Launch catalog / Playbook
EZlocal
Free route directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
Requirements
- US local business listing directory — needs a real business name, address, and phone number (NAP citation), not a pure online-SaaS play
- Free listing requires verification via text message (SMS), phone call, or email
- Business description must be 200+ characters for maximum directory distribution
- Primary category, website URL, and operating hours required
Prepare before opening the form
- Exact business name, US address, primary phone (used to locate existing listing to claim)
- Website URL, primary category, operating hours
- 200+ character business description with services and USPs
- Email for account creation; a phone that can receive SMS/calls for verification
Workflow
- Go to https://ezlocal.com/free-business-listing/ (help center also points to dash.ezlocal.com/newlisting/)
- Enter phone number + business name to check for an existing listing to claim
- Create an account with email; fill NAP, category, hours, website, description
- Verify via SMS, phone call, or email
- Free listing publishes on ezlocal.com; sync to 40+ or 300+ other directories requires paid Dash tiers ($39/$89/mo)
Watch for
- Official site returns 403 to non-browser fetchers — verify interactively
- Free tier is only the ezlocal.com listing; broad distribution is a paid upsell (Listing Sync $39-89/mo, 14-day trial pushed during signup)
- SaaS products with no physical US presence don't fit — this is a citation site
- Verification requires a real phone number tied to the business
What counts as live
The business has a public ezlocal.com listing page (searchable by name/phone) with NAP, website link, and description
Not verified
- Link attribute on the free listing's website link
- How long the free listing takes to appear post-verification
- Whether free listings decay or get suppressed without a Dash subscription
Sources
- Homepage — bot-blocked (403) to our fetcher; Google snippet confirms 'Join over 15 million businesses by creating a FREE listing' ↗
- Free Business Listing page (via search index) — claim a free US business listing in under 60 seconds; SMS/phone/email verification ↗
- Help Center — 'To claim or create a new business listing, go to: dash.ezlocal.com/newlisting/' ↗
- EZlocal Dash (via search index) — free listing; Listing Sync Pro $39/mo, Premium $89/mo upsells for 40+/300+ directory distribution ↗