September 2004
ThomsonLocal.com has become the first online directory to offer website links and email contact forms free of charge to all their business listings.

Of the businesses listed on ThomsonLocal.com, which is close to 2 million, more than 400,000 have already added their URL and email details to the information on their free directory listing. Business list owners, Thomson Directories, are now keen to encourage wider uptake of this major user enhancement.

“We are continually upgrading our offering to businesses to enable them to make the best of their business listing on ThomsonLocal.com. This latest development, the addition of web addresses and email contact forms to free listing details, provides a major opportunity for businesses to drive interest to their websites and achieve more relevant and targeted results, at no cost”, says Faiz Rehman , Internet Marketing Manager of Thomson Directories.

“We are, therefore, encouraging more businesses to take advantage of this offer by contacting us via www.thomsondirectories.com, with the necessary details to add to their existing listing, or add a new entry if you're not already listed”.

As part of ensuring that they are making the most of their online listing, businesses are also being urged by Thomson Directories to take a second look at the details and positioning of their listing on the directory website.

“The heading, under which a company is listed, when it originally submitted its details, may not now be as relevant as it was. A company's business could have developed into other areas for which a number of different directory headings would be more relevant. Only the individual business knows this so we are asking companies to check where they are positioned in the directory and at the same time make sure that the details listed are still correct. The speed at which online entries can be amended and updated will ensure the best quality business leads,” adds Rehman.

To check your business listing visit: www.thomsonlocal.com

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