How it Works - Users
A user is someone who visits the site to find a local business. Users can view the listings and use the contact details they find to approach a business without an account. If a user wants to make use of any of the functionality such as submitting reviews, they will need to create an account. We insist on this to protect our business owners from unwarranted communications.
How it Works - Authors/Business Owners
Add a Listing
To set up a listing, firstly create an account, log in and select ‘Add Listing‘ from the navigation menu.
- Package – Select the package you would like to choose. If you are unsure, please refer to the guide below.
- Business Name – Enter your business name.
- Business Description – Enter as much detail about your business as you can. What you do, where you do it, why you do it etc – please note the Starter Package only allows 250 characters in this field.
- Tags – Select from the list or add in new tags by typing text and pressing enter. Tags are used as search terms on the site so the more you have that are relevant to your business, the more chance someone will find your business. Please note there are tag restrictions depending upon which package you select.
- Category – Either select a category that best suits your business from the list or select ‘Category Not Listed’ and it will be created during listing moderation – please note there are category restrictions depending upon which package you select.
- Address – Enter your business address, postcode or town and click ‘Set Address on Map’. All other fields in the map section will auto-populate.
- Images – Upload the images you’d like to appear on your listing. The first listing you upload will be used as your profile image – please note there are restrictions on the number of images you can upload depending upon which package you select.
- Logo – Upload your logo and this will be displayed on the map when clicked – only available on the Advanced and Bespoke Packages.
- Phone – Enter your business phone number.
- Email – Enter your business email address.
- Website – If you have an existing website, add your URL.
- Facebook – If you have a business Facebook account, enter your URL.
- Instagram – If you have a business Instagram account, enter your URL – only available on the Advanced and Bespoke Packages.
- X (Twitter) – If you have a business X account, enter your URL – only available on the Advanced and Bespoke Packages.
- X (Twitter) Feed – If you have a business X account and want to display your feed on your listing, enter your username – only available on the Advanced and Bespoke Packages.
- Video – Enter the URL of a YouTube or Vimeo video – only available on the Advanced or Bespoke Packages.
- Special Offers – This is a free-text field where you can list any offers you may be running – only available on the Advanced or Bespoke Packages.
- Business Hours – Enter your opening hours – only available on the Advanced or Bespoke Packages.
- Service Distance – Enter the distance radius from your business location within which you offer your services (in miles) – only available on the Advanced or Bespoke Packages.
And that’s it! Once you have everything loaded, either preview your listing or click ‘Submit’. Please note, if you preview the listing, a new tab will open on your browser. Once you’ve reviewed the preview, close the tab and revert back to your listing form.
Once submitted, your listing will be moderated and then published. You will receive an email notification as soon as it’s live.
If you need to edit your listing at a later date, login and then either navigate to the listing and click ‘Edit’ at the bottom of the screen or go to ‘Profile’ in the Account menu and you’ll see your listing(s) below your profile images.
Claim a Listing
The admins of this site have already added a number of business listings. If you’d like to claim a listing as your own, then please register an account, navigate to the listing and select ‘Claim Listing’ at the bottom. Our admins will review your request and either approve or reject your claim. You will be notified by email once our decision has been made and, assuming you are successful, you will then be able to edit the listing.
Upgrade a Listing
If you would like to upgrade your listing to make use of the features our other packages offer, please navigate to your listing from your profile in the account menu, select it and scroll to the bottom where you’ll find an ‘Upgrade’ button. This will take you to an edit listing screen where you can select your new package and then add the extra details those packages offer. Once completed, click ‘Submit Listing’ and you will be taken to a payment screen to secure the upgrade.
Any upgrade will be published immediately upon receiving payment. Admins will conduct a subsequent review to ensure all content matches our rules.
Subscription Packages Explained
Starter Package
This package is free!
This will always be free! Our aim is to help boost your exposure and generate more business for you. We are confident that this package provides enough detail to ensure clients reach you to make enquiries.
What the package allows:
- Single Image – You can add one image which will be used as your profile image in the listings catalogue and on your listing detail page.
- Contact Details – You can add:
- Phone number
- Email address
- Business address
- Contact Form – allow potential customers to contact you via a form on your listing.
- Location Visible on Google Maps – When you enter your address, click ‘Set Address on Map’ and your location will be displayed.
- Website URL – If you have a website, add your URL.
- Facebook Link – If you have a business Facebook account, enter the URL.
- Manage Your Listing – You can manage your listing from your profile in the account menu.
- Search Engine Optimisation – Your listing page will be searchable by the likes of Google and Bing so whenever someone searches for your business name, the profile on this site should appear in the results. The ranking of this profile will improve over time as more people view your page.
- Business Description – There is a 250 character limit on this field. Need more? Please upgrade to either our Advanced or Bespoke packages.
- Tags – You may only enter one tag.
- Categories – You may only enter one category.
- Reviews – Only logged-in users will be able to leave reviews against your listing profile based on their experience of having made a purchase from you. All reviews are moderated by the site admins. To verify genuineness, we will contact you by email and share the reviewers name only. You will need to approve that they are a genuine customer before the review is published.
Advanced Package
This package is charged at £5 pcm and payment is required for 12 months in advance
What the package allows:
- Five Images – Upload your first image which will be used as your profile picture in the listings page and in your listing detail. You can also add a further four images which will appear as a carousel that will scroll automatically when someone views your listing. Use this to show off examples of your experience, flyers, images of you – whatever you like!
- Contact Details – You can add:
- Phone number
- Business address
- Email address
- Website URL
- Contact Form – allow potential customers to contact you via a form on your listing.
- Location Visible on Google Maps – When you enter your address, click ‘Set Address on Map’ and your location will be displayed.
- Social Media Links – Add in buttons for all your social media accounts.
- Manage Your Own Listing – You can manage your listing from your profile in the account menu.
- Search Engine Optimisation – Your listing page will be searchable by the likes of Google and Bing so whenever someone searches for your business name, the profile on this site should appear in the results. The ranking of this profile will improve over time as more people view your page.
- Business Description – This is a free-text field with no character limit to sell your business and your services. Include as much relevant information as possible to increase the chances of contact from a customer.
- Business Description – This is a free-text field to sell your business and your services. Include as much relevant information as possible to increase the chances of contact from a customer.
- Tags – You may enter three tags.
- Categories – You may enter three categories.
- Service Area Radius – Please enter the distance radius from your location within which you provide your services (in miles).
- Reviews – Only logged-in users will be able to leave reviews against your listing profile based on their experience of having made a purchase from you. All reviews are moderated by the site admins. To verify genuineness, we will contact you by email and share the reviewers name only. You will need to approve that they are a genuine customer before the review is published.
- Upload Your Company Logo – You can add this to your image gallery too but by adding it to the logo-specific field, your logo will appear on the map when clicked.
- Add a Video – Do you have a video that could help advertise your products or services? We only accept videos hosted on YouTube or Vimeo so please upload them there first and simply add the link to your listing profile.
- Opening Hours – You will find an opening hours section within your profile for you to complete.
- Google Analytics – Visitor analytics statistics will be displayed on your listing for you to view. This gives you an insight on how much of an impression your listing is having and how effective our site is at reaching an audience. An example screenshot can be seen here.
Bespoke Package
This package is charged at £10 pcm and payment is required for 12 months in advance
To get started:
- Register an account
- Add a listing
- Select 'Bespoke Package'
- Fill out your details and click submit
- An admin will contact you to discuss the build of your bespoke page.
Simply let us know your page design and we’ll build it for you. If you’re unsure how you’d like this to look then we can come up with a design for you. We already have an example set up here.
What the package allows:
- Twenty Images – Upload your images and we can discuss where on your page you’d like them displayed. They can be used in a gallery or set as background images on different sections.
- Contact Details – You can add:
- Phone number
- Business address
- Email address
- Website URL
- Contact Form – allow potential customers to contact you via a form on your listing.
- Location Visible on Google Maps – When you enter your address, click ‘Set Address on Map’ and your location will be displayed.
- Social Media Links – Add in buttons for all your social media accounts.
- Manage Your Own Listing – You can manage your listing from your profile in the account menu.
- Search Engine Optimisation – Your listing page will be searchable by the likes of Google and Bing so whenever someone searches for your business name, the profile on this site should appear in the results. The ranking of this profile will improve over time as more people view your page.
- Business Description – This is a free-text field with no character limit to sell your business and your services. Include as much relevant information as possible to increase the chances of contact from a customer.
- Tags – You may enter unlimited tags.
- Categories – You may enter unlimited categories.
- Service Area Radius – Please enter the distance radius from your location within which you provide your services (in miles).
- Reviews – Only logged-in users will be able to leave reviews against your listing profile based on their experience of having made a purchase from you. All reviews are moderated by the site admins. To verify genuineness, we will contact you by email and share the reviewers name only. You will need to approve that they are a genuine customer before the review is published.
- Upload Your Company Logo – You can add this to your image gallery too but by adding it to the logo-specific field, your logo will appear on the map when clicked.
- Add Multiple Videos – Do you have any videos that could help advertise your products or services? We only accept videos hosted on YouTube or Vimeo so please upload them there first and simply add the link to your listing profile.
- Opening Hours – You will find an opening hours section within your profile for you to complete.
- Google Analytics – Visitor analytics statistics will be displayed on your listing for you to view (only listing owners can see this). This gives you an insight on how much of an impression your listing is having and how effective our site is at reaching an audience. An example screenshot can be seen here.
- Plus anything else we can technically achieve – this could be a FAQs section, some reviews you’ve received from other social media, links to your Google Business listing, embed booking forms if you have an existing booking platform such as Calendly + more!