1. Search Engines   AOL   MSN   Google   Yahoo   Excite 
The Government Vendor Directory is listed in the #1 position  all the major search engines.
Buyers can type “Government Vendor” into their favorite Internet browser and quickly access our directory and your listing.
Click to view listings:  AOL   MSN   Google   Yahoo   Excite

2. Company Name - Buyers can type your company's name into the search box  .
This will bring up all your listings.

3. Contact Name. Buyers can type your  contact name into the search box .
This will bring up all your listings.

4. Zip code Search Buyers can type  your  into the Zipcode search box..
Your listing can be quickly found by:
Purchasing agents who buy locality.
Public Schools looking to buy locality.
Universities looking to buy locality.
Government credit card holders who buy locality.
Government credit card holders who travel.
Prime Contractors looking for sub contractors near a construction site.
Prime Contractors looking for merchants, vendors or suppliers in a given area.

5. Word and Phrase Search - A buyer may search using any relevant keywords. You may enter up to 10 keywords a customer would use to find your business. Keywords will not display in your listing, but when a buyer searches using any keywords, your listing will be displayed. 

6. Advance Search - Experience buyers will use the Advanced Search, which offers numerous options for making their searches more precise. Advanced Web Search helps a buyer find listing that match very specific criteria.   

7. Category Browsing - Users can browse the directory by clicking through the category links. Each category link will take them to a collection of listings on the same subject where they can click from category to sub category and browse their way through our large index of listings to easily find your listing.

The average user will be able to find your listing faster and more efficiently. Everyone is not an expert on Internet searching techniques. Even though our search technology instantly scans through the database of listings and determines the comparative relevancy of a search query, it is hard for an average user find exactly  what they are looking for unless they are familiar with  phrase searching, Boolean logic, truncation and field searching.

Category browsing provides the best search experience on the Web for the novice users giving you the exposure possible. The #1 listing typically receives 2.5 times more clicks than the #2 listing and 4 times more clicks than the number #3 listing and so on.

1. Contact information: business name, address, and phone numbers.
   
   
2.  Promotional message [250 characters]
   
   
3.  A link to your web site.
   
   
4.  A link to your email address that allows buyers to send you emails.
   
   
5.  Listing displayed in Dynamic web format.
   A Dynamic listing  is one whose content is dynamically drawn from a search query or is regenerated every time a user visits or reloads your listing. [assembled on the fly according to what is requested.]
   

 Full & Complete Listing

1. Contact information: business name, address, and phone numbers.
   
   
2.  Promotional message [250 characters]
   
   
3.  A link to your web site.
   
   
4.  A link to your email address that allows buyers to send you emails.
   
   
5.  Listing displayed in Dynamic web format.
   A Dynamic listing  is one whose content is dynamically drawn from a search query or is regenerated every time a user visits or reloads your listing. [assembled on the fly according to what is requested.]
   
6.  Listing displayed in Static web format.
   
   A Static  listing appears  as a web page in html code and  resided online on our servers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Making your listing continually available to search engines and internet searching software.
   
   
7.  Ability for customers to bookmark  your listing for future reference.
   
   
8. A map to your location to provided by Yahoo maps.
   
   
9. Ability to add a picture of your company, staff or product to your listing.
   
   
10. Zip Code search enabled.
    Your listing will display at the top in a Zip Code Search. Potential customers  can  type in a zip code to find all the businesses in a given area. From as close as within a 1 mile radius up to a 1000 mile radius. Click to view
    
    
11. Tagline or advertising slogan after your Title heading.
    Keep your visitors interested with a clear and specific tagline that clearly communicates your company's value. Most advertising campaigns have a tagline like Burger King's famous "Have it your way,"
    
    
12. A Static Detail Web Page 
    Your listing will not only have the standard brief description and a link to your homepage, but a potential customer can click a "More Info" icon and view a web page of your company's profile, products, operations, brands, services, and specifications. You can also include a photo of your product, staff or business.
    
    
13. Spidered and Indexed by major search engines. [Google - AOL - MSN - Yahoo]
    
    
14. Spidered and Indexed by Internet searching software

The main purpose of static html detail page is to get your listing indexed by the major search engines. 
Most of the major search engines send an automated crawler, known as a spider or bot, around the web to find new and updated pages. It makes a copy of each index page (your detail page) found. 

View Sample Detail Page:  Simmons | The Iron Shop  

Your detail page is placed on our servers as a html web page making it available 24 hours a day to the major search engines [Google - AOL - MSN - Yahoo] and Internet searching software [Netrics- Intelligent Search - Centric - Dieselpoint]. It is coded and formatted to be search engine friendly. Your unique Mega tags, Title tags and description tags are inserted into the head of your detail page for maximum search engine optimization. 

After the robot indexes and ranks your detail page, it will then follow the link on your page back to your company’s web site. Your company’s web site will also be re-ranked.

Once indexed, buyers can find your listing directly from a search engine rather going to the Government Vendor Directory and then doing a search. This gives you get traffic from the front door (Government Vendor Directory) and also the back doors (AOL Google MSN Yahoo Excite).  

Many buyers are now using online internet searching software to automatically search, download and electronically store your business profile. These new systems virtually ensure that most profiles will never even be seen by human eyes unless you have a search engine friendly listing written and coded in html format. 


THESE FIELDS ARE KEY AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED

VIEW VIDEO - How to add a full & complete listing
http://www.government-vendor.us/support/vid/complete/pay.html


Meta Title Field:
Meta Title describes the contents of your web page in one sentence. It's likely to appear in search engines' results and in bookmarks. It's also the first thing a search engine's spider sees on your page. Since your title will be seen by both readers and search engines, it's particularly important. 
  
Tagline Field:
(Optional) It's the unique service or knowledge you supply or advertising slogan. Like Burger King's famous "Have it your way. It will appear right after the meta Title Tag.  
<TITLE>Your Title Tag (Company name or main keyword) - tagline or advertising slogan (Tagline)</TITLE> 
  
Meta Description Field:
The meta description tag should contain multiple keywords organized in a logical sentence. Place the keywords at the beginning of your description and close to each other to achieve the best possible rankings. 
  
Meta Keywords Field:
You don't have to come up with any sentences; just list your keywords in order of importance. Include all your most important keywords, but don't overdo it. We recommend limiting this tag to a reasonable amount of keywords per page - up to 20.
  
Federal Supply Codes:
Federal Supply Classification codes categorize tangible products
  
Product Service Codes:
Product Service Codes include  non-tangible services and purchase or lease of buildings.
  
YOUR COMPANY'S NAME APPEARS IN THE URL.
One of the most basic, yet critically import, strategies is to have your company's name appear in your detail page address.
http://www.government-vendor.us/Company_Profile/Category/Your Company's Name #.html 


When the search engine robots re-visit the Government Vendor Directory (approx. every 30 days) your search engine friendly detail page will be indexed and re-ranked. After the robot indexes and ranks your detail  page, it will then follow the link on your page back to your company’s web site. Your company’s web site will also be re-ranked base the relevancy it has with the Government Vendor Directory which is ranked #1 in all the major search engines. 

VENDOR PROFILE –LISTING INSTRUCTIONS

Do a quick search in the directory to be sure your company isn't already listed.  If your company is already listed in the directory, you may select “Claim this Listing” next to your fax number to update or modify your company’s profile.

Identify the best category for your business.-  The Government Vendor Directory in arrange by NACIS Categories in a Yahoo style display You should submit your listing to the most relevant category.  Once you've selected the best category for your business, and then click "Add My Company." 

1. Description Field - Your business description should describe what you do concisely and accurately.  It should not be promotional in nature. Submitting a promotional description rather than an objective, well written description may significantly delay your business from being listed or prevent your business from being listed at all.

2. Product/Service Fields—List and describe the products and services you provide. Include part numbers, trade names and brand names.

3. Tagline Field— (Optional) You can add a tagline or advertising slogan to your listing. Keep your visitors interested with a clear and specific tagline that clearly communicates your company's value. Most advertising campaigns have a tagline like Burger King's famous "Have it your way,"

4. Address Fields—Be sure to include your address and zip code, a map to your location and driving directions is provided by Yahoo maps. Also, zip code searching is available. Customers can type in a zip code to find all the businesses listed in that given area.

5. Attachment Fields— (Optional) Upload up to four types of promotional, educational  or informative documents.
Buyers can immediately view or download your:
Media Kits  *  Catalogs and Brochures  *  Price Lists  *  Power Point Presentations  *  Steaming Videos

6. Keyword Field—Enter up to 10 keywords a customer would use to find your business, such as the products you sell or services you perform. Keywords will not display in your listing, but when a buyer searches using any of your keywords, your listing will be displayed. Include all your most important keywords, but don't overdo it.

7. Detail Page Fields — Gives buyers more decisive information,  about your company, product and services offered, hours of operation, accepted payment methods, and even a picture of your business, staff or products.

Your detail page is placed on our servers as a html web page making it available 24 hours a day to the major search engines [Google - AOL - MSN - Yahoo] and Internet searching software [Netrics- Intelligent Search - Centric - Dieselpoint].  Your company’s name is inserted into the URL as part of the link to your detail page. This is one of the most basic, yet critically important search engine strategy.
http://www.government-vendor.us/Company_Profile/Category/Your Company's Name /#.html

8. Meta Description Tag (Optional)—The meta description tag describes your site's content, giving search engines' spiders an accurate summary. A meta description tag can boost your rankings on some engines. Another reason the meta description tag is important is that some engines use it as a site's summary on their results pages. If they do, the reader may actually see this hidden tag.

9. Meta Keyword Tags (Optional) — Lists all the keywords for which you would like search engines to rank your site. Although not all search engines support this tag, you should use it for the ones that do.