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Claim Your Listing on 'Mountain View Patch'

If you own or manage a business in Mountain View, you can claim your listing in our Patch directory.

Do you own a business in Mountain View? Have you seen your listing in the Mountain View Patch directory? We’ve compiled a comprehensive directory of businesses ranging from restaurants and stores to local government offices.

Each listing has some general info and pictures of the business — but if you own or manage the business you can claim the listing.

Claiming the listing will give you a bit more administrative access to the listing. Adding photos, details we may have missed and other information.

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So how do you claim your listing? It’s easy!

Find your listing in the Mountain View Patch directory. For example, let’s say you own or manage .

  • On the right-hand side of the screen, you’ll see an icon that says "Do you own or manage this location? Claim it!"
  • Hit the link and Mountain View Patch will prompt you with a form asking you several questions. We’ll ask for your name, your role at the organization and your phone number. We’ll also ask how you’re authorized to represent this organization (Do you own the business? Manage the business? etc...).
  • Hit "Submit Claim," and you’re good to go!
  • Within a few days, someone from Patch should contact you to verify your authenticity.

Here are some of the benefits:

Once approved, you'll have a "Manage Your Listing" button on the top of your Places page. Click the button to be taken to your dashboard.

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From the dashboard, you can make changes and updates to your listing. On the left side of the dashboard you have several options: Your Stats, Edit listing, Manage Photos & Media, Reviews, Free Tools, Paid Tools and Contact Sales.

Your Stats:

Here you can see how many users have rated, reviewed or follow your listing. You can e-mail your customers to seek out more reviews, and link the Patch Place to your Facebook or Twitter account.

Edit Listing:

Add photos, website information, hours of operation, contact information and more under the "basic info" tab. Some of this information cannot be changed, but you can request a new description if you think your business is inaccurately described.

Choose "extra info" to add information like the founding date of your business, what kinds of payments you accept, if there's street parking or a lot, and much more.

Manage Photos & Media:

Here you can add and edit photos and choose which image is featured. If you have video or PDFs, you would add that here too.

Reviews:

You can see what people have to say about your business.

Free Tools:

Post events and add job openings to our classifieds section, also known as the Marketplace.

Paid Tools:

You can upgrade your listing with a video profile, add a message from the owner and become a featured business on the Places page for a fee. Learn more about these options and how to get in touch with a sales team member.

So claim your listing today!

Help keep Patch users up to date with your company and keep your listing looking fresh. If you have questions feel free to contact directorysupport@patch.com.

Claim your listing and get the most out of Mountain View Patch!


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