Global Business Listing

In this FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section, we try in answering most of the questions we often receive. If however, you have a question that you don't see in our FAQ, feel free to contact us via email and we will answer it as soon as one of our assistants is available. Additionally, it is recommended you consult our search engine help file by clicking here.

The quality of our search service is important to all of us. If you see any spam on this search engine, please send us a SPAM complaint at: spam@global-business-listing.com and we will rectify the situation rapidly. Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Question: Why would I want to use this search engine while there are many others such as Google, Yahoo or Alta-Vista already there? What more does yours have that they don't?

Answer: That is an excellent question and one we get almost daily. First, the Global Business Listing search engine is the only search engine on the web where you can search in two very distinct ways:

         Search using our search box (fastest & recommended).
         Search by industry (if you are doing a special research).

Our search engine is very popular among all business people from all walks of life, students, university teachers and anybody that has a need to find business information fast and in great detail. It is completely free to use as much as you need. Only the companies or organizations wanting to be present in our directory have a small annual fee to get listed. Consider this powerful search engine as the largest, most complete yellow pages directory available. But the Global Business Listing search portal is a lot more than a yellow pages directory, as you are about to find out, if you haven't already.

Question: Is there any affiliate programs to help promote Global Business Listing.com?

Answer: Yes! With Global Business Listing's rewarding affiliates program, you can earn some good money promoting the fastest-growing search engine on the Internet! Click here for all the details.

Question: Please give me some reasons why my (our) company should be listed in your global business search portal? We are already listed in Google and Yahoo, but our web site comes out on page 5 or 6... to far away for most of our users.

Answer: You have just touched an important subject. For any web site to come out on top of the very first page of the results page (known as the SERP's... Search Engine Results Pages) in Google or any other major search engine, requires that that web site be heavily optimized, ie: it requires a lot of search engine optimization (SEO). The successful positioning and optimization of a commercial web site can cost quite a bit of money, depending on such factors as number of pages in the web site, the programming language used in the actual creation of the site, the specific target industry it was designed for, competition for the same keywords amongst other sites... etc.

As a whole, SEO can be expensive, especially if not done by a professional optimization firm. For those reasons, we have created the Global Business Listing search engine, where small companies and businesses can have their web sites listed on a very relevant page in our search engine, and, on the first page of our SERP's. For less than 28 cents a day, any company can be listed in our powerful search engine. Most have a payback of less than one month, in order to recuperate that small initial investment on their first or second sale.

Question: If I list my company's web site in the Global Business Listing search engine, will I benefit from any Page Rank transfer in any way? (Click here to get more information on the definition of the Google Page Rank algorithm).

Answer: Yes you should, but it is hard to guarantee. The Global Business Listing search engine uses HTML exclusively as its sole, main programing language, even if our main database engine uses a different technology. That means that there are no special characters as normally seen on a typical dynamic search engine or web site. Our search engine relies 100% on tested and proven HTML technology to insure that all Page Rank (Google PR) is fully transfered to all our client's web sites, thereby increasing your own PR in the process.

Question: Besides the usual link to a company's web site, what more does the Global Business Listing search engine offers me?

Answer: Our search engine offers much, much more information, such as:

         Main products and services offered.
         Most important areas of it's expertise and knowhow.
         Main achievements the company has done in the past.
         Year the company was founded or how many years in business.

At times, visiting and browsing through a company's web site is not always the fastest and easiest way to find important or specific information you may be looking for about a targeted company or industry. This is where the Global Business Listing search portal comes in. We are confident that the more you use it, the more you will want to use it.

Question: Does your search engine have robots or spiders as some others do?

Answer: No. As stated previously, the Global Business Listing search portal is a PTBL (Pay to be Listed) search engine, such as Yahoo, Overture, Inktomi and a few others. Companies and businesses pay us a small annual fee to be listed. All of our directory is edited and classified by real humans, not automated spiders.

Question: As a company, what are the advantages of having our business listed in your directory?

Answer: There are many advantages to being listed in our business search portal:

         Wider, more global distribution and listing.
         Additional exposure in untapped markets.
         Increased flexibility for your prospects.
         Increased visibility over your main competition.
         Increased marketing reach to all your prospective clients.
         We offer a full description of all your corporate data
         The only search portal to include your corporate logo
         Find any business information faster on our portal
         Fully crossed-indexed by industry, company name & first letter
         Companies listed in our directory get 10% off their web hosting

Question: How much does it cost to be listed in the Global Business Listing search engine?

Answer: Global Business Listing has the lowest annual rates, lower than Yahoo, wich charges you $ 299.00 US a year. Our annual rates are only US $ 99.00 for a whole a year. That is less than 28 cents a day.

If you would like to see an example of our standard data sheets, please click here. As stated above, all companies listed on the Global Business Listing directory get a full 10% discount on all their web hosting needs, since we have negociated a quantity discount package with Sun Hosting, the same web hosting company that hosts the Global Business Listing's search portal. Please click here to get your company listed in our powerful international business directory.

Question: In your industry directory, I was looking for a specific industry but I couldn't find it? Why is that?

Answer: Excellent question! The Global Business Listing search engine is constantly growing, and on a daily basis. It is possible that a few industries are not represented on our portal. If that is the case, please notify us at: industries@global-business-listing.com and a directory assistant will be happy to add that industry to our search engine. Once a new industry is added, it is usually populated by new companies in that specific industry the same day or the next. Additionally, we will send you an email to notify you when the new industry directory has been created.

Question: I am hooked! I want my business (or company or organization) to be listed in your search directory. What do I need to do?

Answer: It is very simple to get a listing in our directory: just click here and it will be done in no time. We usually list companies within 24 hours after we have received the order. Global Business Listing accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards through the secure PayPal payment system. (Note: PayPal is an eBay company and maintains a net free capital in excess of US $ 50 Million).

Question: Do we need to make payment before getting listed or will our company be billed later?

Answer: Global Business Listing accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards through the secure PayPal payment system. (Note: PayPal is an eBay company and maintains a net free capital in excess of US $ 50 Million). If your company prefers paying with a company check, please let us know on your sign-up email and will gladly invoice your company. We must then receive the cheque within 30 days from the invoice date.

The same day you are listed, we will send you an electronic invoice by email. If we haven't received your payment after the 30 day extension has passed, our accounting department will send you a friendly reminder asking for payment. Global Business Listing.com is a fully-owned and operated subsidiary of GCIS (the General Center for Internet Services Inc.) of Canada.

Please make all cheques payable to: The General Center for Internet Services Inc. and mail to this address:

The General Center for Internet Services Inc.
Global Business Listing, Accounting Dept.
110 Grassmere
Pointe-Claire, Quebec
Canada     H9R 2Y8

Question: How can we reach you by phone and what are your office hours?

You can reach us toll free from anywhere in the United States or Canada at:
1-800-547-4149.

Our normal office hours are from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm EST, Monday thru Friday.