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List Your Business At Merchant Circle

The MerchantCircle Network is a great way for local businesses to find new customers. In the next section, you'll learn just a few of the many reasons why small business owners will be interested in signing up to the MerchantCircle community.

Submit your business listing for free to the MerchantCircle.com business directory.

Why List Your Business At Merchant Circle?

  • Create a professional looking online listing for your business.

  • Create your business' web presence or link to your existing website.

  • Advertise to your local community to bring in new customers.

  • Easily create blogs, online coupons, newsletters and more.

  • Manage your online reputation by finding out what customers are saying about you online.

  • Gain potential organic placements on search engine networks.

  • Place local ads on Google Adwords, Yahoo and other networks.

  • Network and share customers with other complimentary businesses.

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Promote your business, advertise your products and services, and make it a bit easier for your customers to find you.
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Dilbeck Marketing Blog and Coupons

Dilbeck Marketing is one of many thousands of businesses that have already built their business profiles on Merchant Circle.

These are the entries in the Dilbeck Marketing news feed on MerchantCircle.

When you create your listing on MerchantCircle, you can syndicate your recent entries, too.

Create a professional looking online listing for your business with our easy to use tools. Free! - MerchantCircle.com
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MerchantCircle Blog and Coupons

These are the entries in the MerchantCircle news feed.

When you create your listing on MerchantCircle, you can syndicate your recent entries, too.

Create a professional looking online listing for your business with our easy to use tools. Free! - MerchantCircle.com
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Best Reasons to list at Merchant Circle

What is your favorite reason for listing your business at the Merchant Circle business directory?

If you don't have a listing for your business on MerchantCircle, submit your business listing for free to the MerchantCircle.com business directory.

Vote for your favorite or, if it isn't already listed, feel free to add it yourself. Don't forget to wait a few seconds, reload the page, and vote for your favorite.

There is wisdom in numbers. Let's see why most people like listing their businesses at the Merchant Circle directory and social networking site.

Boost Your Ranking in Local Search

Google has been putting heavy emphasis on local search results recently, and if your business is local, it's essential to not only claim your listing on local search directories but also to encourage your customers to leave good reviews of your business on them. The more positive reviews, the better your site will stand out on local search results, and to the people who see them. One of the many gems I learned while earning my information technology degree online.3 points

Network with other business owners

In addition to being a free business directory, Merchant Circle is a business networking site. Meet other business owners and find ways to cross promote your offerings. Don't compete - cooperate!2 points

It's free

Not much needs to be said about this!1 point

It's easy to use

Some directories and business networking sites are complicated and slow. Not Merchant Circle.1 point

You can customize your listing

Add a good description of your business, the products and services you offer, your service area, your hours, and much more. You aren't stuffed into a short, standardized listing at Merchant Circle.1 point

Friendly and helpful support

From my limited experiences with their support, they are friendly, helpful, and respond quickly. That's a refreshing change from some sites where support is very hard to get.1 point

Blog about your business

It's easy to tell us what's happening with your business by posting news items to your blog. Although the HTML content of a posting is limited, you can insert hyperlinks and photos and use standard style settings such as bold, italics, and underline. I don't know how long a blog entry can be, but I've posted some with several paragraphs with no trouble.1 point

Create coupons

You can create and manage coupons. Run specials, entice new customers, reward frequent customers. Liquidate your slow products. Build demand for your best products. Coupon advertising is popular and is growing.1 point

Post newsletters

Create and post newsletters to tell your customers, prospects, and neighbors what is happening at your business. The more we know, the easier it is to decide to buy from you!1 point

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Post bulletins

It is easy to post a bulletin that can be seen in your listing and other places on the site, too.1 point

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Search locally

Search for what you want in your town. This is great for people who prefer to buy locally.1 point

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Write a review about a business

What were your experiences with a business? Good or bad? Post it online for everyone to see. If you have a business, ask your customers to write a review or testimonial on your Merchant Center site.1 point

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Rate a business

Choose from one star (worst) to five stars (best). It only takes a few seconds. Help the best businesses rise to the top.1 point

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  • Sep 14, 2010 @ 5:55 am | delete
    Nice informative lens. Thanks for posting
  • PatinKC Jul 21, 2010 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    Thanks for introducing me to Merchant Circle! I favorited this lens!
  • poutine Jun 29, 2009 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    Very useful information for local small biz.

    A 5
  • merx2go Jul 20, 2008 @ 12:57 am | delete
    rated 5-stars. I love the fact that merchant circle targets small businesses, vs. other social networking websites.
  • Abbotts Apr 13, 2008 @ 8:49 pm | delete
    Great lens I just submited my business listing to Merchant Circle.Thanks I also just joined the Free Traffic Exchange.Great to promote.I have a link at the bottom of my lens.Once again great lens
  • thomasz Feb 12, 2008 @ 11:45 pm | delete
    I like this lens. 5 stars to you.
  • Ms_Appleseed Oct 3, 2007 @ 7:59 am | delete
    What a great idea for promoting local businesses! I love this. Now can we replicate it in other areas?
    You've done a great job sharing this information, thank you!
  • johndilbeck Sep 30, 2007 @ 7:39 am | delete
    Don't be shy! Merchant Circle is an outstanding way to promote your business. What's your opinion? Act on your dream! JD

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