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Add a New Business Listing to Start Local Now

A free business listing with Start Local provides you with more exposure!

  • You'll get access to hundreds of thousands of potential customers every month who are eager to spend money with your business!
  • It will take you less than 7 minutes!
  • It's free!

What's in my free business profile?

You'll get a detailed business profile page where new customers can get instant access to:

  • Your contact and location information (with Google map) so people can easily find your business
  • Your businesses specialties and your detailed business description so your new customers know exactly why they should choose you
  • Up to four images you can upload to show off your products or services
  • Up to three PDF documents you can upload so people can, for example, find your price list or menu easily
  • A quick enquiry form so people can easily send an email direct to your inbox
  • A link to your website (so make sure you submit a URL)

What makes Start Local so special?

Glad you asked! Start Local was created by one of the most talented teams of expert online marketers in Australia and is now one of Australia's fastest growing online business directories and local search engines.

The team behind Start Local have together managed millions of dollars in search marketing campaigns for businesses of all sizes from small sole traders to large ASX corporations.

How can my business benefit from Start Local?

The expertise which our experienced team has brought directly to Start Local translates to a site that is designed for just two things:

  1. To bring targeted, qualified customers and leads who are looking for your business to Start Local - a place where they can find exactly what they're looking for.
  2. Converting our targeted visitors directly into your new customers every month by providing your business with the greatest exposure possible.

By taking a few minutes now and registering for a fully featured free business listing on Start Local you'll be increasing your exposure to your target audience!.

Why is it free? What's the catch?

No catch. You're free listing will ALWAYS be free. Period. Even if we add an ability for businesses to get more exposure through a paid listing at a future date, that will be an optional addon. You will never be forced to upgrade your listing.

Do you accept all businesses?

No. Start Local is a local Australian business directory. All businesses submitted to Start Local are approved manually by our internal team. This means that your business must have some kind of real, local presence. You cannot be a website only business to be listed in this directory. All businesses are approved manually and if your business operates as a website only business it will not be approved.

Ok! Let's get started - Are you already registered with Start Local?

If your email address is registered with Start Local then you should have already selected a password and validated your email address.

Please select one of the following:

-> Yes, I am already registered! - Please give me a login form

 No, I have not registered my email address yet

Step 1 - Enter Your New Login Details

(Don't do this if you're already registered, you can login using the link above)


(you will need to validate this)

Step 2 - Add Your Business Details

In the form below, the only fields which are compulsory are highlighted and have an asterisk (*) however the more fields you take the time to fill in the more customers you'll get from your listing.

Editorial Policy

To help keep Start Local consistent and to ensure that your business gets approved as quickly as possible please ensure your listing conforms to the following:

  • Your business has a local presence and is not a 'website-only' business.
  • Please do not write sections of your text in ALL CAPS. Proper sentence case should be used.
  • Please do not use profanity in your profile.
  • Please do not use HTML tags in your profile.
  • Please do not upload pornographic or illegal pictures or include a link to a website that contains either of these.

Please note that the above editorial policies are in addition to the terms and conditions.

Fully Featured Free Listing

Please note: the street address you enter in the field above will be visible on your business profile. This is a compulsory field however if you operate from a home office you may enter either:

  • Mobile
  • By Appointment

instead of your street address (you must still enter your suburb). If you have multiple office addresses please submit each as an individual business listing.

<Please Enter Your Postcode Above>

Map Loading... Please enter more address details above.

<Please Search for Categories Below>
<Search above to find categories to add>
(eg. 2001)

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Step 3 - Trading Hours

Please enter your trading hours below:

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Holidays
Opening
Closing

Step 4 - Logo and Short Description

You can upload your businesses logo which will be seen on your business profile page and will be used to enhance your listing in the Start Local search results. Highly recommended!


You can only upload images in the .jpg or .gif format. The dimensions for the logo are 100x70px

You can enter a short description which will be seen by users browsing the search results. The more enticing you make this, the more likely a user is to click through and check out your profile!


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Step 5 - Images

You may upload up to four images you think customers would find useful. This may be images of your office, location, menu items, previous work etc. Please note that all images are checked and offensive images will not be posted. You can only upload images in the .jpg or .gif format. Maximum file size is 250k per image.

Step 6 - Documents

You may upload up to three documents you think customers would find useful. This could be documents like menus, price lists or anything else you think would be appropriate. Please note you may only upload documents in a .pdf format. The maximum size for documents is 500k.

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