Merchant Circle - Advertise to your local community

Network with other business owners

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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

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

You can customize your listing

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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

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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 bu more...1 point

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, e more...1 point

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 more...1 point

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

Post bulletins

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

Search locally

Search for what you want in your town. This is gre more...1 point

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

Write a review about a business

What were your experiences with a business? Good o more...1 point

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

Rate a business

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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