How to Find a Business in the Yellow Pages

by Kathryn Hatter
It may seem old-fashioned, but the Yellow Pages can be a valuable resource for business information.

It may seem old-fashioned, but the Yellow Pages can be a valuable resource for business information.

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With the growing popularity of the Internet, use of traditional yellow pages within the telephone book is declining. Despite this decline, it is still prudent to understand how the yellow pages are set up and how to find a business in the yellow pages. When you are looking for a business or service in the yellow pages, start by narrowing the type of business or service as much as possible and looking up these keywords.

1.

Formulate the best keywords to look up for the business you are trying to find. For example, if you are looking for a pest control business, start by looking up pest control or exterminators in the yellow pages.

2.

Look up the most promising keywords that describe the services the business offers or the products the business sells alphabetically in the yellow pages.

3.

Browse through the business entries within each keyword listing to find the specific business you are seeking. If the business you are looking for is not within one keyword listing, try a different keyword. Continue trying different keywords until you find the business for which you are looking.

4.

Write down the contact information for the business and contact them by telephone or email.

Things Needed

  • Yellow pages
  • Pencil and paper

Tip

  • Consider trying online yellow pages to locate a business website on the Internet. Visit yellowpages.com and enter a keyword for the business and a geographical location. Click "Find" to find the business online. Browse through the businesses that appear to match the business you are seeking.

About the Author

Kathryn Hatter is a veteran home-school educator, as well as an accomplished gardener, quilter, crocheter, cook, decorator and digital graphics creator. As a regular contributor to Natural News, many of Hatter's Internet publications focus on natural health and parenting. Hatter has also had publication on home improvement websites such as Redbeacon.

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