Local Search Sites – Add MapQuest.com to the Local Search List

Posted by Pixelhead

A new addition to the sites to submit your local business to is the old time map site MapQuest.com which became a much less used map site due to Google Maps. MapQuest.com is the number two map site, behind Google, so it can’t hurt to submit your business to it for free.

I just submitted a client’s business to Mapquest Local Business Center and was using Mozilla, and was having difficulty. So I openned up IE and it worked much better. (let me know if you notice a difference)

In addition to the free submission listing, Mapquest also has some premium listing services to include the $99/yr highlighted premium listing, and the multiple listing feature for $399 a year to a broad partner network:Yelp!, Yahoo!, SuperPages, CitySearch, White Pages, Yellowbook, YellowBot and LOCAL .

What other sites to you list your local businesses?

Written by Pixelhead on July 6th, 2011 with comments disabled.
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Bean Bags
#1. July 6th, 2011, at 6:03 AM.

How do I get my Business listed in a Google local search? It is already listed in Yahoo local.

greg ascentive
#2. July 6th, 2011, at 12:07 PM.

Haha, its funny to think of Mapquest as “the old timey map site”!
I guess if I think about it, I’ve completely replaced my use of Mapquest with Google Maps, especially since I am a proponent of Android and Google as so seamlessly integrated their Maps system into it.

Pixelhead
#3. July 6th, 2011, at 7:43 PM.

@Bean Bags, if you have a physical location for your business, not just a virtual store, then you can Google “Google Places” and sign up or in with your Gmail account and follow the directions.

Matt Hempsell
#4. July 6th, 2011, at 8:28 PM.

As the the other user says i use google maps all the time, but adding your site for free to mapquest can’t hurt.

Anson@Time Management Training
#5. July 7th, 2011, at 6:37 AM.

MapQuest has long been regarded as a trusted source for maps and directions, and has expanded its consumer offerings to provide a variety of tools that help consumers discover and explore where to go, how to get there and what to see along the way.

Kays Jewelry
#6. July 8th, 2011, at 12:54 PM.

I’ve been with MapQuest….but its if difficult for them seeing how Google innovate…

Adding ourselves or our clients will still be be useful for sure…

Mel Lifshitz
#7. July 8th, 2011, at 9:10 PM.

Local businesses can mainly rely to Google Maps to have their listings indexed in Google.

Jane @ Flooring Supplies
#8. July 9th, 2011, at 5:51 AM.

Thanks for the recommendation Pixel. Mapquest surely need to get in front of the Google Map hype and get a place on its industry. The directory is pretty awesome if you take time to explore what it offers

sanji
#9. July 10th, 2011, at 3:38 AM.

I use Google Place to list my Clients business, but I will try to use MapQuest. Like you said, it wouldn’t hurt right?

George Carothers
#10. July 10th, 2011, at 9:23 AM.

This is true, MapQuest was attracted attention for sometime but Google maps took over. Google being the number one search engine gained much popularity during a short span.

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#11. July 12th, 2011, at 7:15 PM.

I want to support every google rival in any niche so i will use mapquest for sure! Competitions brings many benefits to us, users!

Alease Michelle
#12. July 12th, 2011, at 7:19 PM.

If it is free, it does not hurt to submit your local business to MapQuest. Thanks for the info:)

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#13. July 13th, 2011, at 3:12 PM.

I list my business in local sites such as brown book, yelp, yellowpages, kudzu, citysearch etc.

and I am a big fan of google local. Never tried Mapquest, should give it a try

Hardship Letter
#14. July 15th, 2011, at 6:49 AM.

Well i also agree with you MapQuest is really attracted but after all google map have its different potential.

Decorative Pillows
#15. July 15th, 2011, at 11:24 AM.

Mostly Local Business try to listing Google reason is that he want to index your listing on Google but i thing MapQuest it is also useful.

SlenderMax
#16. July 17th, 2011, at 7:05 AM.

Thanks for the tip Pixelhead also had problems with FF on mapquest. Fine on IE.

Plastic Bins
#17. July 28th, 2011, at 2:15 PM.

I never knew that you could list your business on Mapquest. I will go and try it right now.

My business is already listed on Google and Yahoo, but adding another can’t hurt!

I think of it as “the more, the merrier”

thanks for the advice…

One @ Local Business Listing
#18. August 2nd, 2011, at 2:37 PM.

Google Local Business Listings are different than organic or pay-per-click listings and typically only show up when the user types a service oriented business followed by the city for their search. At this point a Google Maps appears alongside up to ten URLs with a phone number by each.

For those that need more than ten listings you have the option to click the “More Results” option and you’ll be taken to a map with alphabetically lettered red pegs for each register business on Google Maps. There is no secret that being listed on Google Maps and/or Google’s Local Business Listings is becoming even more important since they are being displayed more often in searches with up to ten listings even before the organic listings start.

kate
#19. August 7th, 2011, at 5:59 PM.

Well I want to ask this Google local business listing can help me more then Yahoo business listing, and can I listed in both of them at the same time. But this time I want to go for Mapquest. Let see then what is the result.

Christopher
#20. August 13th, 2011, at 12:32 PM.

Google, Yahoo, Bing etc all have good performance as a search engines. any how this is the fct that , MapQuest was attracted attention for sometime but Google maps took over. Thanks for nice and effective info.

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#21. August 18th, 2011, at 8:32 PM.

That is a good idea, I didn’t realize that mapquest was still around. I generally use Rand McNally for my map searches, but now I know I have another option to choose from.

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#22. August 19th, 2011, at 10:28 AM.

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Steph
#23. August 24th, 2011, at 9:47 AM.