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How do I list my business?
Create an account, build your listing, then go to Subscribe and finish Stripe Checkout. Listing is $3.99 / month, billed monthly, cancel anytime. After you pay (or redeem a founding promo), your business can show on the wall and in search.
What about the first 100 free listings?
The first 100 businesses get 3 months free to list — no promo code needed. Open Subscribe and complete Stripe Checkout: a card is required, but nothing is charged today. After the free months it’s $3.99 / month only if you leave auto-renew on. Ads stay paid even when the listing is free for those founding months.
How do ads work?
Two families: Featured / billboard campaigns (monthly reach plans) and daily micro-ads like Deal of the Day and Today’s Pop-up. Billboard tiers today: Local Spotlight $39/mo (about 10 miles), Metro Wide $79/mo (about 25 miles), and Regional Powerhouse $199/mo (statewide / broader reach). You can run more than one billboard at a time. Deal of the Day is a short daily placement with a countdown that shows to people within about 50 miles of the business. Today’s Pop-up is $3 for a calendar-day Pop-ups page listing with an optional +$5 Home boost (top 5 featured). One pop-up per listing per city per day, using that city's local time (midnight to midnight); different cities the same day are allowed. Buy from Advertise; manage live ads under Manage ads.
What’s Featured vs a billboard?
Featured is how your paid billboard creative shows up — in the header carousel and as a Featured tile on the wall when you’re in range for nearby viewers. Pick Local, Metro, or Regional reach on Advertise, pay, and it goes live. You can have multiple billboards on one listing.
How does Deal of the Day choose what I see?
Deal of the Day only shows ads within about 50 miles of you (your location or city hub). When several are in range, you see the closest one. If none are within 50 miles, you’ll see a quiet placard instead of a live deal — with a Promote link to Advertise. Allow location when the browser asks so nearby offers can rank first.
What are Today’s pop-ups?
Today’s pop-ups are a $3 calendar-day Pop-ups page listing for FOOD TRUCKS and DAY VENDORS. Optional +$5 Home boost places you in the Home window (max 5 featured per city per day). The pop-up day runs midnight to midnight in the pop-up city's local time (for example, Eastern time for Georgia cities). One active pop-up per listing per city per day; you may buy different cities on the same day. Page listing and Home boost are one booking — Delete or Pause frees the slot for rebuy. Each card shows the vendor name (optional — defaults to the listing name), photo, where they’ll be, hours that day, and a View link to the listing. Owners can type any city. When Home boost is sold out, the $3 page listing is still available if you don’t already have that city/day. Comp/free listings don’t include free pop-up spots; ads stay paid.
Is there a soft invite or private access gate?
No. Soft invite stays off. The site is open — it’s just new, so some things are still settling in. If something looks off, check the Disclaimer and Email WB.
Why might Views, Taps, or Spend look wrong?
Black Business Wall is new. Ad numbers like Views, Taps, and Spend may glitch or show incorrectly while we refine the product. Ads also don’t guarantee leads or sales. See the Disclaimer for the full note.
How does location / geo matching work?
Featured billboards and local discovery use your location (when available) plus the owner’s reach (Local ~10 miles, Metro ~25 miles, Regional broader/statewide). Nearby matches get priority. Deal of the Day is separate: it only shows within about 50 miles and picks the closest active deal in that range.
How do I advertise?
Sign in, open Advertise, pick a billboard plan or a daily micro-ad (like Deal of the Day), design your creative, and pay with Stripe. After checkout you’ll land on Manage ads. Confirm live prices on Advertise / Checkout if anything looks different from this FAQ.
Where do I manage my ads?
Open Manage ads in your dashboard. Billboards and daily micro-ads (including Today’s pop-ups) show in separate sections. You can pause when needed, delete an ad to remove it from Manage ads and take it off the wall the same day (no refund), and use Fix & show ads if a payment didn’t attach after Checkout.
How do I edit my listing?
Sign in and open Edit listing (also in the account menu). Update photos, hours, locations, and copy, then save. Use Preview to see your public page before or after you go live.
How does the referral program work?
Every listing owner gets a personal referral link on their dashboard. When a business signs up through your link, pays for its first month, and stays live on the wall for 14 days without a refund, you get 1 free month of your wall listing. You can earn up to 6 free months a year. The free month covers your listing only, not ads. You can’t refer yourself or another account you own, and if the referred business gets a refund within those 14 days, the referral doesn’t count.
The site feels unfinished — is that normal?
Yes. We’re new and still polishing listings, search, and ads. Temporary glitches happen; we fix them as fast as we can. Soft invite stays off while we grow in the open.
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