Localeze is a data repository for local business information.  Their database includes about 16 million listings for enterprises in the United States. 

Localeze draws, verifies and enriches their data from:

• More than 4,000 telephone directories
• Web site crawls
• Authorized dealer lists
• Info provided by partners, such as cable operators, directory assistance sources, telephone companies, ad agencies, etc.
• Merchant  generated content

The information that Localeze provides to web searchers includes:

• Basic business information, such as address and phone number
• Products and services offered
• Trust factors, such as industry certifications, memberships, accreditations, awards and accolades from places like the Better Business Bureau
• The brands a merchant carries
• Business hours of operation
• Payment types accepted
• Business categories

Merchants may set up free accounts with the Localeze Merchant Profile Manager, where they can manage information Localeze has about them by:

• Correcting inaccuracies in their listings
• Enhancing the information Localeze has about them
• Optimizing their listings with keyword-rich text, including brand names, products carried and services offered
• Managing multiple listings and locations from one place

The benefits they receive by using Localeze include:

• The ability to have the correct information about their business propagate across the web.
• An easy way to update their data on many locally-focused websites from one place.

What’s Different About Localeze?

• Localeze is free for individual merchants. Some other data repositories require payment for inclusion.
• Localeze is a respected provider of local business information for more than 50  websites which represent more than 85% of the market for Local Search.
• Localeze provides merchant data to some of the largest directory websites.
• Powers an “intelligent taxonomy engine” that can link brands with relevant search phrases and interpret related terms and categories.
• Localeze says their data is purchased and pulled by many Local Search providers rather than pushed out to them. This may indicate a preference for and trust in Localeze’s local business information over the data available from other sources.