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3 Ways to Promote Your Local Family-Focused Business (For FREE)

Free promotion for family-friendly businesses in Hampton Roads

We get so many requests for this info, we decided to make it easy to share! If you own or work for a program or business that serves families and children in the 757, there are several ways you can use MyActiveChild.com to promote your programs—for FREE!

Please feel free to share this post with other local directors/business owners who might benefit!

FREE PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY #1: Add or Claim Your Free Business Listing

If your business offers youth activities, family-friendly services, or parenting resources, you may qualify for a free business listing on MyActiveChild.com.

✔️ To Get Started:

  1. Search to see if your business is already listed: SEARCH HERE 

  2. If your business is listed, click your listing page, scroll down, and select “Claim Listing”

        • If you don’t have an existing account you’ll create an account, and then confirm your email address.

        • Return to your business page (while logged in) to officially submit the listing claim.

        • All listing claims are reviewed and you may be contacted to confirm your business before approval.

  3.  If not listed, you can Submit a NEW BUSINESS LISTING to MyActiveChild.com HERE. All listings are reviewed before they are posted to make sure they fit within our listing categories.

    ✅ Business Listings: ACTIVITIES (View Categories)

    ✅ Business Listings: ATHLETICS (View Categories)

    ✅ Business Listings: RESOURCES (View Categories)

  4. Once approved, you’ll be able to edit and update your listing at any time!

    👉 Interested in additional features? Learn more about Paid Business Listings HERE.

✅ FREE PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY #2: Add Your Events to the Community Calendar

Have a family-friendly event? Add it to our Community Calendar, where thousands of local families search for things to do every week.  ➡️ FIND OUT HOW TO ADD YOUR EVENT ON THIS LINK.

 

✅ FREE PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY #3: Share in Our Facebook Group

If you’re hosting a FREE family event or program, you may post once per week in our 📢 MyActiveChild.com Facebook Group.

📌 If your event is paid, share it as a comment on our “ANYTHING GOES” thread, posted every Friday at 9 AM. Request to join the group here.

📌 Direct posts about paid programs will not be approved to the group.

 

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Written by Charlotte Moore

Owner & Founder of MyActiveChild.com | People & Programs Connector | Mom & MilSpouse