The City Top 10 business directory is a reliable source for people seeking quick information for the best products and services close to where they live, work and shop.
We research and review all registered and publicly nominated businesses to ensure they meet the City Top 10 requirements.
☆ Requirements ☆
The main requirements and qualifications for listing consideration is shown below. For quick approval please follow these guidelines. When registering and signing up your business. The key elements for the approval and creation of your business listing are as follows:
1) Pass the Qualifications
2) Add all the required information on the sign up form.
3) Upload 3 standard photos, 1 featured image and a business logo that best represents your business. Use the recommended image sizing mentioned on the sign up form for quick listing approval.
☆ Qualifications ☆
- Business must register or have a public nomination on their behalf to qualify
- Successful operation of business (store or online) for a minimum of 2 years
- Business must have an overall 4+ review rating on Google or other platforms
- Only businesses in Canada and the U.S. are accepted to qualify at City Top 10
- A reputation for providing the best service and/or product to their customers
- Business has a website and active social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
- Online stores must pass safety and security checks by website trust services
- Company has address, phone # and website information searchable by Google
- Business responds to customers reviews, comments, questions and concerns
- Business must upload a min. of 3 photos + 1 featured image and company logo
Qualifications and Nominations
Not just any business can be listed on the City Top 10 directory. Our qualifications and nominations process are the set standard used to determine the unique Top 10 business listing.
Qualified listings will be approved and published in a Top 10 industry category.
A business can be nominated by anyone who votes for them at the City Top 10 Nominations page. All registered businesses that pass the Qualifications can register for the Bronze, Silver or Gold Star listing plans.
Research, Review and Approval
When City Top 10 receives a business registration or public nomination on behalf of a local business, we begin our research. This is to ensure that the local business or professional meet with all of the required City Top 10 qualifications and guidelines. When approved by the results the business listing is published and featured in a Top 10 industry category.
Get Discovered!
You’ve worked hard to get your business to where it is and deservedly so, should be featured with a listing that showcases your achievements. Get discovered as a top listed local business.
City Top 10 featured listings are designed with the latest search engine optimization tools to get your business noticed on all the popular search platforms like Google, Bing and Yahoo.
City Top 10 Featured Listings
Here are examples of how the Bronze, Silver and Gold Star featured listings look like while being searched on web browsers.
“Top Right” A business listings on Google without reviews.
“Bottom Right” A business listing on Bing with reviews.
Indexed listings are created with search engine optimization, meta tags and key words to amplify their online presence.
Listing search data from the City Top 10 website can now be viewed in the business owner’s dashboard. To monitor your listing’s web search data a yearly report can be provided from Google and Bing analytics.
