Comments on: Free Advertising http://www.businessinsites.co.uk/free-advertising/ BusinessInsites podcast provides small and medium size business with practical advice on how to marketing themselves online and how to use the Internet for business. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:13:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: iresources http://www.businessinsites.co.uk/free-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-153 iresources Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:13:38 +0000 http://www.businessinsites.co.uk/?p=176#comment-153 Thanks for the info, have found that free index has provided the most referrals to date but applegate shows on page 1 in a search for company name. Thanks for the info, have found that free index has provided the most referrals to date but applegate shows on page 1 in a search for company name.

]]> By: Patsy Dixon http://www.businessinsites.co.uk/free-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Patsy Dixon Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:54:59 +0000 http://www.businessinsites.co.uk/?p=176#comment-144 Google Local This took me around 30 minutes because I uploaded photos – really easy confirmation message, phone rings within seconds so you can enter pin no they give you to activate listing .. however, today if I search ‘liberty gallery’ then yes, comes up with a map, but a search for ‘art galleries Kent’ comes up with a map and several galleries – but we’re not one of them? Yahoo Local Painless to use – not sure what order the listings are in – certainly not alpha split – as it takes 6-8 weeks for the entry to be live, couldn’t check it – got a phone call within minutes to confirm level of listing Applegate Didn’t do this one – didn’t like the site – too ‘industrial’ looking! Touch Local Strange listing – by area/postcode it seems. The tel no you are given to call is incorrect – however I received a very pushy sales call this morning after registering last night. Best of Nice and easy – got e-mail confirmation – all signed up! www.ikarma.com Another easy one – e-mail confirmation/signed up. Free Index Tells me I’m already on there! Also go to Google and try searching for <Town name> Business Directory Wow loads on there - did not do each one as the above took enough time. Google Local
This took me around 30 minutes because I uploaded photos – really easy confirmation message, phone rings within seconds so you can enter pin no they give you to activate listing .. however, today if I search ‘liberty gallery’ then yes, comes up with a map, but a search for ‘art galleries Kent’ comes up with a map and several galleries – but we’re not one of them?

Yahoo Local
Painless to use – not sure what order the listings are in – certainly not alpha split – as it takes 6-8 weeks for the entry to be live, couldn’t check it – got a phone call within minutes to confirm level of listing

Applegate
Didn’t do this one – didn’t like the site – too ‘industrial’ looking!

Touch Local
Strange listing – by area/postcode it seems. The tel no you are given to call is incorrect – however I received a very pushy sales call this morning after registering last night.

Best of
Nice and easy – got e-mail confirmation – all signed up!

http://www.ikarma.com
Another easy one – e-mail confirmation/signed up.

Free Index
Tells me I’m already on there!

Also go to Google and try searching for
Business Directory

Wow loads on there – did not do each one as the above took enough time.

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