FREE Bing Local listings = FREE Advertising

While Microsoft has had some growing pains in developing their “Bing” search engine, they seem to be moving along. In any case, since Bing is on the rise it would be foolish not to add your business to their local listings. It’s free. Free advertising is ALWAYS good.

https://ssl.bing.com/listings/ListingCenter.aspx

You have to have a Windows Live ID, but that only takes a few minutes to set up, so don’t use it as an excuse.

Make sure to take advantage of all the category and services fields, just like on Google Local, the more information you provide, the better your listing will work for you. For instance, instead of just saying “handyman”, spell out “tile repair, cabinets, faucet installation, etc.” Really use the space they provide to get specific to capture more of your potential audience.

From what I could see, the only way Bing Local is handling verification is through the regular postal mail, so it takes a few weeks. Perhaps they will add the instant phone verification like Google has in the future. Who knows?

Take 10 minutes RIGHT NOW and add your listing. And if you don’t already have a Google local listing, add one immediately!