Yahoo! We've claimed our listing. Have you? Claim it. Own it. Rock it!

Yahoo! Local is a self contained search engine and is intricately incorporated with Yahoo! search engine. On your basic business listings, you can add your community location, phone number, website, categories, spoken languages, apartment descriptions, specials, hours, professional affiliations, and much more. If you upgrade to an enhanced listing you can add a business description, logo, photos, company tagline, and offer online coupons.

How to Claim Your Business Listing on Yahoo! Local

1. Go to Yahoo! Local's website. Click on the ‘Sign Up’ button.
2. Sign in to Yahoo! or click ‘Create New Account’ and follow the instructions.
3. Enter in all the requested information: Account Contact Information, Listing Information, Hours of Operation, Payment Methods You Accept, Additional Information, and a Master Category and a Sub-Category.’
5. Preview your listing’s information. Edit any information as needed and click ‘Submit.’
6. Enter the validation code and click ‘I Agree’ under Terms of Service.



Troubleshooting

Access Yahoo! Help Center here.



How many business listings have you claimed? What techniques and sites have you found work best for your community?

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 These services and search engines are clever, but sometimes they find outdated or incorrect information about your business.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.