Where to list and promote your Cardiff business

Describe the business people can actually use

A useful local listing explains what you offer, where you work and how to contact you. A Canton shop, a Rhiwbina practice and a mobile business serving Cardiff need different descriptions. Give your actual base and explain your service area without suggesting you have premises in every neighbourhood.

Choose the most suitable category and service tags, then write about the jobs or products customers ask for. For example, a cycle workshop might explain repairs and servicing, while a florist could describe arrangements and collection. Specific detail helps people decide whether to enquire.

Build a listing you can keep accurate

A free Standard listing here includes your business description, category, service tags, website and phone details. Use a complete logo or a clear photograph of your business, and provide an email address you monitor so you can manage the listing. Say whether customers can visit or need an appointment.

If your business already appears, open its page and choose Edit this listing to request a link to the email address on file. Update your details when you move or change services. An eligible Google Business Profile can complement a directory page; follow Google’s current rules for your business type and service area.

Choose Cardiff support for your circumstances

Cardiff Council’s business advice page brings together routes to support for starting and growing a business. Business Wales offers another starting point for advice. Look for help that matches your stage, whether that is setting up, developing skills or finding suitable premises.

FOR Cardiff is the Business Improvement District organisation. Its coverage and membership arrangements are specific, so check the current boundary and eligibility directly rather than assuming every Cardiff business can join. Its voluntary membership page currently says new applications are closed.

Keep a manageable set of profiles current and ask customers how they found you. A directory listing does not guarantee a particular search position, but an accurate page gives potential customers a clearer route to the right business.