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HOW TO SUBMIT A LISTING TO THUMBTACK by: Blake Denman www.ricketyroo.com @blakedenman web: www.ricketyroo.com | twitter: @blakedenman Tuesday, June 4, 13

How To Add A Listing To Thumbtack

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A step by step guide showing you how to add a business listing to Thumbtack

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HOW TO SUBMIT A LISTING TO THUMBTACK

by: Blake Denman www.ricketyroo.com @blakedenman

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Step 1: Open an internet browser and go to http://www.thumbtack.com/welcome. Once the page loads you will see that you can add a listing to Thumbtack for free.

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Step 2: Starting with the first section titled Basic Information, enter in the appropriate information for the fields given. For the headline section, enter the company motto. If there is not company motto, enter a coupon offering. When finished with section 1, continue to Step 3.

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Step 3: Scrolling down to the next section, you will come across Location and travel. Enter in the address for the listing. If the company is a SAB (Service Area Business), select the option of "Show only my city/state to visitors." Under Travel preference, select the best appropriate out the 3 options. When finished with section 2, continue to Step 4.

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Step 4: Before submitting your services to Thumbtack, you will first have to register with Thumbtack. Enter in your information in the fields available. Thumbtack will email you leads, that you will have to pay for to bid/quote on in the future, so make sure to use an email you check regularly. When finished, click on the List my services button to continue.

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Step 5: You will be prompted to verify your identity by allowing Thumbtack to verify through Facebook. For the purpose of this how-to, we will be skipping this step. If you wish to verify your identity through Facebook proceed by clicking on the button then jump back to step 6. Click on the Skip this step link to proceed without verifying your identity through Facebook.

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Step 6: To help make the listing stand out from the others in the same locality and industry, add some pictures in this step. You can add as many pictures as possible. When adding pictures, make sure to add a relevant caption to the photo. Add photos of the company's products and services. Make sure to click on the link "Use as profile picture" when uploading the company logo. When finished, click on the Continue button.

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Step 7: Before the listing will be activated on Thumbtack, you will first need to verify the email address that was entered in step 4. The email will be from [email protected]. Click on the activation link inside of the email and continue to the next step.

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Step 8: After clicking on the activation link, you will be taken to a page that will enable you to set a password for your Thumbtack listing. Enter in a password of your choosing, clicking on the save & continue button to continue.

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Step 9: You will be prompted to add a link to your website to be rewarded points to the Thumbtack listing submitted. Listings on Thumbtack are given scores, up to 100, based on how much information is provided. The closer you get to 100, the higher the listing shows up on Thumbtack's search algorithm. We are going to skip this portion and enhance the listing in other ways. Click on the continue button to proceed.

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Step 10: You will now be prompted to answer questions about the company's products, and or services. For each question you answer, you receive 2 points. The minimum answer length is 100 characters, spaces included. Answer as many questions as you feel comfortable with. Notice that the listing currently has 72 points, we would need to answer 14 questions to get a perfect 100, though there are only 6 questions total in this section. Answer them all, if you can. When finished answering questions, click on the Save & Continue button.

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Step 11: The next step is to send an email to previous customers and ask for a review. We are going to be skipping this step for the how-to. Click on the Skip this step link to continue.

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Step 12: Congratulations, your listing is live on Thumbtack, and if you answered all 6 questions, you should be a Silver member! Double check that all of your listing's information is accurate.

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