How to submit a new business in Factual
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I am trying to create citation for my client sites in Factual.com. As, I am not a hardcore developer, I wont be able to use the API as mentioned in the Factual website. It also provides a lit of Trusted Data Contributors, which are paid third party service providers. I would like to know, whether it is possible to create a business listing in Factual, by using any other means than these two options.
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Hi Arthur,
This past summer, Factual made a major policy change and they no longer accept individual updates. Here's an announcement about this from July https://blumenthals.com/blog/2014/07/29/factual-no-longer-accepting-individual-updates/
So, unfortunately, this platform no longer works the way it used to, and if you want Factual to have your data, you will need to go through a trusted provider. *Hint - Moz Local is a trusted provider:) And here is a complete list of all trusted providers:
http://developer.factual.com/trusted-data-contributors/
Hope this helps!
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Hi there,
Factual doesn’t have an “add your business” feature. To get your listing added, you email them and they’ll create a listing for you.
Before emailing them, I’d suggest first checking closely to see if you’re already listed by searching here: http://www.factual.com/data/t/places. If you are listed, you can login and additional details to the listing – look for the little “edit” tag on the right side of the map. It’s cool how they show you the sources of the listing data under the “Crosswalk” section.
If you’re not listed, look at all the other listings to see what fields they accept and make sure you include all the applicable fields when you email them.
When you’re sure you’re not already listed, and you have gathered all the information needed for your listing, email them at datacontributions@factual.com to request adding your business to their database.
There is a excellent post that explains everything that you need www.localvisibilitysystem.com/2013/09/24/how-to-add-your-business-to-factual/
Hope it helps you.
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