Questions & Answers

For Business Owners

Does my business already have a flyer on WeLoveBusinesses.com?
Most likely, yes. Over 12 million businesses across America already have a free online flyer. To find yours, pick your community on the front page and tap Go to My Community. On your community's page, type your business's name and tap Search.
Is it really free?
Yes. Your flyer, printing it, sharing it and every it gets are all free. There's nothing to sign up for.
How do I find my flyer?
On the front page, pick your community and tap Go to My Community. On your community's page, type your business's name and tap Search. Tap your business's name, and your flyer slides out.
How do I print my flyer?
Open your flyer and tap the big red Download & Print button. It prints on one sheet of regular letter paper (8½ × 11). In the print window you can also choose "Save as PDF."
What's on my flyer?
Printed: "We " and your business's name in big letters, what kind of business it is, your phone number and address, "SCAN TO GO ONLINE:", a big red QR code, and "Give 'Em Some Love!" Online: the same, plus a big button people tap to give you love, and buttons to text, email or share your flyer on Facebook.
Does my business have its own web address?
Yes. Every business has one, like WeLoveBusinesses.com/Arnold/California/Pizza-Factory. Anyone who goes there sees your flyer.
How do I share my flyer?
Print it and put it up where your customers will see it: your counter, front door, truck, or community bulletin board. Online, use the buttons on your flyer: Text this flyer, Email this flyer or Share on Facebook.
How do I get more s?
Put your printed flyer where people can see it and ask your customers to scan it. Every is given by a real person who chose to give it.
My business isn't on WeLoveBusinesses.com. Why?
Our business information comes from free public map data. A business may be missing if the map doesn't have it yet, if it's marked as permanently closed, or if it has no phone number and no street address. To add it, open any flyer in your community and tap Add a business at the bottom. A real person checks it, and then it shows up.
Some of my details are wrong. How do I fix them?
Open your flyer and tap Fix this business at the bottom. Tell us what's wrong (wrong phone, wrong address, wrong name, closed...). A real person checks it, and then it's fixed.
My business does more than one thing. Can it show up in more than one place?
Yes. We understand many businesses do several things, so your flyer can show your services, like Deck Repair or Sand & Seal, and people searching for those will find you. We ask that you keep it to your three main services. To add yours, open your flyer, tap Fix this business, then Something else, and tell us your three.
Does it cost anything to be listed?
No. Being on WeLoveBusinesses.com is free.

For Community Members

How do I find a business?
On the front page, pick your community and tap Go to My Community. On your community's page, type what you're looking for (like pizza or plumber, or a business's name) and tap Search. The results slide out right on the page.
What does "Use My Location" do?
Your phone or computer asks if it may share your location. If you say yes, we pick the community closest to you. We don't save your location.
What's a ?
A is how you show a business some love. Tap the big that says Give 'Em Some Love! on any business's flyer. It turns into Loved! with the business's count, and hearts float up the flyer.
Can I give a business more than one ?
No. One per business, from each phone or computer.
Can I take my back?
Yes. Tap the big again and your is taken back.
Do I need an account to give a ?
No. There's nothing to sign up for.
How do I see where a business is?
Tap its address (with the 📍) on its flyer, and Google Maps slides out showing where it is. If the business only has a P.O. Box, the map shows its community instead.
Can I call a business from the site?
Yes. On a phone, tap the phone number on any flyer to call.

Put We Businesses on Your Phone

How do I get your app on my iPhone?
Open WeLoveBusinesses.com in Safari, tap the Share button (the square with the arrow pointing up), then tap Add to Home Screen. Our red shows up on your Home Screen, and one tap opens it like an app.
How do I get your app on my Android phone?
Open WeLoveBusinesses.com in Chrome. When it asks Install app or Add to Home screen, tap it. Or tap the ⋮ menu at the top right, then Add to Home screen. Our red shows up with your other apps.
Can I put it on my computer too?
Yes. In Chrome or Edge, click the small install icon at the right end of the address bar (a little screen with an arrow), then Install. On a Mac using Safari, choose File → Add to Dock.
Is it a real app? Does it cost anything?
It's our website, saved to your phone with our red as its icon. There's nothing to download from an app store, nothing to sign up for, and it's free.

The Heart Circle

What is The Heart Circle?
The six steps that keep the love going around. Businesses and their communities take turns:
Step 1: A business prints their free online flyer.
The business finds their flyer on WeLoveBusinesses.com and taps Download & Print.
Step 2: A business shares their free printed flyers.
They put their flyers where customers will see them.
Step 3: A community member scans the QR code on the free printed flyer.
Any phone camera can scan it. No app is needed.
Step 4: A community member lands on the business's online flyer.
The QR code opens that business's own flyer on WeLoveBusinesses.com.
Step 5: A community member chooses to give the business a .
One tap on the big : Give 'Em Some Love!
Step 6: Everyone watches the business's count grow!
After they give their , the business's count shows on its online flyer, and it keeps growing with every . And around it goes.

Flyers & QR Codes

Does the QR code ever expire?
No. Your QR code works forever and costs nothing.
Do I need an app to scan the QR code?
No. Most phones scan QR codes with the regular camera.
Where's the best place to put my flyer?
Anywhere your customers already look: by the register, on the front door, in your truck window, on community bulletin boards, or inside every order.
Do you track who scans my flyer?
We count how many times a flyer is scanned and how many times it's printed, but never who did it or where they were.
Why is the QR code red with a heart in the middle?
It's our QR code, so people know it leads to WeLoveBusinesses.com. It's the same red as our heart, and phones scan it just like a black one.

About WeLoveBusinesses.com

What is WeLoveBusinesses.com?
A free website that helps people find, call, use and love local businesses, in almost every community in America.
How many communities and businesses are on it?
Over 31,000 communities and over 12 million businesses.
Where does the business information come from?
From free public map data, plus businesses added by hand.
Who runs WeLoveBusinesses.com?
WeLoveBusinesses.com is run by David Forsyth, a semi-retired deck builder in Calaveras County, California. He builds most of his decks in Arnold and the communities above it. He just loves business, and he loves being a business owner.
Can I ask my own question?
Yes! Type it in the Ask us a question box at the bottom of this page and tap Send . A real person reads every one, and the best ones get answered right here.
How do I contact WeLoveBusinesses.com?
For now, the best way to reach us is right on any flyer: tap Fix this business (wrong details, or a business that's closed for good) or Add a business at the bottom. A real person reads every one.
Are you international by any chance?
No but we are thinking of expanding to 'Canada' or even 'Switzerland' is on the list!

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