The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce has made it easier to promote its members online with its new Online Business Directory on www.slochamber.org.

Now, Chamber members each have their own webpage on www.slochamber.org with an opportunity to take advantage of a longer, more detailed description, a link to their website, and a link to Google Maps so anyone can find their location quickly and easily.

“This helps the Chamber by creating more than 1,400 extra pages on our website for search engines to index, which helps slochamber.org rise to the top of search results,” said Whitney Diaz, the Chamber’s director of Internet services and publications. “It also creates links to member sites, making them rise higher in search results for popular search engines, like Google, Yahoo! and Bing.”

Chamber members also have the opportunity to rise to the top of the new Online Business Directory’s search results by getting an Enhanced Listing. And unlike the standard listing, an Enhanced Listing is a specialized listing that also features an image, such as a logo, screenshot or photo.

“We’re always looking for ways to help our members gain better exposure, and this is another one of our affordable online tools that can help local businesses be seen in a more direct, customized way,” said Kristin Mehiel, the Chamber’s director of membership services.

Enhanced Listing rates are $365 annually, or about $30 per month.

For more information about Enhanced Listings, contact Mehiel at (805) 786-2766 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .