12 Free Local Directories for Small Businesses
The statistics a clear:
70 percent of online searchers will use local search to find offline businesses. (Kelsey Group)
If your customers search for your product or service online, will they find you or your competitor?
The phone book is a dying advertising medium!
Another sobering tidbit:
97% of Internet users in the U.S. gather shopping information online, and of those, 51% explicitly characterize their behavior as “Shop Online, Purchase Offline” (NPD Group)
It is absolutely necessary to get your business listed in local search directories.
Many of these directories will allow you "claim" your listing. That is to augment and correct any information listed. And perhaps more importantly to prevent the listing from being hijacked by an unscrupulous competitor.
If your business is new, or has not been listed yet, you can enter the appropriate facts. Use keywords that your customers would use in a search. Add brand names, images, videos etc.
12 Free Local Directories for Small Businesses
- Google Local/Maps
- Yahoo Local
- Bing Local
- AOL Local
- Ask City
- Yelp
- Local.com
- Dex
- ZoomInfo
- Merchant Circle
- MatchPoint.com
Take advantage of these listings. You get a stronger online presence, free advertising and back links to your site. For more directories, check out The Definitive List of Local Search Directories.
Now get to work and get "found"….
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