This article contains the following sections:
- I. Instant Business Broadcast Overview
- II. How to Activate Instant Business Broadcast
- III. Create Your Profile
- IV. Edit/Deactivate Profile
I. Instant Business Broadcast Overview
Instant Business Broadcast is a marketing service that submits your business information to the most popular online directories. Unlike traditional search engines that may or may not produce relevant results, online directories organize and list directly relevant websites into categories and subcategories.
The Windows & Linux Basic, Enhanced, and Premium hosting plans include the Instant Business Broadcast Standard version, which submits your business information to the following directories:
| Google Maps | Superpages.com |
| Yahoo Local | Yellowpages.com |
| Bing.com | Yellowbook.com |
| Ask.com | Exactseek.com |
| Local.com | Target.net |
Your Instant Business Broadcast Standard version can be upgraded to - Instant Business Broadcast Premium which contains the above directories, PLUS the following:
| Searchlocal | Wikianswers |
| DMOZ | Altavista |
| Business.com | Iwon |
| AOL | Switchboard |
| Lycos | A9 |
Note: The Bundled Linux hosting plan includes the Instant Business Broadcast Premium version.
Please allow two to six weeks for your listing to appear in the above directories. Some directories will contact you via phone or mail to verify your business information. These communications will ask you to verify the information you submitted. Some directories require a valid street address, and will not publish P.O. box addresses.
II. Steps to activate Instant Business Broadcast:
1. Log into SiteControl with your username and password (click for instructions).
2. Click on the Instant Business Broadcast menu, under the Manage Services section.
3. Select the proper domain name from the Currently Managing drop-down menu.
4. Click on the Activate Your Profile button.
5. You will receive an Activation Confirmation message.
III. Create Your Profile:
1. Your new Profile ID has been created. Click on the Edit button to start creating your profile.
2. A new tab opens. Click on the Create New Profile button.
3. Enter the needed information on the next page, fields marked with "*" are Mandatory Fields.
Once done, click on Next to go to the next step of creating your profile.
4. Enter additional details of your business such as hours of operation and payment
details. Customers can even include up to 5 additional fields of information and an external link on their
profile. In addition, you can upload or enter the URL of a logo and/or photo to display on your
business profile.
Once done click on the 'Profile Preview' button.
5. Preview your profile information (click Edit if you need to make changes). If you are satisfied with the profile click on the Publish button to complete the setup.
6. After clicking Publish in step 9, you will receive a confirmation of a successful publish. Your profile data is submitted to the directories generally one week later.
Remember, your business data will not immediately appear on the directories.
IV. Edit/Deactivate Profile:
You can edit your profile at any time by returning to the Instant Business Broadcast Home page in SiteControl.
1. On the Instant Business Broadcast Home page click Edit:
2. A new pop-up window appears. Click Edit again.
3. To disable the profile, click on the Active button under the Status column.
4. In order to delete the Profile, click on the Delete button under actions, or in your SiteControl,
which will remove the profile completely: