This guide walks you through every step from creating your business account to having your first active Recommendationship and appearing in RECOMMENDii search results. Most businesses complete the first three steps in under twenty minutes.
Go to recommendii.com and click Join in the top navigation. On the join page, choose I want to list my business.
Fill in your name, email address, and a password. You will receive a verification email. Click the link in that email to confirm your account. Then log in.
After logging in you will land on your Dashboard. Click List My Business.
Your business listing is your public profile on RECOMMENDii. It is what potential customers see when they click through from a RECOMMENDer's profile or find you in search results. Fill in:
When you are done click Save Profile.
A Recommendationship requires a RECOMMENDer to put their name behind your business. There are two ways this can happen.
A RECOMMENDer sends you a request. If someone who knows your business is already on RECOMMENDii, they may send you a Recommendationship request. You will receive an email notification when this happens.
You invite a RECOMMENDer. From your Dashboard click Manage My Business Listing. This takes you to your My Recommendationships page. Click the Find tab to search for RECOMMENDers by name or location. When you find someone whose clients match your target audience, click View to see their profile and then send them a connection invitation.
Think about who already sends you clients informally. A barber who tells every client about your physio practice. A personal trainer who mentions your nutrition services. A realtor who refers clients to your renovation business. These are your best first connections.
When a RECOMMENDer sends you a request it will appear in the Requests tab of your My Recommendationships page. You will also receive an email notification.
Click View on the request to see the RECOMMENDer's full profile. Look at who they are, what they do, and who their clients are. If they are a good fit for your business click Accept. If they are not the right fit you can decline without explanation.
You are always in control of who recommends your business. No one appears on your profile without your approval.
After you accept a request the Recommendationship moves to Pending Payment status. To activate it you need to complete payment.
The cost is $50 per month, billed every six months at $300. This is a flat fee regardless of how many clients visit or what they spend. There are no hidden costs, no per-click fees, and no surprises.
Click Activate on the pending Recommendationship card and complete payment through PayPal. Once payment is confirmed the Recommendationship becomes active immediately.
From this point your business appears on the RECOMMENDer's public profile and in RECOMMENDii search results.
Once your first Recommendationship is active your business listing is live in RECOMMENDii. Anyone searching by category and location can find you. Anyone who visits your RECOMMENDer's profile can click through to your listing directly.
Your listing shows your business details, your RECOMMENDers, and your gallery photos. Visitors can contact you directly by phone, email, website, or booking link from your profile page.
Your My Recommendationships page has several tabs:
On each active Recommendationship card you will find an Actions button. Click it to suspend or end a Recommendationship if needed.
Click the Analytics tab on your My Recommendationships page to see how your business profile is performing. You can see:
You can filter your analytics by date range to see how your visibility changes over time and after new Recommendationships are activated.
Recommendationships run for six months at a time. When a renewal is coming up you will receive an email reminder. You can renew directly from your Active tab by clicking the Renew button on the relevant card.
If you do not renew, the Recommendationship will end when the paid period expires and your business will be removed from that RECOMMENDer's profile. Any unused days are banked and can be applied to future Recommendationships.
The most important thing after activating your first Recommendationship is to let the RECOMMENDer know it is live. They are the ones who will be talking about your business to their clients. Make sure they know what to say, what makes you worth recommending, and how to direct people to you.
A RECOMMENDer who genuinely believes in your business and talks about it naturally is worth more than any ad you could run.
Free to create a listing. Activate your first Recommendationship when you're ready.
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