Listing 101
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General Listing Information:
Your business listing can be thought of as a billboard. This is something that you can claim (verified as yours) and dress it up as you please (Basic plans will always be free)!
We like to think of our listings as valuable real estate, something that when invested in can produce many, many returns for you. It’s another place for you to be discovered, an extension of what you’re already doing, and a place to tell your story.
For users, our City Guide is a great way to find content easily and quickly. The better you’re able to add great, succinct content, the easier you make it for people to find your offerings – whatever that may be!
We offer our local communities the opportunity to market and present themselves on our easy and affordable platform. By locals, for locals.
MetroPops is a small, creative team located in downtown Rochester. Do you have questions or need help? We are always here for you.
Email us at merchantsupport@metropops.com or use our Contact Us page.
The more information you provide, the better we’re able to serve you. Everything is searchable, from tags, categories, to business hours, and even the description you write about what you do and offer.
We’re able to market this information to our followers and users of MetroPops, easily and quickly. This, in turn, leads to better sales, more trust, and an overall better experience for not only consumers, but YOU, the merchants.
Easily keep your information updated. With our “Open Now” search feature, keeping your hours up-to-date will help more customers find you when you’re open.
Providing an up-to-date menu will entice them even more.
Your Listing Type determines not only how you’ll be categorized and found on the site, but also what type of information you’ll be able to provide based on your type of business.
These are currently 4 listing types:
- Food & Drink – restaurants, cafes, bars, food trucks, meal service, catering, etc.
- Lifestyle – shops, boutiques, animal sanctuaries, museums, non-profits, podcasts, and more.
- Events – does your event have a sustainable, plant-based, educational or cultural focus? Use this!
- Points of Interest – parks, landmarks, historical sites, etc.
Stay tuned for Professionals and Neighbor listing options, details to come!
Continue below for additional information on each listing type.
Each listing type includes a logo, a cover photo, and a photo gallery.
- A small square logo looks best, 200x200px.
- The optimum size for pictures should be 1200x900px.
Pro Tip: We use a web service called Canva. Canva offers a FREE version that is perfectly capable of helping 99.9% of small, local businesses with graphics, photos, and more. Check it out.
You have the ability to share a video on your listing! Our platform can accept video links from Youtube, Vimeo, or similar platforms.
Individuals
User Features:
Create an account on MetroPops and bookmark your favorite places to easily reference at anytime from your dashboard. You can also create & submit reviews on individual listings when logged in.
Neighbors Listing Features:
Neighbor listings will allow you to create a listing for yourself! Share your interests, photos, and connect with other people in your community.
Additional information coming soon!
Members:
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It's All Business!
Basic Listing Features:
Every Basic Listing Plan includes: business name, about section, logo, gallery and cover images, a video, contact information, links to your website, and social media accounts, a map with address and directions (links to google maps with your address already pre-set), and more.
Additional features:
- SuperPower – what are you great at, what is your superpower? What sets you apart, what makes you different?
- Tags, categories, and positive global impact markers (these are searchable)
- Owners tab with an about section, video, and photos
- Business or organizations Anniversary Date
- and more!
Advanced plans include all of the Basic Listing details plus a few additions, see the Advanced section below.
Basic Plans include 1 Listing.
Please note: MetroPops retains the right to approve/deny any submitted listing for consideration.
If your business already exists on MetroPops, it was added by our team. You can easily claim this listing and take over its details. When this happens the listing will receive a “verified” check mark showing that the business itself has claimed the listing! Check to see if you already have a presence on MetroPops on our Get Started page.
Once logged in, your dashboard will show your published listing, pending listing, active promotions, as well as analytics such as views and clicks.
Advanced Listing Features:
Advanced Listing Plans include all of the Basic Listing features as well as: a weekly specials area, mentions on our social, discounts on our services, a store tab (coming soon), and additional listings.
Advanced Plans include 3 listings per month of any type (i.e. you can have a business listing and 2 events a month, 3 events per month, or any combination).
Please note: MetroPops retains the right to approve/deny any submitted listing for consideration.
Our platform also serves as a marketplace for vendors to sell their products and productized services.
Approved vendors can add products to their Listings, allowing them to create their own store on our site.
Partner Listing Features:
The following items highlighted in the features table shown on the next tab represent the Partner Listing Plans include all of the Basic & Advanced Listing Features as well as:
- Boosted Ranking: your listing will be at the top (or near the top) for all search inquiries for your specific category and tag.
- Featured badge
- Be featured on a “Partner” section on our homepage as well on your “City” page.
- Be included on our annual Holiday Guide.
- Partner with us in 2024 for an in-person event.
- Digital Ad creation (by us!)
- Advertising: 2 weeks on a leaderboard Ad on MetroPops.
- Refundability: pro-rated refunds are available.
Partner Plans do not have a listing limit and can be any type of listing (food & drink, lifestyle, event, or points of interest)
Please note: MetroPops retains the right to approve/deny any submitted listing for consideration.
All Premium (Partner) Listing Plans will include BOOSTED rankings with each of their listings.
This means that your listing will be at the top (or near the top) for all search inquiries for your specific category and tag.
All Partner Merchants will have the opportunity to set up an In-Person event with MetroPops. Our goal is to bring people into your store, your restaurant, your organization so we can be a community together.
Founding Merchants get FREE access to all available MetroPops Digital Assets. These can be easily downloaded online and the discount will show upon checkout.
Founding Merchants will be offered MetroPops Professional Services and Promotions at a discount of 50%.
Services include, web design, web maintenance, logo and digital ad design services; promotions include digital leaderboard, sidebar, and promoted listings.
Partner Merchants have the ability to get their listing prorated when you choose the Annual Subscription Plan only.
There will be at least one (1) social media post and at least one (1) blog post written that includes your particular business.
Our platform also serves as a marketplace for vendors to sell their products and services.
Approved vendors can add products to their Listings, allowing them to create their own store.
The commission rate for Founding Merchant Listing Plan Members is: 20%
Events Listing Features:
Share all of your event information including a description, photos, logo, a link to your website or ticket sales, start date and time, location with map, contact information, and more.
Basic Plans include 1 Listing.
Advanced Plans include 3 listings per month of any type (i.e. you can have a business listing and 2 events a month, 3 events per month, or any combination).
Partner Plans do not have a listing limit.
Professionals Listing Features:
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Points of Interest
Points of Interest (POI) Listings are local attractions such as parks, landmarks or historical markers, and murals that visitors and locals alike would be interested in seeking out. These are listings that are significant for one reason or another such as historical, cultural/artistic, or for the general health benefits of the community such as public parks. They can even be as simple as very prominent and visible markers such as a unique building in a city’s skyline. POI are typically placemarkers in a community and are available to the general public.
These listings are 100% FREE and anyone can submit a POI for approval on MetroPops.
Please note: MetroPops retains the right to approve or deny any submitted listings.
If you need help, please just ask: merchantsupport@metropops.com.
** Get a FULL breakdown and compare Listing Plan Options side by side on our Pricing Page.
