correct order in which you wish them to be displayed.
Contact Details
Add your business telephone number and email address in the fields available.
Social feeds
Add your social media accounts to your listing to enable visitors to open your social feeds.
You can enter your Twitter name and display your Twitter feed on your listing.
Website
Enter your website URL. This MUST start with HTTPS:// If you do not enter this you will receive an error for the field.
Special offers
Use this field to display any special offers you have. Use the advanced editor to format your text if needed. This field is a great way to entice new customers to your business by offering discount codes or product giveaways.
Business Hours
Enable this field to choose and display your business hours. Business hours is a sortable field available in the search bar.
Has Franchise
This field allows a business owner who has several shops or premises to have a main lisitng and then list the other locations as franchises at a discounted rate. See the franchise manager guide for full details. Enabling this option makes the present lisitng the main business and all other listings will be shown as franchises of the current business. franchises can be added by editing the listing in the profile section of your account once the initial listng has been created and approved.
Business Owner / Associate
Tick this choice if your are the business owner or acting on their behalf. ( manager etc )