MerchantCircle.com

Ahh, to be one's own boss. There is a lot of responsibility with running a business and business owners need to know how to access resources quickly. It also helps if you had someone--anyone in your world who could understand your frustration when one of the people who owes you money and one of the people to whom you owe money--is ganging up on you.

MerchantCircle is that Web site. The site is essentially an online directory, except that a business owner can claim their listing and customize it with backgrounds, pictures, blogs, coupons and newsletters.
Neat, isn't it?

Another cool thing about MerchantCircle is that business owners can communicate with each other, trading tips online, anywhere in the country. Many of our business owners do not have a website of their own and use us as their main web presence.

The creators of MerchantCircle have gotten a few people to agree with them. Search Engine Lowdown and Business Week have both written articles about them.

Also, business owners can find local customers or new customers with high search engine placement, track what people are saying about their business and advertise online with coupons, ads, newsletters & blogs.
Click on the link below to give it a try: