posted by admin on Jun 12
Your searches may go up into space – but your local services and community can get the benefits.
I have used directory enquiries and service and product listings before on the Internet - but why not start using these to promote and recruit your local workers, friends and businesses – and maybe even yourself!
It’s all ‘eco’ this and ‘emissions’ that these days – so why not take advantage of the online services and websites that are trying to cater for these new lifestyles and get your business promoted closer to home – or find a great builder/plumber/handyman that you can trust!
Imagine if you could find a local builder down the road that everyone loves – or a babysitter around the corner that everyone trusts? When you are new to an area, you can’t normally get your hands on this kind of information for months or even years.
Just Moved To Edinburgh?
I mean – say you just moved to a new city and needed a good car mechanic – you normally have 2 choices: 1) pick one at random that you live close to and hope for the best, or 2) trust a local you bump into in town to give you good advice!
However these days – you can check a website that has got years and years of recommendations on it – so you aren’t just down to guess work and good luck. You can actually use a trusted source that has been regularly updated and improved over the years: so type in Edinburgh MOT into a website like TouchLocal.com (a local business online directory) for example, and it will come up with all the recommendations from past customers.
And of course you can have your say too. Why not let everyone know that you received great service in a out-of-town restaurant? Or that you got some great advice from a local shop owner in town. Have your say and make sure other new residents get a fair deal too!
Is It All Listing After Listing?
No. These days you can get information from all sorts of mobile sources – like the Twitter directory enquiry service that Touch Local also offer - to save you thumbing through giant yellow pages and the like.
For example, you can just tweet something like Caterer In Chiswick or Edinburgh Accountant to their given Twitter account and instantly receive a contact name and number for what you want that second! No more searching for ages for 1 then finding 3!
Local doesn’t have to mean slow and old-fashioned these days. Local means community spirit and loyalty. And these great community supported sites are the way forward in today’s eco climate.
They also offer other services on their site to hold this all together like an ‘expert’ Q & A section where you can ask any questions to local ‘experts’ – or apply to become and expert yourself! Also there is a messaging service and a sort of social networking area where you can stay in contact with other people in your community for advice or just chatting between friends and colleagues.
These types of sites could be great way to add eco credentials to your business as well as getting your services recommended to a wider audience of supporting and life long clients!
Think Business – Think Local


