Before you submit any information to the directory, please follow the instruction below to expedite the submission process.
An editor will check the submission manually. Don’t spam the directory. Basically, it's an honor system. So if you have no honor, do not submit to the business directory.
So you stick to the rules and now your business profile is in the directory. Congrats!
How about making sure your business address is correctly shown in a Map? You could potentially turn away prospective customers because the business address doesn’t map correctly. So click Map on your profile to test it.
The business directory is for businesses and entrepreneurs. Please feel free to use all the available features for the benefits of your business.
Business Logo
Business logo is vital. It can bring new customers to your business. For business logo, you can use plain business name, a picture of your business premise, or any advertising material that has good representation about your business.
Use it to sell your service. Make your first impressions count!
Business URL
If you have a business website, add your business web address to your profile. You want to maximize online traffic to your site and turn visitors into customers.
Description of Products and Services
A well-written description about the products and services you offered is important. It can improve the searchability of your business profile and can bring potential customers to your business.
Coupon
Coupon is another important marketing tool that businesses should consider. Consumers love coupons, whether it’s dollar-off coupon or 50%-off coupon. According to Promotion Marketing Association Council, more than 70% of population use coupons. And 60% of shoppers actively look for coupons according to Independent marketing research firm A.C. Nielson Co.
If your business is using offline coupon marketing and you have a coupon file ready, load it to the coupon image section of your business profile but please make sure it is in this format (jpg, gif, bmp or tif).
The coupon design costs can be expensive if you need one done professionally. There are economical ways to design your coupon or discount flyer if what you need is some basic layouts and graphics.
(a) Microsoft Publisher
Select a preset template. Edit and format the template and save the file in this format (jpg, gif, bmp or tif). You are ready to load it to your business profile.
(b) Other desktop publishing software
Do a Google search for “free desktop publishing templates” and you should find a number of free software with templates. Please check the templates provided to make sure they are the ones you can use for your coupon or discount flyer.
Coupon Description
Describing what you are offering with the coupon is important because other users can easily search for it. You can include the description of the coupon in the description field.
For example, let’s say you own a restaurant in North Seattle, you serve Italian food and you are offering 50% off dinner. Basically, it’s a buy one dinner entree and get second entrée for free.
The coupon should include something like ‘North Seattle Italian restaurant offering 50% off dinner. Buy one dinner entrée get second entrée for free’.
The searchability of the coupon will be greater if you have more keywords for the coupon. However, DO NOT bait visitor by describing an offer that is not provided in your coupon. Such abuse will result in suspension of your business profile.