Monthly Archives: September 2011

E-Marketing, News, Website Tactics

Sites To Register Your Business With

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As far as I know, these sites are all free to register your business with a choice of premium listings for a fee. Be prepared for some cold calling as reps will try to bait you into spending on paid for listings however, I have personally never found these necessary so a firm NO is all you need.  Is it worth the hassle then? Yes, I do believe so, as the free advertising and free SEO benefits far outweigh this minor inconvenience.

You don’t have to register with them all and certainly not all in one go, but I would recommend if anything, get your business listed with the top 5.

There are many more good business directories/social networking sites to register yourself with when you have the time. Remember though, always register your business with sites that require a manual registration, don’t be tempted to register yourself with directories that promise automatic listings/submission to 1000’s of search engines who often use SEO methods that could do your site a lot more harm than good.

TOP TIP!…. Make a list of all the sites you do register with and keep them up to date.

Over time, your business may experience many changes, including location, email addresses, phone number, opening times etc.  This can lead to inconsistencies and repercussions with search engines and can be detrimental to customer care.  So make a list somewhere, keep it safe and call upon it from time to time to check everything is up to date.

1. Google My Business 
2. Yelp.co.uk
3. Yell.com
4. Cylex
5. Freeindex
6. Scoot
7. Touch Local
8. Yahoo Local
9. UK Business Directory
10. UK SMALL Business Directory
11. Applegate
12. Exactseek
13. Thomson Local
14. Linkedin Company Directory
15. Bing

Of course don’t forget social media, facebook, twitter, instagram etc.

Paypal

Linking Additional Email Addresses to Paypal

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Did you know you can add up to 8 unique email addresses to your Paypal account? Really useful when you want to keep branding separate, but want to use just one Paypal account for convenience. Here’s how to add more email addresses:

    To add an email address

Log in to your PayPal account at www.paypal.co.uk
Click ‘Profile’ at the top of the page.
Click ‘Email’ under the ‘Account Information’ column. (Don’t see this step? Follow the alternative set of instructions below.)
Click ‘Add’.
Enter your email address and click ‘Save’.
Or
Log in to your PayPal account at www.paypal.co.uk
Click ‘Profile’ near the top of the page.
In the ‘Email’ section, click ‘Update’ and follow the instructions.
You can add up to eight email addresses to your account.

To confirm an email address

When you add an email address, Paypal automatically sends an email to this address.

Click the confirmation link in the email.
Enter your PayPal password.
Click ‘Confirm’.
If the link does not appear in the email, you can confirm your email address from your PayPal account:

Log in to your PayPal account at www.paypal.co.uk
Click the ‘Confirm email address’ link in your ‘To Do list’.
Click the link ‘Click here if the button does not appear in the email’.
Enter the 20-digit confirmation number provided in the email we sent. Click ‘Confirm’.

The confirmation email may be delayed if your preference is set to receive emails in HTML format.