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Tutorial / FAQ

We recommend reading instructions carefully before postingf your AV company info. Adding the listing properly will help your client prospects find your business fast and efficiently. Do  add your Email address as it will not be visible to the public.

Tutorial: 

Prior to registration:  The registration confirmation and a link to add your listing will be sent through Support@avcompanies.com. Please make modifications to unblock emails from support@avcompanies.com , so that you are able to receive an auto generated email. Sometimes this mail ends up in junk mail box

Filling in the Registration form:  Remember you can add only one registration and one time listing under an email address. If you want your branch offices executives to list separately, they have to register under their email addresses. If you are a manufacturer, distributor or a rep, advise your dealers / Resellers to list separately.

Entering info: It is very important that you pay attention to some of the fields like nearby cities while adding listings nad read the instructions.

Company Executives: You have the option of adding names and positions of company executive. However, you will be able to add executives after your initial company listing is complete and activated. You will be able to login again and add executives. All executives listed will show up under company listing

Company logo: You will need to have picture of logo saved in standard picture format. You can upload it by browsing and selecting your logo. Company logo shows up below your company name

Picture: Since you can add only one picture besides logo, we recommend that you add a picture that represent your equipment or services the best.

Listing title: The title should be the name of your company. This  will also be crawled by search engines like google.

City name variation and nearby cities: This is very important field especially for dealers, resellers, rental, installation and services companies. Some cities or spelled differently or abbreviated by people for example New York City is also written as New York, NYC etc. Los Angeles can also be LA or L.A. Enter these variations in this field. Moreover, you may have office in Business in suburbs of a main city like Burien close to Seattle. People out of area would know only Seattle. Therefore, it is important to enter main city in nearby cities. It is also beneficial to add other cities bordering city of your business. Your prospects will also be able to find you under those cities.

Adding pictures and logo:  You will need to save picture or Logo on your computer drive. We will let you know when we add a company log feature.

Q & A:

Q: What shall I do if get an error message:

A: Generally error messages are displayed if the information entered is not recognized by the system. For example adding text or symbols like dashes where only numbers entry is required. However if you get an error message we request you to cut, paste and send it to support@avcompanies.com

Q: The category or the location (country or state/province) is not listed here. What shall I do?

A. Send us an email telling us about your category and/or location. We will add them instantly and notify you.

Q: I do not have a company but provide professional services. May I list?

A: Yes. You May list your services with AVcompanies.com but you should give your name under title. Keep in mind that we are in the process of developing our portals AVprofessionals.com and AVfreelancers.com that will be listing professionals only.

Q: Is there any help in listing a company?

A: We have provided help message with every field. The help message appears if you hold your mouse in front of any filed. for a few seconds. You may also contact our support at 206-575-7771 (dial US code if calling out of USA) for any assistance. We strongly recommend reading help messages for better results.

Q: What geographic market do we cover?

A: We are worldwide matchmakers for AV companies, professionals and consumers.  We intend to include all countries and regions of the world. If you do not find your country or province/state in our dropdown menus, send us an e-mail and we will add your location.

Q: We do not have e-mail or a web site. How can we List our company?

A: Since it is a truly Internet marketplace, you will need to have Internet access and a valid email address to register, login or add your company. Having your own website is not necessary.

Q: How much does it cost to list a business or a company?

A: Currently we are offering free membership and listings for limited time. However, we have the right to change our policy anytime.

Q: How many categories/subcategories can I list under?

A: You can only list under one main category, but you may assign multiple sub-categories to your listing.  This will increase your search options.

Q: Can we add, change the information or picture in our listing?

A: Yes you can always login and edit information or change the picture.

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