Local Business Owners: How To Guide for Obtaining a FREE Local Community Directory Display Listing. |
To take advantage of our special offer to Local Businesses and obtain a premium display listing on the Co-OpWorld Local Community Directory, you need to register as a free member of Co-OpWorld. This will set you up with an account so that you can manage your listing. We do encourage business owners to manage their own listing.
Each ad submitted is reviewed and so it may take 36 hours for your ad to be featured in the directory. |
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| Currently there are three levels of Directory Listing: |
- Gold Sponsor -- by purchasing a Sponsor Ad, you receive exposure throughout the general Co-OpWorld site, and your business listing is preferentially positioned ahead of the other two categories. Click Here for more info on Sponsorship Advertising.
- Silver -- As a free member you can obtain a fully featured display ad, including the ability to upload a 120x120 pixel . Click here for an example
- Bronze -- We are currently accepting some ads from non-members which feature lower down the results and have less detailed info.
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If your business has multiple sites, you need only have one main Co-OpWorld account, however you will need to create additional advertising accounts for each ad. The address details in the advertising form, are the ones published with the ad.
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| The following steps outline the procedure: |
- If already a member login to your account by clicking on the Blue Existing members button, or if you are not yet a member, fill out our simple registration form by clicking on the green button
- Upon completion of either route, you will land on the Advertising Order Page.
- You can fill out as little or as much information as you like, provided there is at least a Business Name and either telephone number or email address.
- The table below gives some information on the different information fields:
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| Username |
Use the same username as you used to join Co-OpWorld .
If your business has multiple addresses, you will need to create a separate ad account for each additional address and ad.. We ask that the username for these additional accounts take the format:
XXXXXX-BizName where XXXXX is your co-opworld membership number (eg 23456-Ourbusinessname) . PLEASE NOTE: do not use any apostrophes or spaces in the username. |
| Password |
We recommend using the same password. |
| Email |
Your email is not displayed on the site, however your prospective customers will be able to send an email to you through a website form. This stealth mail feature is designed to protect your email address from being harvested and sold to Internet marketers. |
| Organization |
Your business name |
| Contact Name |
This contact name will be displayed on your ad |
| Address |
A two line entry for street address |
| LocalWorld |
This is automatically selected however if you are filling in an account for a different location, you can choose another. |
| City Other |
Only use this if you are advertising in a city that does not yet have a LocalWorld site |
| State |
The states and provinces of USA, Canada, Australia, Netherlands are included at present. If outside these areas leave blank |
| Country |
Please ensure this is selected |
| Other contact info |
Postal (or Zip Code) Telephone, Fax, Cellphone numbers and website URL |
| Category |
We have over 360 categories and they are grouped in the same groups as we have on the main local world sites (eg Business, Shopping, etc.) Select the best category description of your business |
| Ad Title |
A brief overview of your businesses Unique selling Proposition |
| Description |
As a member, you have 800 words to describe your business. You can also include keyword services here also. |
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| After completing the form, it will be reviewed and published in the Local Community Directory. You can login and update your listing. |
