I already have a free business listing on Google Local. It’s great because I show up right on top of natural search results when potential clients are searching for a new landscaper on google. There’s a google map with my address right on it, phone number and website link.
Merchantcircle.com is similar in that they offer free listings, but you can also add coupons, reviews, network with other local businesses, blog and more. It may seem like overkill to put much effort into adding your information to more sites, but they do get a significant amount of local traffic (alexa.com stats) which is just the kind you need to grow. Plus, google loves incoming links to your site so the more directories you are listed in the higher up your site will be in search results.
I’ll even give you a bump up here. Leave a comment with your merchantcircle.com listing and I’ll put a link to your site in a future post. Let’s keep this to only the first 10 guys to sign up or comment.
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#1 by Kevin L. at June 25th, 2008
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MerchantCircle is proud to help more than 500,000 local business acquire customers by offering an alternative to over-priced, ineffective offline marketing channels. We’ve been interviewing our merchants in all 50 states – you can read about their MerchantCircle experience here: http://www.visualcv.com/merchantcircle.
We’re committed to providing every local business a web presence, easy-to-use marekting tools and a platform for connecting with other merchants, all for free. As always, please email any questions or concerns to support@merchantcircle.com and we will respond as soon as possible.
#2 by Allyn Self at February 3rd, 2009
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Thanks for the post. I, too, am on Google Local which is nice. My listing there is http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Self.Built.Homes.Inc..913-208-2638. Thanks!
#3 by george parker at June 4th, 2009
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I am interested in free ads.
#4 by Pivotal Motion Pilates at October 28th, 2009
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Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the article. I work for a small business in Westlake Village called Pivotal Motion Pilates. Our MerchantCircle link is: http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Pivotal.Motion.Pilates.818-889-8008
Thanks for the link-up.