32 simple steps to get your business listed on
Bing maps.
Bing is one of the top three
search engines in the United States, with millions of users searching for local
businesses. So why not list
your business on Bing maps and attract thousands of customers towards your
business. Here are 32 simple easy steps to get you started.
1) Make
sure that your business is not already listed on the Bing Business Portal
First go to http://www.bing.com/businessportal and click Gets started now. Then
search whether your business is already existed or not by entering the
following details
1.
Business name
2.
Address
3.
City
4.
State
5.
Zip code
2) Get your business
listed
If you’re not already listed, click the link Add new
listing. When clicking, ensure that you have all the information required. You
must have the following information to complete the first step.
1.
Business name
2.
Address
3.
City
4.
State
5.
Zip code
6.
Country
7.
Phone number
After
entering the required information type the verification code and click “Ok”.
3) Fill the information
in the pop up screen
Next a pop up screen will appear. Complete the
personal information in the screen by entering the information below
1.
First name
2.
Last name
3.
Phone number
4.
Email address
5.
Confirm email address
After
that select the check boxes which are optional and then click “Accept”.
4) Once you had listed and are in the portal, if you
don’t see your company name, you can click the “Add” button to enter your
company’s information. Then enter your business name, Address, City, State and
Postal code, and click “search”
5) When you searched your company, click the claim
button next to the current business listing.
6) Next, enter the security code in the field and
continue. And sign in to your windows live ID
7) To complete the registration process you can use
your company’s email address. Select “yes, use my email address.”
8) Enter your email address, give a password, re- enter
the password, choose a security question and provide a secret answer to it.
Then type the verification code and click “continue”
9) The next screen will ask some personal question
about the person completing the listing and also about home location. Fill the
following fields and continue;
1.
Birth date
2.
Gender
3.
Industry
4.
Occupation
5.
Job title (optional)
6.
Marital status (optional)
7.
Children in household (optional)
8.
Country/Region
9.
State
10. ZIP code
10) The following screen will ask you to review and sign
the agreement. To finish this step you will need to enter your email ID in to
the field and click “I accept” at the bottom of the page.
Then you will be asked to verify your email address.
Check your email inbox for a verification mail.
11) The link in the email will take you to a page. Click
“Finish” to go to MSN home page.(www.msn.com)
12) In the search field enter your Company name, City
and state abbreviation, and then click “Search”. Now you should see your company listed in the
result
13) Click on your company name on the left column below
the title “Listing”, so that the company name will highlight in blue color.
After that click the details tab at the top of the current page.
14) Fill the fields in detail tab completely. Make sure
to adjust the following details:-
1.
Business name
2.
What kind of business is this? Click the blue box to find available
categories. Select the category that fits to you.
3.
Address
4.
City
5.
State
6.
Phone number
7.
Website URL or address
8.
Facebook URL
9.
Twitter URL
10. Logo already if you have a one
15) Link directly to the web pages that you know your
customers often use, such as the product catalogues, contact us, etc…
16) To add a logo just simply clicks the blue button at
the top left corner of the logo field. Then click upload and browse the logo
from your computer by clicking the open button when you selected your logo.
17) The logo will appear in the logo field and click
“Next”.
18) This will take you to the profile tab; here you can
choose five categories. Choose from the list or search by typing a term in the
search box.
19) Once you had finished click “ok” to save. Next, you
will see a group of sliders – the blue bars above the orange area can be
dragged to up and down. This shows how much of your business is in which
specialty. Once you had finished your
adjustments, click “Next” If you want review or edit categories click “more
info” icon in the specialties field.
20) The mobile tab will offer you a free mobile site and
QR codes via Bing; complete this section if you want to learn more about them.
When ready click “Next” to continue to the photos tab.
21) The photo tab will allow you to upload 9 photos to
your current listing. Reorder the photos if you want and set the key areas of
your images. This will ensure that the most important part of the photo is
displayed no matter where it is used or what media type. You can also add
captions to your photos.
22) Upload the pictures and organize it, after that
click “Next”
23) The more detail tab allows you to enter other
information such as year established, company slogan, business description,
language spoken, hours of operation, payment options, list of brands carried,
and professional affiliations. Click more info icons to edit the fields.
24) In order to edit your location’s hours of operation,
select the check box after “Display hours of operation”, and then click “Set
Hours”. A pop up screen will appear soon. Use the drop downs to select the
correct times for each day. Select “Closed” for the appropriate days. When u
have finished click “Ok”. Click “Next” to go verification tab.
25) For verification of your listing, you will need to select
from one of the available way. This short process will helps to protect your
listing from unauthorized changes. Please select either “Verify by telephone”
or “Verify by mail”. (Verify by mail is not verifying by email but it is sent
via the postal service. And this is slow process compared to Verifying by
telephone)
26) Verification by
telephone steps;
You will need to be at the business location for
this step. Your main phone number will receive a call from Bing and will need
to answer by a human, not by automated phone system. Click “Call Me Now”. The
PIN will then appear. Listen carefully to the computerized voice’s instruction,
and then enter the PIN when prompted.
27) Verification by mail
steps;
To verify you’re listing by receiving a letter via
the US postal Service click the “Verify” button next to your address. Then a
letter will be send to your address location.
28) Once the call is completed or the letter with the
PIN arrives, enter the PIN you received. A message box will appear then.
29) At last click “Next” to complete the final tab,
which is called publish. The final stage is to publish all of your changes live
to the internet. To do that simply clicks the “Publish” button. The screen will
show a pop- up “Submitting...”
30) When the process is complete, a message will appear,
“Thank you for publishing your business listing to Bing. Processing times will vary, but you can
check the status of your listing at any time by navigating to the Listings
page. Please note that all business listing content is subject to review before
being published.”
31) Click “Close” at the bottom of the page you
will see a message.
32) Tip: To view you’re listing online click the
“View” button.
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