Instant Business Broadcast is a marketing service that submits your business information to the most popular online directories. Unlike traditional search engines that may or may not produce relevant results, online directories organize and list directly relevant websites into categories and subcategories.
The Core Pack, Grow Essentials, and Grow Complete hosting plans include the Instant Business Broadcast Standard version, which submits your business information to the following directories:
Google Maps | Superpages.com |
Yahoo Local | Yellowpages.com |
Bing.com | Yellowbook.com |
Ask.com | Exactseek.com |
Local.com | Target.net |
Please allow two to six weeks for your listing to appear in the above directories. Some directories will contact you via phone or mail to verify your business information. These communications will ask you to verify the information you submitted. Some directories require a valid street address, and will not publish P.O. box addresses.
Steps to activate Instant Business Broadcast:
1. Log into SiteControl with your username and password (click for instructions).
2. Click on the Instant Business Broadcast menu, under the Manage Services section.
3. Select the proper domain name from the Currently Managing drop-down menu.
4. Click on the Activate Your Profile button.
5. Your new profile will appear under the Manage Your Instant Business Broadcast Accounts. Click on
the Edit button to start creating your profile.
6. A new tab opens. Click on the Create New Profile button.
7. Enter the needed information on the next page, fields marked with "*" are Mandatory Fields.
Once done, click on Next to go to the next step of creating your profile.
8. Enter additional details of your business such as hours of operation, and payment
details. Customers can even include up to 5 additional fields of information and an external link on their
profile. In addition, you can upload or enter the URL of a logo and/or photo to display on your
business profile.
If you'd like to skip this step please click the 'Profile Preview' button.
9. Preview your profile information (click Back if you need to make changes). If you are satisfied with the profile click on the Publish button to complete the setup.
10. After clicking Publish in step 9, you will receive a confirmation of a successful publish. Your profile data is submitted to the directories generally one week later.
Remember, your business data will not immediately appear on the directories.