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
