How to get listed with Local First and independent business alliance directories

Please get my business listed on Local First and independent business alliance directories.

First, find the right one. Search: "local first" OR "independent business alliance" "[your city or state]". Open the alliance's Join or Membership page and look for a member directory. Pick the one that covers where you are based and sells online.
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. Find the alliance covering your city or state.
2. Read the membership criteria and check you count as independent and locally owned.
3. Fill in the membership application with your business details.
4. Pay the dues and complete your directory profile with your website link.

Watch out for:
- Dues are not free, and each alliance sets its own application steps.
- Alliances usually require local ownership and independence, and some expect a storefront or local operations.
- Check that the directory page links to members' sites before paying.

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