How to add your business to the directory

Adding a business is free. Search first, because most Southeast Texas businesses are already listed and claiming an existing listing is quicker. If yours is new to the directory, fill in the form at Add your business: business name, category, street address, city and phone, plus your name and email. An admin reviews every new listing. When it is approved you get an email, your listing goes live, and it is Featured for 30 days at no cost.

Step 1: Check for an existing listing

1. Open Find your business listing.
2. Type your business name or phone number in the search box. Results appear after two characters. Seven or more digits searches by phone number.
3. If your business appears, select Claim it and follow How to claim your listing. A result labeled Managed by its owner already has an owner; select View to see it.
4. If no result matches, select Add my business. The form opens with the name (or phone number) you searched already filled in.

You can also reach the form from Add your business free on Claim your business and from Add a [city] listing on any List your business city page, which fills in the city for you.

Step 2: Fill in the form

Open Add your business. Fields marked * are required.

Your business

About you

Select Add my business. The confirmation reads Thanks! [business name] is in the review queue.

Step 3: After you submit

1. Review. An admin reviews your new listing. It stays out of public pages until it is approved.
2. Approval email. We email Your email with the subject "[business name] is approved — featured free for 30 days." Your listing is now live, and its 30 days of Featured placement start at approval. See Free listing vs. Featured for what that includes.
3. Sign in.
   • If you were signed in when you submitted, select Go to My Listings on the confirmation screen. Your listing is listed under My Listings; until approval, opening it shows Claim Pending Approval.
   • Otherwise open Sign In, choose the Magic Link tab, enter the same email and select Send Magic Link, then click the link in your inbox. To use a password instead, select Forgot password? on the Sign In page, enter the email and select Send Reset Link.
4. Manage. In your dashboard open My Listings and select Edit on your listing to update your details, contact information and social links. See Edit your listing.

To add another location or business, select Add another business on the confirmation screen.

Troubleshooting

• "Business name is required" (or Category, Street address, City, Business phone, Your name, Your email): that field was empty. Fill it in and select Add my business again. Your browser may also show "Please fill out this field" on the empty box.
• "Type of business is required for this category": choose an option in Type of business, which appears under Category.
• "Choose a category from the list" or "Choose a type of business that matches your category": reload the page and choose the category again, then the type.
• "Enter a valid email address for Your email" or "Enter a valid business email address, or leave it blank": check for a missing @ or a typo, or clear the optional Business email box.
• "Your connection dropped before the form was sent": check your connection and select Add my business again. Your entries stay in the form.
• The form suggested my business. Claim that listing instead of adding a duplicate: select Claim it next to it.
• I already have an account with that email. The new listing is attached to your existing account. Sign in as usual and it appears under My Listings.
• The approval email has not arrived. Check your spam and promotions folders for mail from the Southeast Texas Business Directory. Still missing? Email [email protected] or text (409) 257-3784 with your business name.
• I submitted the same business twice. Email [email protected] with the business name; an admin keeps one listing.
• My approved listing is missing from my city page. The city may be spelled differently from the directory's city list. Open My Listings, select Edit, and set City to the name exactly as it appears on List your business.