Getting Started on Your Bing Local Business Listing

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Many small business owners these days have become more aware of an effective and free technique of placing their businesses right in front of thousands of local customers by enlisting them on local search and directory listings. Among these places is Bing Local. It provides both organic business listings and paid advertising for local search queries.

How to Get a Bing Local Business Listing?

Creating a business listing in Bing Local will take only thirty minutes. First, visit the Bing Local Listing Center. Type in your business name, phone number and address. Bing will then check if your business already has an existing listing then, you'll be prompted to edit your business profile or build one. You will need a Windows Live ID to do either.

There'll be different business fields that you have to complete, so don't forget to provide as much info as possible as this helps your business obtain a higher ranking. Furthermore, you'll want to make use of Bing’s extra Internet sites for you to add extra links to your listing. For example, if you have a restaurant, you can include link to its booking or menu page and even reviews on a site like TripAdvisor.

When you're finished, Bing need you to verify your possession of the listing either by phone or snail mail. You really need to get your listing be verified as soon as possible, so opt for verifying it via phone call. When Bing calls up, they will provide you with PIN number and you will need this to complete the verification process. Once you get your listing verified, the details you place in your listing will be live online.

  

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How does It Operates?

Bing’s local search results page utilizes a two-column approach. One column will show business listings and paid ads as the other will present direction using Microsoft’s Virtual Earth service. Business listings are in fact supplied by YellowPages.com.

How To Promote Your Business in Bing Local?

When you've got a business listing on Bing Local, you're already endorsing your business on the web. It is by far the most powerful marketing strategy available for businesses nowadays plus it's cost-free! Presently, Bing Local does not provide any paid advertising. Its pay-per-click advertising service called AdCenter is supposed to supply paid ads into Bing Maps but it is not available today. As an alternative, the paid listings are supplied by YellowPages.com. So, if you need to advertise on Bing Maps, you can wait for AdCenter to be ready or to join up now with YellowPages.com.

Probably you are already aware about the partnership deal of Microsoft and Yahoo wherein Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, will soon power Yahoo's search results. So, getting in the first with a Bing local listing will not only get you prepared for the merger and likely boosting your online presence but it could also help to give your listing more credibility and improve your ranking.

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