Top Five Free Business Listings.

Top Five Free Business Listings.

 #1 - Google Places - http://places.google.com/business - The reason this is so powerful is Google commands 65% of all internet searches, and local searches are coming up first based on your business location address. They provide free stats, including mobile phone search, and you can tie it with your Google Adwords account. 

 The free version is a must, but depending on your marketing budget, the $25/month is a very cost effective choice, as you get additional marketing tools like a highlight of your listing, and better stats.

 #2 - Yelp.com - Most people use www.yelp.com for restaurants, but more and more business are listing their type of business on Yelp.com. Simple process of listing your business and getting on there. You can also use their additional marketing tools to test how the free version works, and you also get a weekly report.

 #3 - Facebook Pages - www.facebook.com/pages/ this isn't considered a directory but a basic listing of your business on Facebook. If you already use Facebook for your personal needs setting a FB Page (aka Fan Page) is very simple. You will need a legitimate personal FB account but you can add others as administrators. This also provides you with a free monthly reports on how well your FB Page is doing. You can also use the FB advertisement tools they offer, for additional fees.

 #4 - YellowPages.com - http://www.yellowpages.com/ not my favorite listing directory, but it is free, so I can't complain. Before the internet we had the Yellow Pages, but, when was the last time you used the Yellow Pages? It is refreshing to see the Yellow Pages finally getting more modern, but they still have some issues.

#5 - Bing Local Listing Center - Same as Google Places but not as popular in the search directory category.  Bing https://ssl.bing.com/listings/ListingCenter.aspx

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