Local Search – How To Add Your Business

This post has little to do with the technical aspects of computers. However, if you own a small business, you may find it very helpful.

Local Search is a fairly new phenomenon that has hit the net these day. It is marketing for a local business using the internet instead of letting your fingers do the walking in the yellow pages . There are a host of options and it can be quite daunting for a new business owner or someone new to the whole idea of local search.

So, I thought I’d just list the most popular local search options and how to add a business listing to each:

Google Local – You need to already have a Gmail account which you can get HERE. Then you click on the following link and follow the directions for a free local listing. http://www.google.com/local/add

Yahoo Local – Again, you have to have a Yahoo account which you can sign up for HERE. Then use the following link to add your listing. http://listings.local.yahoo.com/

Live Local – Microsoft’s version of local search is a little harder to get listed in. I had to do alot of scrounging around to find this, but here it is. Just follow the link and fill out the form. http://webapp.localeze.com/bizreg/add.aspx

Local.com – This one is the simplest of them all. Just follow the link and enter in your pertinent business information. That’s it. http://register.local.com/free/update.aspx

Hope you found this helpful

- Josh