The practical details, before and after signup.

Start with the question your customer arrives with. A restaurant visitor usually needs the nearest open branch. A dealer-network visitor may need a certified repair partner. A stockist visitor may care about a product category before distance.

1. 1Choose whether search matches addresses, location names, categories, or all three.
2. 2Set the starting view, default radius, distance unit and whether the browser asks for location.
3. 3Add only the filters that change a real choice, then decide whether filters match any or all selections.
4. 4Write the empty and no-results messages in your own voice, including the next useful action.

Save the sheet you already maintain as CSV. The import flow detects likely columns, lets you correct the mapping, geocodes addresses, and separates ready rows from duplicates or addresses that need attention.

1. 1Keep one location per row and include a name plus either an address or coordinates.
2. 2Upload the CSV and confirm the proposed mapping for name, address, hours, categories and custom fields.
3. 3Review rows marked for lookup or as duplicates. Ready rows can continue while you repair the rest.
4. 4Import, spot-check a few locations in the preview, and export a clean copy whenever you need one.

Brand recognition comes from the full composition: type scale, spacing, contrast, corners, marker treatment, button weight and the relationship between map and results. Those controls are independent, and six worked examples provide starting directions.

1. 1Choose the layout based on the job: list and map, map and list, map above, or a results grid.
2. 2Set background, text, accent and button colours with enough contrast for real visitors.
3. 3Choose dot, numbered or logo markers, then decide whether crowded pins should cluster.
4. 4Tune corners, spacing and type scale last. Preview phone width before publishing.

At thousands of locations, the important questions are no longer cosmetic. Results need to page in rather than loading at once, list limits must be explicit, and search analytics should reveal places where demand has no nearby result.

Use categories and groups for stable business distinctions, priority only within a sensible radius, and the no-result report as a demand map for expansion.

Copy the embed code from the dashboard after adding a map key. Pick your platform below, follow its three publishing steps, then use Check installation against the public page.

<div id="biz-locator-root"></div>
<script src="https://cdn.handledlocal.com/widget.js"
  data-site-id="your-site-id" async></script>