Why Join Us ?
- Are you a business owner on the Great Ocean Road who wants to attract more customers across our community?
- Have you been working long hours on your business leaving you little time for marketing and advertising ?
- Would you like to increase awareness of your business online, to attract new customers without the high costs of advertising campaigns ?
You’re probably trying to do it all, but marketing your business online is proving to be time consuming.
List your business on the only dedicated business directory for the Great Ocean Road region.
Let us create more awareness of your business and increase inbound leads.
You’ll gain increased exposure of your business to our audience of residents, holiday home owners and tourists – we offer a platform to deliver new leads for your business.
What You Get When You List Your Business
- Exposure of your business via our marketing activities, through our social media channels and groups. Our Instagram Page is reaching new audiences every day.
- A dedicated business page including your own story, images and video, social and website links.
- Ability for customers to add reviews.
- Improved SEO performance with traffic we drive to your website.
- Access to our dedicated business support group on Facebook, GOR Business Network, to build relationships and connections with your fellow business owners.
Login and make updates to your listing whenever you want to, through your personal dashboard.
We don’t take a percentage of any business that comes through to you from our directory, nor do we charge for any customers you receive through the directory.
Founding Member Offer on our Basic Plan – 12 months free access!
There’s no lock-in contract and no credit card required. You can opt out at any time and remove your business page.
We’ll let you know well in advance before the 12 months is up so you can decide whether you stay or go.
Find taking and uploading good photos, not your strong suit ? No problem, we have options available.
If you have really good images of your business, then upload these to your listing. However, if photography is not your thing, then we can put you in touch with a local photographer who will help you, and our team will assist with the upload of the images to the directory.
You’ll receive inspirational photos of your business that you get to keep. Contact us to find out more.
Need some assistance with your copy ?
We have local experts available who can assist you in writing a business description. You’ll love the way they present your business, and using SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) this will assist your business listing being found on Google. Why not give them a try, Contact us to find out more.
How to List your Business
Step 1:
Log onto the website – Great Ocean Road Locals
Click on the ‘Sign In’ button on the top right hand of the screen, and follow the screen prompts. (You will be provided with your own dashboard, through which you add/edit your listings.)
Step 2:
Click on the ‘Add Listing’ button on the top right hand of the screen.
Select the Pricing Plan – we recommend the Annual Plan as the best option. It has the advantage of providing all functionality to you and is a discounted rate from the Monthly Plan. It includes keyword research based on your recommended keywords, and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) of your listing.
Follow the prompts to add your business description, images and contact details. Social platforms and website can be included too. (Images should be sized as 800×600 pixels for best upload and not more than 150KB each). If you need help with uploading images, please email them through to us and we can assist at any time.
Submit your listing.
Your listing will be sent through to our administrator who will approve it, and ensure it is uploaded to our website. You’ll receive a confirmation email once it’s accepted and your listing is live.
Updating Your Business Listing
You can keep your listing updated with new images and edit the business description whenever you need to.
Log onto the website – Great Ocean Road Locals
Sign In – click on your name and you will be presented with your dashboard.
Select ‘Listings’ to update your current listing. You can update your business description, the images, contact details and social platforms. You’ll be able to see how many views you have, plus respond to anyone who has made contact with you.
‘Reviews’ enables you to see your customer feedback.
Support one Another and Connect with Like – Minded business entrepreneurs and business owners:
Create a link from your website to ours – this will help with Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and ranking on Google pages for both businesses.
We have a closed Facebook group, GOR Business Network, to connect like-minded entrepreneurs and business owners who will encourage and inspire one another in a supportive environment. Join our group if you are a business owner, and you’ll immediately identify with the diverse group of owners there, who have the opportunity to connect with one another.
Why not check out our Facebook Page if you’re a visitor:
Our Instagram provides further information on who we are and what we do :
Hello ! Welcome to Great Ocean Road Locals.
Would you like to know more about how we can help you increase your customer base ?
Book a free 20 minute ‘Discovery’ call with me to hear how we can assist.