In order to create a listing on the directory, you must:
1. Create an account at ShopWhittier.com. You can do that here.
2. Once you do that, you can add a listing to the directory, here.
Once you create your account, come back to this page for detailed explanations about the form.
Adding a free listing to ShopWhittier.com is really easy, and is one more opportunity for your customers, old and new to find you in Whittier. This article will give you detailed information.
Before we go on, we would like to let you know: if you need help with your listing, call Carol at 562-696-6868.
If your business is already in our database, we may have added it for you. If you want to manage your own listing, just make a new one and we will make the necessary arrangements when we see your entry!
If the Entry Page is narrow, use the expand body icon to make it wider, so you can see all the content. Also, if you cannot see the category listings at the bottom of the page, click the 
icon before you start, to make it easier to see.
This Icon will give you more information about that input field as you go.
Free Options:
Fill out the required fields, accept the terms of use, and then click "Send." Reading this document will help a lot!
First, you must create a Username and Password and have your address confirmed by the site. After that, you can log in, click on the link for the Business Directory, and then click on "Add Entry".
Company Name, Street, City, State, ZIP Code, Email address and Phone Number are required fields. We reserve the right to not approve free listings from outside of the City of Whitter. Contact us if you wish to have a listing from outside the City. We are aware that some businesses are on the outskirts of Whittier have a lot of customers within our City. Give us a call at 562-696-6868 to make arrangements with us.
Free Description: Describe your business in a sentence or two, in 300 characters or less (including spaces). This is a small space, but you can also use it to make brief announcements about sales or specials.
Selecting a Category: You must select each one and click the "add" arrows that look like this: >>
Paid Options:
All paid options require you to check the "Add" box before the information can be added. This will trigger the PayPal Billing and allow you to submit the information.
Adding a small photo: Will be sized down to 300x200 pixels. This appears in your Details View listing and can be a photo of a product, person or your location. You can change it as often as you like.Adding an icon: Adds a little color to your directory listing, it will shrink to 50x50 pixels. This appears in your V-Card - the small listing on the category page. It draws attention to your category listing and makes your entry more colorful. This is a good place to include a logo.
JPG format works best, and must be small or the site will not upload them.
Website: This will create a "hyper-link" to your Web site, directly from ours.
Adding a Long Description: This area will allow you to have a fairly thorough description of your business. You can also use this area as a mini price list, a calendar, or news information site. Works great if you don't have your own Web Site or as a way to keep focused on the needs of Local customers.
Optional:
Meta Keywords: Add relevant key words to your listing in "Meta Keywords". For example if you are listing a toy store, you would want to include words such as: "toy toys child children kids games blocks teddy bears clothes clothing apparel tricycle" If you have some key brands, stick those in there too.
Description Keywords: Add relevant descriptions in the "Description Keywords" area. This would be a simple sentence that describes your business in a sentence.
(more tips coming)
