The Small Business Web Guru » Tutorials http://smbwebguru.com Is your business utilizing the Web? Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:25:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Get New Customers with Yahoo Local Listings http://smbwebguru.com/2008/09/30/get-new-customers-with-yahoo-local-listings/ http://smbwebguru.com/2008/09/30/get-new-customers-with-yahoo-local-listings/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:35:29 +0000 Andy Puckett http://smbwebguru.com/?p=184 Yahoo offers listing services for your business too. I recommend creating a free basic listing!

No related posts.]]> Adding your business to Yahoo’s listing is to me a little more rigid than Google. Yahoo offers three levels of listings:

  • Basic Listing (Free)
  • Enhanced Listing ($9.95 a month)
  • Featured Listing (starts at $24.95 and goes all the way up to $300 a month)
My suggestion is to start with the Basic or Enhanced listing and see what kind of response you get before dropping a lot of moolah on a Featured Listing.

Our video tutorial focuses on the Basic Listing which is free. The Enhanced Listing allows you to add a few extra features including pictures and stats on how many potential customers are viewing and clicking on the listing. Yahoo explains the placement advantages of the Featured Listing:

“A Featured Listing is a business listing displayed in the Sponsor Results area at the top and bottom of Yahoo! Local search results pages. Featured Listings are available for a monthly fee of $24.95 and above, based on the business category, advertising region, and page position.”

A table from Yahoo can give you a rough estimate of what you can expect to pay for a Featured Listing depending on the business category and region.

Yahoo Rate Table

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No related posts.]]> Adding your business to Google Maps is free and easy with Google Local Business Center. It only takes a few minutes and it’s a great first step towards building a web presence. If your a retail business owner one of the most important things you can do is help your customers get directions and store hours for your locations especially if you don’t already have a website.

In this day and age more and more consumers look first to the internet to search for services and products. Go above and beyond your competition by leveraging this free resource and using all of its features to promote your business.

Add your business to the Google Local Business Center today!

Have a comment or question? Feel free to critque, I want to help you succeed!

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