Why is it important to be listed on as many directories, search engines and mobile applications as possible?
Your listing’s rank is a key factor in your business being found by consumers on search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing. The more “links” to your business, the better your ranking, and that can result in your business being found online more often. Every time a directory adds your business to their website, that creates a “link” that points to your business. Good links to your website will help your business get found more often in searches by consumers.
Why are enhanced business listings so important?
Enhanced business listings allow you to enter specific keywords, product and brands that help search engines zero in on your business to give consumers what they are searching for. Thus, with more specific key words, products or brands listed, your company will tend to get shown in more consumers’ searches for your product or services.
Why are “validated to be accurate” business listings so important?
Online directories collect data in a number of ways. Ensuring the business listings on their sites are validated or accurate has become a priority. Imagine you do a local search for Mexican food. You find a listing for a Mexican restaurant across town that looks interesting. You get to where the restaurant was supposed to be, and you find that there is now a shopping mall there. What are the chances of you using that search directory a second time?
All directories depend on traffic visiting their sites. They pay a lot of money to get you there, and they need to be accurate with their business listings.
Many directories are now giving “verified” business listings priority placement above non-verified listings, because verified business listings are accurate and provide consumers with up to date information on that business.
What are some of the biggest benefits from your service?
One of the biggest benefits is getting your business found on sites you may not be listed on, and ensuring the correct information is sent to sites that your business may be listed on. Consumers may be searching for your business on web sites you’ve never heard of!

"Many important venues such as 411 Directory Assistance, mobile phone applications and GPS Navigation devices currently have no way at all for users to submit data, and rely on services like ours to populate their directories with accurate validated business listings."

But I already pay to have my business listed with an online yellow pages.
That’s fine, but today more than ever, local search is fragmented. Some consumers are using the online directories, some are using the online search engines and the fastest growing segment of search is now on mobile applications. Ensuring your business is listed as much as possible on most locations/sites will benefit your business the most.
I’ve never heard of some of these directories!
Perhaps you haven’t, but there are people out there using these directories every day, searching for businesses just like yours. Smaller niche directories sometimes generate great results for businesses.
How long does it take to start getting results?
Different directories and search engines process data differently. Some may update your listing within days, while others may take up to 60 days. Your business listing will be updated immediately on our site map and available to the major search engines right away.
Will my business be listed on all the sites you submit my enhanced listing to?
No. There are many “niche” directories and mobile applications out there, and they continue to grow. A restaurant finder is only interested in listings specific to their directory. An automotive site is only interested in automotive types of businesses.
How do I know if my online advertising is working?
We offer businesses something few other advertising mediums can offer: Accountability! There are some great free tools available to businesses that easily allow you to track the number of visitors your website is currently getting, and where these visitors are coming from. If you monitor your traffic prior to listing with us, you’ll see the results yourself.
What other services can you provide for my business?
We will constantly be adding new partners to our data program and including your business listing on these sites. As search criteria changes, we will update you on those changes, allowing you to update your listing to maximize the effectiveness for your business. You will also receive a monthly newsletter that will advise you on new trends, success stories from other businesses, as well as discounts and promotions from our partners.
I keep hearing about “Recovery” search. What is it?

There are two types of searches people use on the internet: Recovery and Discovery. Discovery is when a business name is not known, and a product or service is searched and desired business uncovered in that search.

Recovery search (30% of all local searches) is when the business name is known and the user is looking for more information on that business for an intent to purchase. Imagine someone does a local search for your business on a directory and your business is not listed, or worse yet, incorrectly listed.

What if I need to make changes to my business listing?
That is when we will save you a lot of time effort and money. Imagine having to remember over 300 user names and passwords to all these different directories or local search engines. How long would it take you to make those changes? With CanadianBusinessFinder.com we will resubmit your listing as soon as your data has changed. We enable you to make changes to your listing at one always accessible location, and we will then resubmit your updated data to all of our data partners.
My business doesn’t have a website. Can your service help me?
Absolutely. having a business website is very helpful to giving consumers more information about your business. With mobile applications, consumers use the listing information to either visit the business they are looking for, or phone that business. Having your business found in local or national directories, or in search engines is beneficial to help generate a phone call or a visit to your business. The most important thing is being listed with accurate information and being found on as many search sites as possible.
What is SEO? I keep hearing about it.

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of maximizing the volume or quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural" or un-paid ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results as opposed to other forms of search engine marketing.

Translated, it means there are “best practice” procedures you can build into your website that enables search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing to get a good feel for what your business is about, and therefore display your business in the appropriate searches.

SEO can be an important part of your marketing program, but having your business listed accurately in as many directories as possible should be your first step towards online marketing.

SEO helps search engines find your site on their own. Our service helps your business get listed on more sites and found more often with the most accurate business information possible.

Is this service the same as a link submission?
No, we don’t submit links, we submit business profiles to some of the best sites in the world and that is a big difference. Often link submitting services use tactics that can hurt your rankings with major search engines and can actually result in penalties from minor to complete exclusion in certain search engines. If it sounds too good to be true, be careful. Anyone promising massive results for a few dollars may disappoint you.