To add your free business coupon just search for your business on CitySquares and once you find it, click it so you go to your business profile page. On the right side of the page you’ll see a blue box to Edit your listing for free. You’ll then be taken to a page where you can edit your business information. Keep in mind that you do need to have a username and password on CitySquares to do this.

Lastly, we encourage you to enter a coupon or discount that is redeemable. For example, something that says “Free hair coloring for first time customers when you bring this coupon with you!” This way your asking the consumer to bring the coupon with them and you’ll be able to see for yourself that the coupons are working!

Take full advantage of this and spread the word!

Please email us at help@citysquares.com if you have any questions.

1) the small businesses along the streets, with their storefronts, their goods and services, their owners who employ the locals and teenagers during the summer, who take good care of their customers, the local residents. Who know the children, the selectman, and who keep their sidewalks clean.

2) the artists of the community who hold high aesthetic standards, who remind us of the beauty in our world, and even the darkness. The artists who have passions for certain causes, who stick together and surprise us, who open our eyes. The musicians who sit on the park bench strumming a guitar, or the painter who stands on the shoreline painting a landscape, and who all hang out at the local coffee shop talking about politics or collaborate on some new media projects.

3) the local non-profits and pioneers whose only mission is to give something back to the community, the country, the planet, and do good things, who work tirelessly and usually for barely a livable wage to ensure everyone has access to affordable housing, to health care, or who work improve the local economy, or help clean our planet for the next generations.

These three constituents in our society are the very core of our communities. They attract a certain population, they affect the local culture, they define the community. They attract people of all walks of life, of all races, of all belief systems and politics. They are the heartbeat of our communities. Without them, our communities have no identity or character.

For the last three years CitySquares has offered non-profits and local artists free profiles on CitySquares.com. Unfortunately we’ve never really publicized this, never really marketed it. That’s always been a bit of a thorn in our side too, something we’ve always intended to do but keep getting distracted from. So I’m hoping that this blog entry can serve as our first real foray into marketing this better. Let it be known now:

CitySquares provides all non-profit organizations, and all local artists with free Deluxe Profiles on CitySquares.com. There is no catch, there is no cost, not today, not tomorrow, not ever.

If you are a non-profit or a local artist, then you are welcome to sign up for a Free Deluxe Profile! Here’s just a basic example. How the profile looks and functions largely depends the content you make available on it. You can get very creative with these profiles!

What are the benefits of having a Deluxe Profile on CitySquares.com?
Like all of our profiles, they’re extremely Search Engine Optimized. So when people use the search engines to find you they’re very likely to discover your profile on CitySquares.com. Also, we have over one million people each month using CitySquares.com, and that number is growing especially as we continue to roll-out the site nationally. If you have a website, use your CitySquares profile to link to it and improve your search engine rankings. Take advantage of some of the bells and whistles on these profiles like reviews, and ratings. Embed a YouTube video if you have one, or add some images showing your art work or photography. There’s much more.

How do you get started?
Add your non-profit or your Artist profile to CitySquares.com by clicking here. Then standby for a phone call or email from us and we’ll take care of the rest. It’s pretty easy. And don’t worry about the lingo on the page, or about pricing.  Just proceed with the free options and we’ll take care of the rest.

We hope you’ll take full advantage of this opportunity which has no expiration date. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need a hand.

Happy Holidays,

– Ben Saren

For example, are the Sox on the road, and you are looking for something to do?  Well, head on over to Kenmore Square anyway and celebrate Taco Tuesdays at La Verdad Taqueria Mexicana, Ken Oringer’s newest offering to Boston.  Every tuesday, enjoy $1 Tacos and choose from chicken, carnitas, pork…Up to 5 per customer!

Or maybe you are in the mood for something sweet?  Well Sweet Chistopher’s Dessert Cafe on Centre St in Jamaica Plain has a treat for you!  Stop by anytime, and mention that you saw them on Citysquares… You’ll get a free cupcake!

Free, You ask?  Yup…and here is another one: Check out Bostone Pizza, located on Newbury St in the heart of Back Bay.  Their pizza is killer, and you can have any slice for FREE.  Just print out the coupon.

Darque Tan offers free tanning for a month, for you and up to 3 friends!  Watch their video,read more information, as well as print their free offer here! Darque Tan has two Boston locations,  locations in Newton, Revere, Swampscott and is getting ready to open their newest location in Saugus Mass!

How about making a few bucks this month?  Check out Mt. Washington Bank on CitySquares.  They have several locations in the Boston area.  Bring in your old debit card and checks, and open an account with them, you can get cash on the spot!  Mentioned that you saw them on CitySquares.

Well, I am not going to reveal all of our great offers, you will have to visit CitySquares.com for more info.  We update them all the time, so keep checkin back!

– Kim