This article was co-authored by Chris Batchelor, a trusted member of wikiHow's volunteer community. Chris Batchelor is a wikiHow community member and technology enthusiast. He has experience using a range of different platforms and software, and likes to keep up with updates and new features. This article has been viewed 14, times. Are you a member of Foursquare? Have you checked into places yet? If you have, but now you've encountered a place that isn't in their database yet, you realize you have a problem.
You'll find the details on how to fix this and add a place item to check into for their database, after reading and following the directions in this article. Random Article. Home Random Terms of Use. We use cookies to make wikiHow great.
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Method 1. Visit and log into the Foursquare website in your web browser with your Foursquare credentials. Search for the exact location of the business and go to the create a new list page if no listings are found.
The link to add a new business can be found at the very bottom of the page of search results under the title "Add a new place to Foursquare". From any Foursquare page or even from the Foursquare splash page search for the business. Click and type your item into the "I'm looking for" box and type the city name and state abbreviation city, two-lettered state abbreviation into these boxes and click the "Search" button to submit the search.
As you are typing the city and state, you can click the entry in the real-time populated search drop-down box or you can finish typing this listing and click the "Search" button. This is your choice! They will both provide you with the same information. Fill in the mandatory fields on the page. There will be other boxes on this page; they can be filled out if you have access to this information, but they aren't volatile to the process these will be mentioned in an upcoming step.
To claim multiple listings, Foursquare has a slightly different process. Business owners, and authorized managers, looking to claim between 10 and listings should submit their information via this online form , making sure to include the listing URLs for all of the places they would like to claim, along with a brand page URL. Brands that want to claim more than listings should consult a third party such as Brandify for support via the Foursquare API.
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Related Articles. Author Info Last Updated: March 29, Part 1. Sign in to Foursquare. To use all the business features of Foursquare, you must sign up with Foursquare. Enter your email address, password, first and last name, and birthday in required fields. Create and launch your Foursquare business page. The Foursquare business page for publishing tips related to your business location. To create a Foursquare business page, you must connect a business Twitter account to Foursquare.
Sign into your Twitter business account using your registered email address and password. After that, you will be redirected to your Foursquare business page; it will have the same business name as shown on your Twitter business account. Switch your Foursquare personal account to a business account. To enable and access the business tools on Foursquare, you must switch your personal account to a business account using your new business page on Foursquare.
It will ask whether you want to use Foursquare as your business page or as an individual user. If you have logged into your Foursquare account as an individual user, you can convert your account temporarily into a business account by switching it to your business page. Do this by moving your mouse pointer over the profile picture at the top right corner to open a drop-down menu.
Now you can access the business dashboard. Add your business location on Foursquare. Enter the name of the business, its address, city, postal code, and country in the required fields. Now, type your business Twitter account ID and business phone number in the required fields. Click on the category box and choose a category and sub-category of your business from the drop-down list. Claim your business location. Claiming the business location on Foursquare proves your ownership of the business.
You need to search the venue of your business or, if you do not find it while searching, you can add your business venue and claim it as your own. Type your phone number in the required box then add your debit or credit card by typing the card number and security code of the card in the required boxes. Remember, to claim a venue located in the U. Foursquare will call you at this number after a few minutes to verify it. After completing this final verification step, the Foursquare team will send you an email with the verification code and other instructions to finish the process.
Check your email box and note the 4-digit verification code sent by Foursquare. A new tab will be opened on your browser. Enter the 4-digit verification code in the required field to verify ownership of your business location. Part 2. Publish merchant tips related to your business on different locations.
You can publish updates regarding your business at your business location and at other neighboring locations. Now, select the location from the results. On the next screen, enter tips regarding your business promotions or updates in the tip box below. Launch your business campaign. Foursquare lets you launch and continue business campaigns using your business venue.
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