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Top: Regional: North_America: United_States: Maryland: Localities: G: Gaithersburg: Business_and_Economy

This category is for websites specifically located in or related to this locality. Websites related to a wider area or for businesses with multiple locations should be submitted to the corresponding category at the county or state level.

Before submitting a site, be sure to read the category description.

Submission Guidelines:

  1. Your location should be readily apparent on your site. Your service area should also be apparent when applicable.
  2. Submit to the locality corresponding to the business address indicated on your site.
  3. Submit to the lowest available subcategory appropriate for the topic of your site.
  4. The title should correspond to the name of your business, organization or website.
  5. The description should concisely summarize the type of content available on the website and should not repeat the title of the site.

Failure to submit to the most specific appropriate category can delay the consideration of your submission. Thank you for your cooperation.

This category is for websites about local business and economic activities, including listings of companies and industries, commercial sites which offer, sell or promote products and/or services to consumers, business organizations, information on local economic status and trends, and associations that provide economic growth and development opportunities. Examples include websites about advertising and marketing, agriculture, animals, automotive, business to business, classifieds, computers, construction and maintenance, economic development, employment, event planning, financial services, funeral services, health and beauty, home and garden, industries, insurance, internet, legal services, marine sales and services, oil and gas, printing, public utilities, real estate, restaurants and bars, services, shopping, and wineries.

Some types of businesses are located under other categories, such as the Arts and Entertainment, Health, Recreation and Sports, and Travel and Tourism categories. If you are looking for a business related to one of our other listed topics, check there. For best results, compare existing listings before submitting your site.

Industrial

Topics for this category include distributors, wholesalers, industrial supply companies and manufacturing representatives. The general types of companies that will be listed here are food processing, aviation, conveyors, electronic, guns, instrumentation, mining, drilling, chemicals and textiles; however, the list is not limited to these industries.

Companies in industries that have a separate sub-category in Business and Economy will not be listed here. Examples of companies not listed here are agriculture, automotive, computers, home and garden, oil and gas, printing, publishing, and telecommunications.

For sites specifically geared toward this community. Submitting a site relevant to another locality may significantly delay the site from being listed in the directory.

Tips for Faster Acceptance:

  • Make sure the site title matches the name of the organization or entity.
  • In the site description, stick to the facts and avoid hype or promotional language.
  • This is a Regional category, so the location should be readily apparent on the site. The service area should also be apparent when applicable.
  • Avoid Excessive Capitalization.
  • Describe the site features as well as the subject of the site.

Thank you for your cooperation.

This category is for websites pertaining to industries that produce products from raw materials and the companies that support them.

Real Estate

Please submit to only one locality - the one where your business is located, as your site will only be listed once - and use the following formatting:

Title for agents: Agent Name - Company Name
Title for companies: Company Name
Description: Services offered, areas of service, and features on the site such as virtual tours and online forms.

Once the site is listed, please do not submit again unless your site changes substantially, such as virtual tours are added or the agency name or location changes. If this occurs, please use the "Update URL" option to notify us.

Keep your descriptions as specific and as short as possible. Factual descriptions are appreciated, marketing hype will be deleted.

Local real estate agents and agency web sites. Generally, this site will be placed in the locality in which the office is located.

Services

This category is for listing consumer services, including personal services such as hair salons and tanning spas, language translation, piano tuning, appliance repair, etc.

Shopping

This category is for shopping websites for businesses specifically located in Gaithersburg. Businesses that offer only online, phone, or mail order sales will not be listed in Regional Shopping categories.

Please note that this category does not contain sites of businesses without storefronts. Those businesses are listed instead in the Online Shopping section of the directory.

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