Business & Tech

5 Things: Why You Should Claim Your Business Listing

There's lots of extra stuff you can do with this one easy step.

Hey business owners, did you know you can claim your business’s listing on Jefferson Patch? Did you know that you should? Here are six (really good) reasons to do just that:

  1. You Can Update Your Listing: On the left side of the dashboard you have several options: Your Stats, Edit listing, Manage Photos & Media, Reviews, Free Tools, Paid Tools and Contact Sales.
  2. You Can Check Your Stats: Here you can see how many users have rated, reviewed or follow your listing. You can email your customers to seek out more reviews, and link the Patch Place to your Facebook or Twitter account.
  3. You Can Edit Your Listing: Add photos, website information, hours of operation, contact information and more under the "basic info" tab. Some of this information cannot be changed, but you can request a new description if you think your business is inaccurately described. Choose "extra info" to add information like the founding date of your business, what kinds of payments you accept, if there's street parking or a lot and much more.
  4. You Can Manage Your Photos and Media: Here you can add and edit photos and choose which image is featured. If you have video or PDFs, you would add that here, too.
  5. You Can Read Your Reviews: You can see what people have to say about your business.
  6. You Have Some Free and Paid Tools: For free, you can post events and add job openings to our classifieds section, also known as the Marketplace. For an extra charge, you can upgrade your listing with a video profile, add a message from the owner and become a featured business on the Places page. Learn more about these options and how to get in touch with a sales team member. Contact directorysupport@patch.com.

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