Building a Better Local Business Directory
ClearSpanMedia, a web development and marketing company serving the greater Houston, TX area, has put together a noteworthy portal site called CommShout (Community Shout).
CommShout is portrayed as a place for Houston consumers to find listings and information on local restaurants, theatres, hotels, and other services. It features a very clean user interface and the site is structured in way that is highly search engine friendly. However, the only businesses listed are those who are paying ClearSpanMedia for a one page ad. While it's likely that these businesses are seeing moderate results from a boost in search engine traffic due to CommShout, how beneficial of a resource is this for the Houston community as a whole?
OCEA is developing a portal site for Orange County, NY, where businesses can list themselves for FREE! This would be similar conceptually to the
Google Local Business Center but exclusive to Orange County, so that it can be a true resource for the community, both businesses and consumers alike.
Why do we want to do this? Because we're Advocates for the local businesses of this area. We also want to make it easier for consumers in the region (especially those who recently moved here) to find quality, trusted, and respected businesses that are part of Orange County's history and continue to provide great products and services. At the same time, we want to empower local businesses to use the web to its fullest, and hopefully use OCEA to make their online presence a reality.
If you are interested in having your business listed in such a directory, please contact us at
advocate
oceagroup.com or call 845.742.8102.
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Posted by joseph at March 19, 2005 07:29 PM
