How HelpHound Business Membership will benefit your business
HelpHound helps new customers find your business. It also helps you to communicate with your existing customers and to offer them a better service. It is an interactive 'suggestions box' for your business that has the added benefit of also being a great marketing tool.
Listed below are all the benefits of HelpHound business membership - you will know which of them are more valuable to your business.
Promote your business
Promote your business to Helphound users. Advertise your services, offers and discounts for Helphound members.
Respond to reviews
You will be able to respond to all reviews of your business. Each and every review should receive a response, even if only to thank the reviewer for their effort.
Quote from your reviews
You may quote from the reviews of your business in your marketing.
Be actively promoted to our users
We promote our Business Members, through our 'Supporters' index, our weekly newsletter and our Standing Guides.
Add a description
Add a full description of your business, giving details of your products and services. You may update this at any time.
Add images
Add images of your business, of advertisements, of promotions, of anything at all.
Be highlighted in search results
Helphound encourages our members to support our Business Members. We make it clear that without you our community would have to charge a membership fee.
Enhance your search engine visibility
We don't have direct control of this, but we often find a search for your business on search engines will display your entry on HelpHound on their first page.
Instant email notification
Get real-time email notification when your business is reviewed or a review is commented upon
Update your business entry
Make sure your address, website and other contact details are correct and up-to date, after which only you will be able to change them.
Add your logo
Upload your logo to your listing, reinforcing brand awareness - linked directly to your website.
Order your reviews
You may choose (and order) the first five default reviews in your listing.
Be highlighted on maps
If a user searches for a location, Business Members are highlighted on a map with nearby businesses.
Appear in 'Related' and 'Other Businesses'
We may include a link to your listing whenever a user views a business which is not a Business Member.
Have related advertising removed from your own listing
The advertising, 'related' and 'other' businesses we include on business pages will be removed from your listing
Be listed as a Supporter
Be promoted to members and visitors via our Supporters page
Choose your own tags
Add tags to your entry to maximise your appearances in search results.
Have new customers contact you
If you wish, users can have an online form to email you directly through the HelpHound website. This allows them to email you without your email address being visible to spammers.
All this for just £24.99 + VAT a month, and to show you how confident we are your business will see the benefits, we'll guarantee you a full refund if, for any reason, you are not completely happy*
Contact our Business Member helpdesk on 0207 100 2233 or email business@helphound.com if you have any questions
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Our cancellation policy: Provided you let us know at least 2 working days before your Business Membership subscription is due to take effect we will cancel your membership at no charge. In the event that you wish to cancel your Business Membership after that time, we require one month's notice. Your membership will then be terminated immediately after the next monthly due date.
*If, after three months Business Membership, you consider that your membership has not paid for itself, we will refund your subscription in full.
In order to qualify all we ask is that your business is reviewed by at least ten customers, five of whom go on to post reviews of at least one other business