For Local Business

The Reading business directory 6,667 local readers a month Free to join

Put your business in front of Reading.

A free listing in the directory local people already read. It takes about five minutes, and you can do it from your phone.

List my business free Or we'll set it up for you

No card needed. Upgrade or cancel whenever you like.

How it works

More than a listing — a complete, AI-ready local presence that works while you get on with business.

  1. Find or add your business

    Search the directory. If you are already in it, claim it. If not, add it.

  2. Check your details

    Name, what you do, where you are and how to reach you. Four fields.

  3. You're live

    Readers can find you straight away, and you can add photos, offers and more whenever you like.

Our audience by the numbers

Real, local reach with inReading

6,667
Unique Viewers
27,075
Page Views
0:08
Typical Read Time
23
AI / Search Bots
40,355
Bot Visits
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inReading

Your source for local news and information

Who reads us

6,667 people in and around Reading read us over the last three months, across 27,075 page views. 6% of them came back on another day — this is a habit, not a one-off click. 28% read on a phone, which is where people are when they decide where to go. They come to us for local news, events and recommendations, which is why a listing here reaches people already in the mood to buy locally.

6,667
local readers
6%
come back another day
28%
read on a phone
4.1
pages per reader
Reading Berkshire United Kingdom

Why list with us

More than a listing — a complete, AI-ready local presence on inReading that works while you get on with business.

Local exposure

Get in front of engaged readers in your own area — hyper-local reach the big platforms can't match.

A niche, high-intent audience

Our readers are local people actively following what's happening near them — exactly the customers you want.

Found by AI & search

Every listing ships structured JSON-LD (business, ratings, offers) and we allow-list AI crawlers — so ChatGPT, Google and friends understand and recommend you.

Often your only online presence

No website? Your hub page — with photos, hours, offers, ratings and comments — works as a complete online home, with a one-page microsite a click away.

QR loyalty & gift vouchers

Run a loyalty card or sell gift vouchers customers buy online and redeem in store with a quick QR scan — no extra apps.

Sell online

List products and open a shop with secure checkout — sell to local customers straight from your page.

One place to manage it all

Listing, offers, products, loyalty, ratings, your shop and microsite — all from a single dashboard. Start free with the essentials and add more whenever you're ready.

Not sure where to start? Get a free review

Tell us your business name and email and we'll review how you look online — your website, your search presence and your social accounts — then show you what would make the biggest difference. It's free, and there's no obligation.

We'll send your review here.

Tell us more — the more you share, the sharper the review

No website? Leave it blank — that's useful to know too.

Social accounts

We'll use your details to send your review and to contact you about how we can help. No spam.

No time? We'll do it for you.

Leave your number and someone from the team will call you, ask a few questions and set your listing up while you get on with your day.

Thanks — we'll be in touch.

List your business — and grow with us

Start free with a basic listing, then add photos, offers, products, a QR loyalty scheme, an online shop, a microsite and more — all managed from one dashboard. Add what you need, when you need it.

Free — Free

Be in the directory, and tell readers about an offer.

See what is in it
Starter — GBP10.00

Everything that makes your listing worth finding, and a place at the top of the directory.

See what is in it
Promote — GBP20.00

Reach readers away from your listing — in the paper, in the newsletter and around the site.

See what is in it
Pro — GBP30.00

Take bookings, sell online and keep customers coming back.

See what is in it
Basic Listing

Get found: your business name, category and address in the local directory.

Add your business
Advanced Listing

Add photos, hours, description, links and everything that makes you stand out.

Upgrade your listing
Photo & Video Gallery

A gallery of photos and video on your listing — readers decide with their eyes long before they read the description.

Show your place
Product Listings

Showcase what you sell — each with structured data AI and search engines understand.

List your products
Reviews

Ratings and comments from local readers, feeding an AggregateRating that AI and search show in results.

Collect ratings
Promoted Listing

Your listing above the rest of the directory, and marked as promoted so readers know where it stands.

Go to the top
Offers

Make offers to our subscribers and readers.

Create an offer
Loyalty Scheme

A QR loyalty card — points, discounts and “buy ten, get one free”.

Start a scheme
Advertising

A hyper-local audience Google and Meta can’t deliver.

Advertise with us
Newsletter & Editorial Features

Get featured in our newsletter and editorial coverage — read, not scrolled past.

Get featured
Sponsorship

Sponsor the publication and reach every reader.

Become a sponsor
Availability & Booking

Take bookings online — tables, appointments and services, with your real availability.

Take bookings
Ecommerce

Sell online with our shopping and catalogue tools.

Start selling
Microsite

No website? We’ll build you a one-page site under our domain.

Get a microsite
Full Website

A complete multi-page website, built and hosted on bLocal.

Get a website
AI Marketing Plan

An AI-built marketing plan with dated activities you can track week by week.

Get a plan
Mailing List & Customer Database

Your own mailing list and customer database, built and managed for you.

Build your list
Social Media Management

We post to your social accounts for you, on a schedule, in your voice.

Hand it over
Press Releases & Media

Press releases written and sent to real media contacts.

Get covered
Influencer Programme

We find the local influencers who reach your customers, and introduce you.

Find your voices
Full Marketing Management

The lot, run for you — plan, mailing list, social, press and influencers.

Talk to us

Questions people ask

Yes. No card, no time limit. You only pay if you choose to add something to it.
Any time, from your own account. You drop back to the free listing and keep it.
Most people aren't. Leave your number above and somebody will call and do it with you.

Get listed today.

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