Have You Found Your Listing on Citysearch? Claim it. Own it. Rock it!

Citysearch is a branch of CityGrid media (which includes CityGrid, Urbanspoon, and Insider Pages) which provides contact information, social media links, an integrated Twitter feed, and reviews of local businesses.

Citysearch listings reach 100 million people (as of January 2010) by distributing Citysearch's listing content to over 100 sites and mobile applications such as UpNext and other geo-location applications.



How to Claim Your Business Listing on Citysearch

1. Go to Citysearch.com and search for your community using the search engine. Click on your community’s name.
2. Click the ‘Own this Business?’ link located on the lower right of your contact information.
3. Enter your information to create a CityGrid Media account or click ‘Sign In’ to login with your CityGrid Media account.
4. Enter any additional information about your community and links to your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Click the Save button.



Troubleshooting
To create a listing on Citysearch go here.

To edit your business listing in the future, sign in to CityGrid Media's website.

To manage reviews you will need to upgrade your listing. Contact CityGrid Media's Customer Service at myaccount@citygridmedia.com or (800) 611-4827: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am. – 10:00 pm EDT.


What do you think of the integration of Twitter feeds and @mentions on your business listing?

Your Online Presence - Claim it. Own it. Rock it!

Online listing services and search engines can determine a lot about your business from various sources. These services and search engines are clever, but sometimes they find outdated or incorrect information about your business.

You will be able to provide more information, deals, photos and videos, and links on your claimed listings which will benefit you directly with better targeting and ranking. If you claim your listings, hackers and spammers will be unable to hijack your online presence, and internet users will trust your provided information.

This week we will be posting daily instructions on how to claim your listings on various sites and search engines. Our schedule is as follows (If you're uncertain about a site, click on the name to view our listing on the site):

Schedule of Instructional Posts
May 2: Google Places
May 3: Foursquare
May 4: Facebook Places (merges with Business Page)
May 5: Yelp
May 6: Bing Local
May 7: CitySearch
May 8: Yahoo! Local


Once you claim your listings, only you will be able to edit the information which will halt the spread of incorrect information and eliminate the risk of hijackers. Some sites and search engines will take up to 6 months in the verification process. Be patient. Once your updated information is online, the correct information will feed to and impact hundreds of listings and search engines.

Have Listings on Other Sites?
Comment and let us know what other site(s) you are interested in claiming. We'll add instructions to this blog on how to claim listings on your choice of sites.