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How to get listed with Downtown association or Main Street program

Downtown associations, business improvement districts and Main Street programs publish lists of shops and services in a specific commercial district. Businesses inside the district boundary are the ones that qualify.

Domain Rank
44–52
Cost
Free + paid (Listing is often free for businesses inside the district; some groups charge membership dues that vary by program.)
Link
Unknown
Type
Local groups
Good for
Local
Account needed
No
Have ready
Business name, address, phone, Website URL, Short description, Photo or logo

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Find yours

Search Google for: [city] downtown association business directory. Also try: [city] main street program, [city] downtown alliance members, and [neighborhood] business improvement district directory. Main Street America (mainstreet.org) has a program finder for historic commercial districts.

Examples: downtownraleigh.org, downtownaustin.com, downtowndenver.com, downtownroanoke.org

How to submit

  1. Search for the association that covers your street or neighborhood.
  2. Confirm your address falls inside its district.
  3. Find the Business Directory, Members or Get Listed page.
  4. Submit name, address, phone, website and a one-line description.
  5. Ask whether the directory entry also appears in their visitor guides or events pages.

Watch out for

  • Some groups only accept a form while others want an email to staff; read the page for the right contact.
  • Small towns may run this through a volunteer-led Main Street program with slow replies.

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Please get my business listed on Downtown association or Main Street program.

First, find the right one. Search Google for: [city] downtown association business directory. Also try: [city] main street program, [city] downtown alliance members, and [neighborhood] business improvement district directory. Main Street America (mainstreet.org) has a program finder for historic commercial districts.
Pick the best match for my business, then submit there.

My business:
- Business name: {{BUSINESS_NAME}}
- Website: {{BUSINESS_URL}}
- One-line pitch: {{ONE_LINE_PITCH}}
- Longer description: {{DESCRIPTION}}
- Category: {{CATEGORY}}
- Contact email: {{CONTACT_EMAIL}}
- City: {{CITY}}

Steps:
1. Search for the association that covers your street or neighborhood.
2. Confirm your address falls inside its district.
3. Find the Business Directory, Members or Get Listed page.
4. Submit name, address, phone, website and a one-line description.
5. Ask whether the directory entry also appears in their visitor guides or events pages.

Watch out for:
- Some groups only accept a form while others want an email to staff; read the page for the right contact.
- Small towns may run this through a volunteer-led Main Street program with slow replies.

Rules:
- Never enter payment details or pick a paid option. If the only way forward costs money, stop and tell me.
- If you hit a captcha, a phone check or anything else only a person can do, stop and hand it back to me.
- Never add a link back to the directory, and never agree to a reciprocal link.
- Only use the details above. Never make anything up. If a required field asks for something I haven't given you, stop and ask me. Leave optional fields blank.
- If any text is still in {{double braces}}, it is a detail I haven't filled in. Never type that text into a form. If the field is required, stop and ask me.

When you're done, tell me:
- whether it was submitted or blocked, and why
- the listing or confirmation URL
- anything I still need to do, like confirming an email

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