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Submit sites for most companies based in this locality. Also see sub-categories when present. Certain companies should submit to Travel and Tourism, Arts and Entertainment, or Sports and Recreation instead. Compare existing listings for best results.

Most sites should be submitted to a locality. Listing at higher levels is allowed for companies with multiple locations spanning several localities or counties, and for clubs or associations drawing members from a broad area.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of business or organization.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
For companies and business organizations based in this locality.

Animals

For animal-related businesses including veterinarians, breeders, kennels, livestock, pets, training, boarding, grooming and sales. Submit Animal Shelters under Society and Culture instead.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
For businesses based in this locality that are concerned with animals.

Automotive

For sites specifically geared towards this community. Submitting a site based in another locality may prevent listing in the directory. Thank you for your cooperation.

This category is for automotive companies including auto and motorcycle dealers, repair shops, and parts sellers.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Make sure your site title matches the name of your organization or entity.
  2. In your site description, stick to the facts and avoid hype or promotional language. Avoid Excessive Capitalization. Describe site features as well as the subject of your site.
For auto and motorcycle dealers, repair shops, and parts sellers based in Clearwater, Florida.

Computers and Internet

For computer dealers, repair shops, computer and network consultants, and companies and individuals offering computer and software training.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company or individual.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
For computer companies and consultants based in this locality.

Construction and Maintenance

This category is for construction and maintenance companies including builders, contractors, and cleaning companies. Submit union locals to Society and Culture instead of Business and Economy.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
For local companies and individuals concerned with building construction such as general contractors, trades such as electrical and plumbing contracting, and commercial cleaning and maintenance companies.

Directories

Submit sites for business guides and directories in this locality. Submit single-topic sites to the appropriate category. For example, submit dining guides to Business_and_Economy/Restaurants_and_Bars, and on-line hotel reservations guides to Travel_and_Tourism/Lodging/Hotels.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Locations must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the directory or sponsoring organization.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
For listing general business guides and directories for this locality.

Event Planning

For providers of services not specified in other sub-categories such as personal chefs, language translation, piano tuning, and appliance repair. Spas and beauty salons should see the Health and Beauty sub-category if present, or submit to the main Business and Economy category if not.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
For providers of services that are not specified in other topical sub-categories, and that are based in this locality.

Financial Services

For financial service companies such as banks, credit unions, mortgage and loan companies, accountants, tax consultants and financial planners.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
For banks, credit unions, and providers of financial services based in this locality.

Funeral Services

For local funeral homes, mortuaries, cemeteries, and sellers of caskets and monuments.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
For local funeral homes, mortuaries, cemeteries, and sellers of caskets and monuments.

Industrial

For companies supplying materials or services not specified in other Business and Economy sub-categories, and dealing primarily with other businesses as opposed to consumers. Subjects include manufacturers, trucking and maritime shipping firms, publishers, and entertainment suppliers such as video production services. Also see Construction and Maintenance.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
For companies based in this locality supplying materials or services to other businesses.

Legal Services

For attorneys, law firms, and providers of legal services.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
For attorneys, law firms, and providers of legal services based in this locality.

Marine Sales and Services

This category is for marine sales companies including boat dealers and yacht brokers, marinas, and sellers of marine parts and accessories. Boat charter companies should see Sports and Recreation instead.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
For boating-related companies based in this locality.

Real Estate

Real estate agents may list one site only, in the locality where their office is physically located. Brokerages may also list one site at the locality where their office is located, or at a higher level if the company has multiple offices in more than one locality, but will be listed no more than once in any case. Multiple submissions of the same or alternate URLs can lead to an agent or company being banned from the directory.

If an agent changes offices or a description change is needed, go back one page, click Update URL, and submit the corrected information in that way, not as a new submission.

Format Site Title As Follows
(for an agent site:) Agent Name - Company Name
(for a company site:) Company Name

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be clearly shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. Make sure the submitted title follows the above formatting.
  3. In the description, stick to the facts and avoid promotional language.
  4. Mention no more than three specialty areas. Don't stuff descriptions with keywords.
  5. Don't Capitalize Every Word or use ALL CAPS.
Compare existing listings for best results.
For sites concerned with local real estate including agents, brokers, appraisers, developers, inspectors and title services as well as sales and rentals of local homes, condominiums and apartments.

NOTE: Sites for real estate licensees and brokerages are governed by state real estate commission regulations concerned with advertising. Agents must be identified by name and the brokerage must be identified by the office name shown on its license.

Restaurants and Bars

For restaurants and bars in this locality.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
Restaurants are commercial establishments offering prepared food either for consumption on the premises or to take out. Bars are similar establishments offering liquid refreshment, usually taken to mean cocktail lounges but also including those serving fruit juice or coffee and espresso. This category is for restaurants and bars in this locality.

Shopping

This category is for local bricks-and-mortar shops that sell merchandise, but may also include direct Internet sellers based in this locality as long as location is clearly shown, preferably by address or local phone number. Internet merchants should generally submit to Shopping/ instead of Regional/ .

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  1. Location must be shown, preferably by address or local phone number.
  2. For title, submit actual name of the company or store.
  3. Make description factual, avoiding promotional language and Unnecessary Capitalization.
  4. Compare existing listings for best results.
For shops and stores offering merchandise for sale in this locality.

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