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What is the Fleet Business Network?

Fleet Business Network is designed by locals, for locals, helping to bring the community of Fleet closer together and enabling local people to find and use recommended local businesses.

    How does it work?

    Our Mission

    To bring businesses in the local area and surrounding areas, closer to the community of Fleet by providing a comprehensive directory of recommended businesses. 

    Why create the Fleet Business Network?

    The Fleet Parents Facebook group has over 3,000 members, with members posting every 3 minutes. Approximately 70% of these posts are requesting business recommendations.  Facebook is notoriously difficult to search on, requests for recommendations are often missed and many recommendation requests are repeated regularly. The Fleet Business Network will provide a simple directory of local businesses, categorised by service and rated by recommendations from local people.

    Why is the Fleet Business Network different?

    The website focuses on the local area, bringing local businesses to local customers, in order to help boost the local community and the business economy.

    • Customers are requested to write a positive recommendation on businesses they have used. Each recommendation will give the business a “thumbs up” rating.  The greater the number of “thumbs up” the higher up the list of businesses each business will be, within their own business category.  Recommendations can be linked back to Facebook, allowing customers to identify with the recommenders.

    How does the Recommendation System work?

    The Recommendation system has a number of variables.

    Businesses who have recommendations will appear above those with no recommendations:

    • Each recommendation a business receives will give the business one “thumbs up”.  Businesses can have up to 5 “thumbs up”.  The greater the number of “thumbs up” the higher up the listings that business will appear within their category.
    • Platinum advertisers with one “thumbs up” will appear higher in the listing than a Basic advertiser with one “thumbs up”.  Businesses with “thumbs up” will always appear above businesses without “thumbs up”. 
    • Businesses who have no recommendations will be listed chronologically. Platinum advertisers, with the same number of recommendations will appear higher in the listing within their category than Basic advertisers. 

    All recommendations will be authorised manually by the administrators of Fleet Business Network and where the person making the recommendation gives permission, a link back to the recommender’s personal Facebook page will be available. 

    Basic Package

    £35 per year

    • Business Name
    • Type of Business
    • Business Address
    • Business Telephone Number
    • Business Email Address
    • Business Web Address
    • Business Summary Description (300 characters)
    • Recommendation link

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    Platinum Package

    £75 per year

    • Business Name
    • Type of Business
    • Business Address
    • Business Telephone Number
    • Business Email Address
    • Business Web Address
    • Business Summary Description (300 characters)
    • Recommendation link
    • Full Description (1000 words)
    • Social Media Links (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+)
    • 3 Images (copyright ownership of image is the business responsiblity)
    • Integrated Location Map
    • Higher listing if recommendation the same as ‘Basic’ Advertiser
    • Qualifies for PlatinumPLUS Advertising

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    Fleet People

    With a membership of over 3400, the Fleet Parents Facebook Page has continual requests for local business recommendations. Developed with this in mind and to meet the peoples demand for local business information, Fleet Business Network serves both customer and business on one concise site.

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