FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Why is local search submission important?

Online marketing is a bit different then offline marketing in the sense that it can be very targeted.  In other words people who are interested in your products and services will find you because they are specifically searching for what you have to offer using keyword phrases.  So you want you message be found where ever a potential customer might search for those keyword phrases, whether they search using Google, or they come from a Portal website such as AOL, or they are searching with their mobile phone/computer, or they are in the car using their GPS navigation system.  With 1Click Local Submit, we register your business profile with over 129 of these search databases, so you will be found regardless of where the customer searches.

What happens if I don't submit a public business profile?

If you do not submit a uniform public business profile using a service such as 1ClickLocalSubmit, what happens is the information that people will find about your business could be incomplete, incorrect, or just not listed.  Over 90% of businesses are not found on one or more of the local search and map websites because they have not submitted an uniform business profile.  If you want your business message to be found regardless of where the customer might be searching, you need to submit a public profile.

Why do you require a physical business address?

1ClickLocalSubmit services are designed and focused on helping businesses, especially storefront businesses, establish an internet presence. Many of the Local Search functions involve maps and locations. If the customer is going to find your business, they need to know where to go and how to find you business. this is why you need to provide a physical address.

Will your service work for virtual businesses?

Our services are designed to maximize the internet presence of offline businesses, so many of the features and benefits are directed at physical locations. However, many of these databases that we submit to are also used for online businesses. With our Gold, Platinum, and Platinum Plus+ Promotion plans that include video, podcasts, articles, and other social websites - these will definitely help your online virtual business increase your internet presence and increase links and opportunities for customers to find your services.

Why is there an annual charge for your services?

Many of the databases that we submit you business information to, require that the information be updated at least once per year. In addition, online marketing, especially links and listings, develop long term benefits to your business. The longer time and larger your online presence is, the greater the "value" of your website becomes. It is only in your businesses best interests to maintain continuous Local Search marketing. The internet and online services will only become more important to your business as time goes on - not less.

Exactly what information do I need for my public profile?

The more detailed information you can provide on your business, the more opportunities there will be for your information to be shown to the consumer when they are searching. For example: By including your hours of operation in you business profile, this information is then shown on databases that include ths informatin - and this could very well make the difference whether the customer comes to your place of business or your competitors. Click here to see exactly the information you will need to include.

How soon can I expect to see results?

Your business profile submission, and depending on the promotion plan you purchased which might also include: articles, videos, podcasts, rss feeds, bookmarks, directory submissions, will all be completed within seven business days. How each database handles that new submission is completely dependent on the database administrators. Some databases are updated daily, some do it weekly, while others do it monthly, and yet others do it quarterly. Many of these database services will contact you by phone to confirm your information is correct, before they go ahead and publish your new business profile. Our services are based on developing long term listings and links that will serve your business for months and years. Like most things of value - it takes time to do it right. So the short answer would be anywhere from ten days to three months.

Do I receive any reports on my submissions?

After your Business Profile has been submitted, and depending on your service plan, after the article, web video, rss feeds, bookmarks, and directory submission is complete, which we complete within seven business days, we will send you a report on all successful submissions.

Why I am getting phone calls asking me to verify my information?

In order to assure your information is correct and to ensure the integrity of the databases, some of the database administrators will contact you by phone to confirm your business profile details.

Will your service gurantee I will get number 1 listing in Google?

In a word, no. Our Business Promotion Services will enhance and expand your online presence, in addition to developing new links back to your website. Generally, the more links you have pointing back to your website, the higher your rankings will be in comparison to another website that does not have as many links. Our services will help you with your organic search engine listings, however your rankings are dependent on the keyword phrase and the competition for that keyword phrase. No one can promise a number one listing for organic search.

I love the video you did for my business, can you make another one?

Sure we can, Send us a support ticket. We charge $297 to produce a sixty second video.

Can I use the business video you produce on other sites?

Yes you can use the video we produce under the Gold, Platinum, and Platinum Plus+ plans on your website or anywhere else you feel will help your business, such as for a television commercial.

What if I need to change some information on my public profile?

The best situation is for you to make sure all information submitted is correct before submitting. You can make one (1) business profile correction each year at no cost. Since the time involved in changing your public profile, if you want to make an additional change to the one free update, there will be a $25 charge per update. Submit us a support ticket for any changes you need to make to your public profile.

What should I provide for business images?

We recommend that you include at least one image of the street view of your business, in addition you could supply images of the inside of your business, images of your products, images of your staff, images of your work product, really any image that would help a visitor better understand what you do will be helpful. In addition there is a place where you can submit your business logo image, these are often used in conjunction with your business information displays on the various websites. If you right click your current logo image on your website and look under properties, you can identify your logo's url.

How do I submit my Business Profile Images?

Your images can be in any format and must be url accessible, in other words each image must have its own url. We do not host images. If you do not already have hosted images, we recommend you use a service such as ImageShack which will host your images for free.

What do you mean by a video url?

If you have an existing video you would like us to use with your Business Profile, simply enter the url of the video on your Business Profile form. This could be a Youtube url or any url where your video is shown.

Now, You have three choices:

1-Do nothing and end up with incomplete information, or incorrect information, or worse yet, no information (not listed) across over a hundred of online search engines, directories, mobile communications/cell phone databases, and navigation/GPS databases. In this case you will lose out on hundreds of potential customers.

2-Do it yourself - Write up a business profile and then manually submit to the hundreds of online search engines, directories, mobile communications/cell phone databases, and navigation/GPS databases. Warning - this will take a lot of time.

3-Use 1ClickLocalSubmit where all you need to do is supply us with your business information and click "Submit" and we take care of it for you. Clearly Your Best Choice!

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