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Merchant Circle Question

by Blase
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I sign all of my clients up to Merchant Circle
and then forget about it.

I do get requests from other business owners
to connect with them via Merchant Circle.

Is there any advantage to doing that?

Just trying to keep it as simple as possible?

Thanks,
Blase
#circle #merchant #question
  • Profile picture of the author LazyViking
    I would go ahead and connect with them, unless they intend to spam your clients. I can't prove this, but I get the impression that it boosts your profile to be more interlinked with the rest of the site.
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    • Profile picture of the author Digital Info Diva
      I agree with EagleRock - accept all the invites you get.

      Any time you update a MerchantCircle account with a blog post, an update, an image, etc. - it shows up in the account activity for everyone who is connected. For instance, if you add a coupon, all merchants connected to the account are notified. You need to post in MerchantCircle to network and attract the SEs.
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      • Profile picture of the author Blase
        Thank you both for the response.
        I'll try it with one client and see what happens.
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  • Profile picture of the author iw433
    Networking is networking. I have an account on MerchantCircle and it serves me well. I make a few contacts and it helps. Never know what may be down the road. I don't spend a lot of time there. They also have a section where you can answer question and get more exposure.
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    • Profile picture of the author Blase
      Originally Posted by iw433 View Post

      Networking is networking.
      True enough.

      They also have a section where you can answer question and get more exposure.
      I've received a lot of those questions, after I answered one I got
      a lot more. I didn't see the value in answering them because they
      were all for out of state, my customers are local service providers.
      Local exposure great, out of a 50 mile radius, not so much.
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  • Profile picture of the author MichaelHiles
    Optimize and boost a client's Merchant Circle listing page for another spot on a search result listing.
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    • Profile picture of the author Blase
      Originally Posted by MichaelHiles View Post

      Optimize and boost a client's Merchant Circle listing page for another spot on a search result listing.
      Thanks, done that.

      The only reason I put clients on these sites is for
      Citations for better Google Places listing.

      Of course some of them also end up on page 1,
      which is another nice benefit.
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