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Get local businesses listing

One dealer or second-hand shop can fill a whole category with real stock overnight. Here is who to approach, what to say, and where to send them.

Who to approach first
Used car dealers

Stock turns over weekly and they already photograph every vehicle.

Fills: Vehicles

Second-hand & consignment shops

Dozens of items in store, almost none of it online.

Fills: Furniture, Home & Garden

Appliance & TV repair shops

They resell refurbished units and want local walk-ins.

Fills: Appliances, Electronics

Plumbers, electricians, handymen

Service ads cost them nothing and beat paying for boosted posts.

Fills: Services

Nurseries, garden & pool services

Highly seasonal and very local — exactly your audience.

Fills: Home & Garden, Services

Estate agents & rental managers

Rentals in Somerset West, Strand and Gordon's Bay draw steady searches.

Fills: Property

Your pitch

Send them to the business partners page to apply — you approve every listing before it appears.

Doing the rounds in person

Take printed QR flyers with you — a shop owner who scans it while you are standing there is far more likely to sign up than one who has to remember a web address.

Offer to load their first three listings yourself from photos they send on WhatsApp. That removes the only real objection you will hear.

Once a business is approved you can give them a free featured placement to start — it costs nothing and makes them feel like a launch partner rather than a test case.