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Search Engine Optimization For Dummies, 4th Edition

By Peter Kent

Local Sites - 4th Edition

Here's a list of local sites you may find useful.

·         AboutUs: http://www.aboutus.org/

·         Angies List: https://company.angieslist.com/

·         AreaConnect.com: http://denver.areaconnect.com/ads/newuser.htm

·         Best of the Web Local: http://local.botw.org

·         BizJournals: http://businessdirectory.bizjournals.com

·         Boulevards: http://www.boulevards.com/

·         BrownBook.com: http://www.brownbook.net/

·         CBS YellowPages: http://www.cbsyellowpages.com/

·         CityCliq.com: http://www.citycliq.com/

·         Citysearch: http://www.CitySearch.com/ 

·         CitySquares.com: https://my.citysquares.com/search

·         CompanyPond: http://www.companypond.com/

·         DiscoverOurTown (syndicates to Yahoo): http://www.DiscoverOurTown.com/

·         DoTellAll: http://www.dotellall.com/ (post a question with keywords)

·         eLocalListing.com: http://elocallisting.com/

·         eLocalProfiles: http://www.eLocalProfiles.com/

·         FindTarget.com: http://www.FindTarget.com/

·         Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/

·         GenieKnows: http://www.genieknows.com/business/add

·         GetFave: http://www.getfave.com/

·         GoDaddyConnections.com: http://www.godaddyconnections.com

·         GoodBoog: http://www.goodboog.com/

·         Google Maps/Local: http://maps.google.com, http://www.google.com/lbc

§  Street View Requests: http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/partners/

·         HotFrog.com: http://www.hotfrog.com/

·         IBegin.com: http://www.ibegin.com/business-center/submit/

·         iKarma: http://www.ikarma.com/

·         IncBizNet: http://www.incbiznet.com/user/register

·         InfoUSA.com: http://dbupdate.infousa.com/dbupdate/startupdate?bas_request=A

·         Insider Pages (Ask.com/CitySearch/Local.MySpace.com): http://www.insiderpages.com/advertiser/find_business

·         Jigsaw: http://www.jigsaw.com/

·         Judy’s Book: http://www.judysbook.com/

·         JustClickLocal.com: http://www.justclicklocal.com/

·         Kudzu: http://www.kudzu.com/

·         LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/

·         Local.com (Loqal.com, PremierGuide.com): http://www.local.com/

·         Localeze.com: https://webapp.localeze.com/extranet/

·         MagicYellow: http://www.magicyellow.com/Add_Your_Business.cfm  

·         Manta: http://www.manta.com/

·         Maplandia: http://www.maplandia.com/

·         MatchPoint: http://www.matchpoint.com/

·         MerchantCircle: http://www.merchantcircle.com/corporate/

·         Metrobot.com: http://www.metrobot.com ??????

·         MojoPages: http://www.mojopages.com

·         MojoPages: http://www.mojopages.com/

·         MSN/Bing Local: https://llc.local.live.com/BusinessSearch.aspx

·         MyHuckleberry.com: http://www.myhuckleberry.com/

·         OnTowns.com: http://www.ontowns.com/

·         OpenList: http://www.openlist.com/

·         RateItAll: http://www.rateitall.com

·         ReachLocal: http://local.reachlocal.com/

·         Ryze: http://www.ryze.com/

·         Superpages.com/Switchboard: http://advertising.superpages.com/spportal/freelisting2.do

·         TheUSYellowPages.com: http://www.theusyellowpages.com  

·         ThinkLocal.com: http://www.thinklocal.com/

·         Tribe.com??????: http://www.tribe.com/

·         Tupalo.com: http://www.tupalo.com/

·         Tyloon: http://www.tyloon.com/manager/index.php?process=outside_plan

·         USCity: http://www.uscity.net/listmysite.html

·         UserInstinct: http://www.userinstinct.com/

·         Wikimapia.com: http://www.wikimapia.com/

·         Yahoo Local: http://listings.local.yahoo.com/

·         YellowBook.com (IAF.net): http://yellowbook.com/advertise/

·         YellowBot: http://www.yellowbot.com/

·         YellowPages.com (YP.com/AnyWho/Local.Ingenio.com/AOL): http://listings.yellowpages.com/

·         YellowUSA.com: http://www.yellowusa.com/Add_Your_Business.cfm

·         YellowWikis: http://yellowikis.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

·         Yelp.com: (feeds Google) http://www.yelp.com/

·         YPeek (sometimes provide free ads): http://www.ypeek.com/

·         ZoomInfo: http://www.zoominfo.com/