How to Edit your Own Business Listings on LakeGeorge.com

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1 How to Edit your Own Business Listings on LakeGeorge.com Account Set-up - You will first need to set up an account on LakeGeorge.com to edit your business listing, view stats, submit press releases, add real estate listings and more. 1. Go to LakeGeorge.com/account 2. If you do not already have an account, enter your address to Sign Up for a new account. 3. Fill in all required items 4. Click Finish 5. You will receive an confirming your new account. PLEASE NOTE: Before you can login to your account you must first confirm the address that you provided by clicking on a link that was just sent to you. (Note it may take a few minutes to arrive in your inbox). If you DO NOT receive this , check your spam or trash folder as occasionally these s are viewed as spam by certain programs. It might take up to an hour to arrive. 6. Once logged in, you can begin editing / modifying your business listing. How Do I Add and Modify My Business Listing on LakeGeorge.com? 1. Go to LakeGeorge.com/account 2. Sign in using your address and password you created when setting up your account. 3. Click Login a. Under Account Options, click Edit Your Business Listing. This will bring you to a page showing your listing and which category your listing is located on LakeGeorge.com. 4. Click Edit This Listing next to the listing you wish to edit (applicable if you have multiple listings)

2 5. The next screen will have a series of tabs you are able to edit to enhance your listing. Below are step-by-step instructions for each tab: PLEASE NOTE: If you have listings on multiple Mannix Marketing websites, you can access them all under one account. For example, if you have a listing on LakeGeorge.com and Saratoga.com, you can edit both listings when you login on LakeGeorge.com! Details Tab This tab allows you to add your business name, short company description for the listing page and a long description that will go on your MICRO-site. 1. Add in your Listing Title (Business Name that you want displayed) 2. Add a short description of your company in 1 or 2 sentences (up to 250 characters). This will be the introductory paragraph that shows up within your listing on the directory landing page and will also be the first paragraph on your MICRO-site. This description should sell your business and entice people to want to find out more. Example: Full service salon located in the Village of Lake George offering massage, facials, hair, nails, make-up and more. 3. Add in a long description of your company which will be displayed on your custom MICRO-site. Tips: Include a brief overview of your company, your offerings, hours of operation and any other information you feel differentiates your business from the competition. Make this description different than the information you have on your website. Although copying and pasting info directly from your website is fast and easy, it doesn t always translate perfectly to your MICROsite and creates duplicate material, which can be confusing to search engines. The verbiage should be clear, easy to understand and with marketing punch. 4. Click Save Changes Location Tab This tab is where you add your address and provide a marker for your Google Map 1. Fill in your business address, city, state and zip code. 2. If you would like a Google Map to appear within your listing, you will need the latitude and longitude coordinates. These automatically pre-filled, but please check the Google Map for accuracy of the location. If the map is wrong, here is a resource for obtaining your business latitude and longitude coordinates: a. Go to i. Here, you can simply plug in your business address and the map will display your latitude and longitude coordinates (the longitude is the negative number). b. Click Save Changes If you need assistance retrieving your latitude and longitude coordinates, call Mannix Marketing at for assistance. Contact Info Tab This tab allows you to add your website link, phone number and address 1. Add in your website address (Make sure to include 2. Add in your address

3 3. Add in your phone number (Please include your area code in your local phone and fax number) 4. Click Save Changes Photos Tab - Please note: Please upload your photos in Internet Explorer or Safari. The browser Mozilla Firefox will not allow the upload of photos. You are allowed to add up to 20 photos. For best processing, it is best to update 8 at a time. 1. Before uploading, slideshow photos must be sized to 550x340 pixels. If you need help sizing the photos, please contact Mannix Marketing at or send us your photos to help@mannximarketing.com. 2. Click Upload Photos on the right hand side of the screen. 3. Click Add Files 4. Browse your computer for the photos and click Open 5. Once you have added all photos, click Upload Video Tab This tab allows you to add an embed code of a video to play on your MICRO-site 1. If you have your video on YouTube.com, Blip.tv or another video service, copy the embed code from that location. a. The embed code in YouTube.com can be found to the right of the video right under the account name. Refer to Figure 1.1 at the end of this document for a screenshot of where you can locate the Embed Code. Please uncheck Show Related Videos before you copy the code. b. The embed code in Blip.TV can be found underneath the video. Refer to Figure 2.1 and 2.2 at the end of this document for a screenshot of where you can locate the embed code. 2. If you have a raw video file, please send us your video file to help@mannixmarketing.com so we can produce the embed code for the video. 3. Click Save Changes Events Tab This tab allows you to add your events to your MICRO-site. Your events will also be fed onto the events calendars of our network of websites from the Adirondacks to Albany. 1. Click Add Event 2. Submit your event information with a start and end date 3. Add in as much information about the event as possible for maximum impact. 4. Click Proceed 5. Check your event details for accuracy 6. Click Submit Event Now! 7. Your event will automatically be fed onto your MICRO-site, and will also be reviewed and approved for the LakeGeorge.com main events calendar.

4 Coupons Tab This tab allows you to add coupons, special offers, hot deals or lodging specials to your MICRO-site. These coupons and hot deals are also fed onto our Coupons and Specials pages which are fed onto the homepage of LakeGeorge.com. You are allowed to add an unlimited number of coupons and/or specials. 1. Click Add Coupon 2. Select whether your coupon is for a lodging special or any other coupon or special offer. 3. Provide a title TIP: Make sure your coupon title is enticing and really explains what your coupon is. Because the title of the coupon shows up on the homepage too, it is best to get specific. $15 off your Next Massage, or Buy One Get One Free Appetizers are stronger calls to action than Special Rates or Appetizer Special. 4. Add in details of the promotion 5. If there are any disclaimers, please fill in the box. (If there are no disclaimers, this field can be left blank.) 6. If your coupon is located on your website, please include the link of the page on your website where this coupon is located (Coupon URL) (Include 7. Fill in the coupon expiration date. If there is no expiration date, leave the field blank. 8. Once created, all coupons will be made into a printable link for users to print out and bring to your establishment. PDFs Tab This tab allows you to add printable PDFs of your promotional brochures, price sheets, menus and more to your MICRO-site. You are allowed to add an unlimited number of PDFs. 1. Click Upload PDFs 2. Click Add Files 3. Browse your computer for the PDF and click Open (please note: all PDFs need to have a file size of 256KB or smaller) 4. Once you have added in all your PDFs, click Upload Stats Tab This tab allows you to view and print the statistics of the views of the listing pages, custom MICRO-site inquiries and website inquiries you have received each month on LakeGeorge.com and all Mannix Marketing online guides your business is advertising on. Need help adding or editing your listing? Contact Mannix Marketing. a. Help@MannixMarketing.com b. Phone: c. Fax:

5 References: Figure 1.1: Embed Code on YouTube Figure 2.1: Locating the Embed Code on Blip.TV

6 Figure 2.2