Search Tips

Here are a few handy tips to help your find businesses you may be interested in:

The first place to start is the directory search page, where every business will be listed according to the filters that you set. These filters include business name, business type, state, and rating (expressed as a percentage).

While searching by name may sound simple, you may actually find more relevant results by leaving this field blank. A search for "plumbing" would reveal "Joe's Plumbing" and "P & L Plumbing", but it won't find "Pro Plumbers" or "Piping Specialists".

Searching by Business Type is likely to yield the best results. Remember that you can choose parent categories to receive a larger number of search results. If you need a bed for a child's room, you could select "Kid's Furniture Stores" to receive results from businesses that designate themselves as retailers of children's furniture. Selecting "Home Furniture Stores" will likely return an even larger list of furniture stores that may have a bed appropriate for the room in question.

Filter your results by State to narrow the results to stores that may be much closer to you. Use the 2 letter state code when designating your state (e.g. "CA" for California).

Enter a minimum rating to receive stores that have a high percentage of positive customer reviews. If you are looking for any business that is 4 stars or higher, enter 80 into the search field. If you want to widen your results slightly, enter 75.