The Kootenay List

Own one of these?

Claim your listing

Your business is probably already here. Claiming it puts the record in your hands: your words, your hours, your pictures. It is free, it stays free, and it takes about five minutes.

What claiming adds

  • What you actually doIn your words, so the people searching for it find you. The public record often files a business under one vague word. Only you can fix that.
  • Your real hoursHowever you actually work, not a guess.
  • Your storyShown as yours, in your voice, marked so nobody mistakes it for ours.
  • Your logo and up to four photosOpenable full size, so a poster or a menu can actually be read.
  • A booking or quote linkStraight to your own booking page or contact form.
  • The area you serveFor anyone who travels to the job.
  • The claimed markSo neighbours know the record is yours and kept current.

What the List will never do

  • Charge youNot for the listing, not for the claim, not for a better position. There is nothing to buy.
  • Sell your detailsThe list is not for sale and never will be.
  • Spam youNo mailing list exists. We reply to you, and that is all.
  • Rank by who paidNobody pays, so nothing is sorted by money. Ever.
  • Lock you inAsk and your listing is corrected or removed. Same day where we can.
  • Run ads at your customersNo ads, no trackers, no pop-ups.

How it goes

  1. 01You fill this inEverything below is optional except your name, your email, and which business it is.
  2. 02A person checksWe make sure the business is yours. An email from your own website settles it fastest.
  3. 03Your listing changesUsually within a week, and we write back to tell you it is done.

The claim letter

1

Who you are

So we can check the business is yours and write back.

An address at the business's own website is best. It proves the listing is yours in one step.
2

What goes on your listing

Fill in what you want shown. Skip anything you would rather not.

The words a neighbour would use. This is what people search for.
However you actually work. Example: Tuesday to Saturday, 9 to 5.
Shown on your listing as your own words, marked as yours. Up to about 150 words.
Phone, website, address, or the drawer you are filed under.
3

Your logo and photos

A logo and up to four photos. Pick them here, then attach them to the email.

Logo
Photos (0 of 4)Your own pictures: the shop, the work, the team, a poster. No stock photos or AI pictures standing in for the real thing.
4

Send it

This opens your email app with everything above written out.

Free, and it stays free. Every claim gets an answer.

The Kootenay List, operated by Kootenay Made Digital of Castlegar BC, uses what you send only to verify that this business is yours and to reply. No mailing list, and we never sell the list or share your details. Want them removed? Write to hello@kootenaylist.ca.

Not on the List at all?

Claiming only works on an entry that already exists. If the business was never here, send it in and I will add it.

Add a business to the List

Not sure why you are on here in the first place, or why it is free? Read how the List works for businesses.