Directory Listings Service

Introduction

The ElginConnects Directory Listings provide you with access to a the only complete repository of businesses and services in Elgin County. It can be found in the right-column of many pages throughout the site, sometimes defaulted to categories pertinent to the page its located on.

• Using the Directory Listings
• Submitting a New Directory Listing
• Submitting a Correction to a Directory Listing
• Adding Images to Your Directory Listing

You can either search for a specific business/service name or view all the businesses/services in a particular category. You can also narrow your listings to a specific municipality.

To search by business/service name:

1. Type all or part of the organization's name into the text box above 'Search',
2. Click the 'Search' link/button (or hit 'Enter'),
3. The results of your search will be displayed in the main window. Click the business/service name for detailed information.

1. Select the desired 'Category' from the drop-down menu (note: some categories may contain sub-categories),
2. If you would like to select a sub-category, click the 'Expand Category' link and select a sub-category,
3. If you would like to limit your results to a specific municipality, select that municipality from the drop-down menu. You may also expand your listings to include all of Elgin County by selecting the 'Full Community' entry,
4. Click the 'Listings' link,
5. The results of your search will be displayed in the main window. Click the business/service name for detailed information.

Since the number and types of businesses and services are under constant change, you may notice an organization missing from the repository. If you feel that a business or service is missing from the ElginConnects Directory Listings, you can submit it for consideration.

1. NOTE: You must be a registered user of the portal in order to automatically enter a new organization. If you are not a registered user (have a username/password for the ElginConnects portal), you must register to create a username and password and then return to this page. Alternatively, you may be able to suggest an organization to be entered without registering - check here for details.
2. If you are a registered user and have logged in to the portal, you should see an 'Add Listings' link. Click it to proceed,
3. Enter in as many details about the business/service as you can - fields marked by a red asterisk (*) must be completed,
4. When completed, click the 'Add' button at the bottom of the page. The business will be added in pending mode and should be approved or denied within 5 business days,
5. If you do not see your submission in the listings after 5 business days, you may send a message to [email protected] to enquire about it.

If you notice an organization listing that requires a change to its details, you can submit your recommended changes:

1. NOTE: You must be a registered user of the portal in order to use the built-in change request feature. If you are not a registered user (have a username/password for the ElginConnects portal), you must register to create a username and password and then return to this page. Alternatively, you may be able to suggest a change without registering - check here for details.
2. If you are a registered user and have logged in to the portal, locate the listing you would like to recommend a change for (see here for details on locating listings),
3. At the bottom of the listing, you should see an area titled 'Updates'. Enter in the details of the recommended changes in the 'Suggested Correction' text box and click the 'Send Correction' button (note: be sure to include as much information as possible to ensure the listing is modified correctly),
4. Your recommendations will be submitted as pending and should be approved or denied within 5 business days,
5. If you do not see your changes to the listing after 5 business days, you may send a message to [email protected] to enquire about it.

Up to two (2) images are permitted per organization in the Directory Listings - typically a logo and/or general image. If you would like to have an image associated with your listing, send a message to [email protected] with the images attached.

The images should be cropped to their final borders. The images should be no larger than 265x150 and will be resized to fit those dimensions if they are larger. For best results, please submit your images with those limitation in mind.

We recommend that all additions/changes to the Directory Listings be completed with the tools available. If you are not able to use those tools, you may try to submit the request by sending an e-mail with all the pertinent information to [email protected]. Please Note: Requests for additions or changes done in this manner cannot be guaranteed!

For new organizations to be added to the system, be sure to include the following in your message as the minimum:

• organization's name
• description of the organization
• full mailing & physical address of the organization
• contact name and phone number of the organization