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Domain Listings Debunks 5 Myths That Undermine Small Business Online Visibility

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  • Domain Listings, LLC, a Las Vegas-based business directory platform, shares the most damaging misconceptions that prevent small businesses from being found online.

The Hidden Cost of Bad Advice

Las Vegas, NV, Jun 16, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Small business owners are drowning in online marketing advice. Much of it is wrong. After 13 years operating a directory platform that serves over 150,000 businesses across the United States, Domain Listings has identified five persistent myths that cost businesses customers, waste time, and undermine online visibility.

“The online marketing space moves fast and it is easy to chase trends or cut corners,” the company explains. “What has kept Domain Listings, LLC operating for over 13 years is staying focused on delivering a real product, maintaining honest communication with customers, and continuously improving how we serve the businesses listed on our platform.”

These myths are not harmless mistakes. They shape how business owners invest their time, money, and energy. Understanding the truth behind them can mean the difference between being found by a customer who needs you and being invisible online.

Myth One: You Need a Big Budget to Compete Online

Many small business owners believe that without thousands of dollars for advertising, they cannot compete with larger companies online. This belief keeps them from taking simple, affordable actions that improve visibility.

“When I think about who is on the other end of a listing — a contractor trying to get found in a competitive market, a family business that has been operating for decades but never had a strong online presence — that is what keeps me motivated,” the company notes. “They are the reason the platform exists and the reason we work every day to improve it.”

The reality is that consistent, basic visibility efforts matter more than big budgets. Search engines reward accuracy, completeness, and consistency across platforms. A business with correct contact information, clear service descriptions, and current hours listed in multiple directories will often outperform a competitor with a flashy website and no directory presence.

Practical tip: Claim your business on one free directory today. Google Business Profile is the most essential, but add your business to at least one more. Consistency starts with two accurate listings.

Myth Two: Directories Are Outdated

Business owners often assume that online directories are relics from the early internet. They believe social media and paid ads have replaced them. This misunderstanding ignores how search engines actually work.

Directories provide what search engines call citations. These are mentions of your business name, address, and phone number across the web. Citations signal to search engines that your business is legitimate and established. They contribute to local SEO rankings, which determine who shows up when someone searches for services in a specific area.

The platform has grown to attract over 21,000 unique visitors per month. These are people actively searching for businesses by category and location. That kind of targeted traffic does not become irrelevant just because newer marketing channels exist.

Practical tip: Search for your business name and city in Google. If you appear in fewer than five places on the first page, you need more directory listings. Add your business to three directories this week.

Myth Three: Once You List Your Business, You Are Done

Many business owners treat directory listings like a one-time task. They create a profile, submit it, and never return. Then they wonder why it does not generate results.

“Customer service has been our biggest area of growth,” Domain Listings reflects. “Early feedback made it clear that we needed to invest more in how we handle customer concerns — not just in resolving issues, but in the way we communicate throughout the process.”

The same principle applies to business listings. Online visibility requires maintenance. Hours change. Services expand. Contact information updates. If your listings are outdated, potential customers cannot reach you. Worse, search engines may demote you in results because your information conflicts across platforms.

Practical tip: Set a recurring calendar reminder every three months to review your top five listings. Verify your hours, phone number, and service descriptions are current. This takes 15 minutes and prevents lost customers.

Myth Four: All Directories Are Scams

The directory industry has credibility problems. Bad actors have used deceptive tactics, aggressive billing, and fake invoices to exploit business owners. This has created a reputation issue that affects legitimate platforms.

“Operating in the online directory space has never been without challenges,” the company acknowledges. “The category has been damaged by bad actors who used deceptive practices, and that has created a credibility challenge for legitimate operators like us. The way I have approached it is through transparency — being clear about what we are, what we offer, and standing behind our service with a real refund policy and real customer support.”

Not all directories operate the same way. Legitimate platforms are transparent about pricing, provide real customer support, and offer straightforward refund policies. They do not send mailers that look like invoices. They do not auto-renew without clear disclosure. Researching a directory before committing takes minutes and protects your business.

Practical tip: Before paying for any directory listing, check three things. Does the site have a visible refund policy? Can you find customer reviews? Can you contact support with a real question and get a response? If the answer to any of these is no, walk away.

Myth Five: You Can Control Your Online Reputation by Ignoring It

Some business owners believe that if they do not engage with online reviews or listings, negative content will disappear or matter less. The opposite is true. Silence allows outdated information, competitor listings, and unaddressed complaints to define your online presence.

“I stay close to the data and close to the customer,” the company explains. “Reading feedback — even negative feedback — is one of the most direct ways to understand where there is room to grow.”

The businesses that succeed online are the ones that show up, respond, update, and engage. This does not mean spending hours every day on social media. It means regularly checking your listings, responding to reviews when appropriate, and making sure the information customers find is accurate.

Practical tip: Google your business name once a month. Read what appears on the first page. If something is wrong, fix it. If someone left a review, respond to it. Fifteen minutes of attention each month prevents bigger problems later.

If You Only Remember One Thing

Online visibility is not about having the biggest budget or the fanciest website. It is about consistency. Accurate information in multiple places, maintained over time, builds trust with search engines and customers. Small, regular actions outperform expensive one-time efforts.

“Consistency and transparency,” the company summarizes as its guiding principles. “Trust is slow to build and fast to lose — that shapes every decision we make.”

The businesses that get found online are not necessarily the best. They are the ones that show up accurately and consistently in the places customers are searching.

Take One Action Today

Choose one tip from this list and complete it today. Claim a directory listing. Update your hours. Google your business name and fix one outdated piece of information. Then share this myth list with another small business owner who might be making the same mistakes.

Visibility starts with action. The best time to improve your online presence was last year. The second best time is right now.

 

About Domain Listings, LLC

Domain Listings, LLC is an online business directory platform founded in Las Vegas, Nevada in March 2013. The company provides small businesses across the United States with an affordable, accessible way to establish and grow their online presence through a searchable business directory. Over the past 13 years, the platform has grown to serve over 150,000 businesses nationwide and attracts over 21,000 unique visitors per month. Domain Listings focuses on transparency, customer communication, and helping small businesses compete online without large marketing budgets.

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Blockchain Infrastructure Firm tZERO Integrates with Sui for Institutional-Grade Digital Asset Securities

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Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, August 25th, 2026, FinanceWire

The integration will bring established, regulated market infrastructure to Sui that unlocks support for institutions and issuers, while also opening access for tZERO to the chain’s deep pool of builders and developers

tZERO Group, Inc., a leader in blockchain-based financial infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership to integrate directly with the Sui blockchain, unlocking support for issuance, transfer agency, custody, trading, compliance and settlement for regulated digital assets security trading. The integration will expand Sui’s access to institutionally compliant U.S. market infrastructure aimed at building for tokenized markets, and will bring Sui’s deep pool of builders and developers into the tZERO ecosystem.

The announcement brings full integration into tZERO’s U.S.-regulated trading, custody, and issuance framework for the Sui blockchain, providing direct support for institutional-grade tokenization projects and initiatives for projects currently building on the network.

Mustafa Al Niama, Head of Capital Markets at Mysten Labs and former Americas Head of Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs, commented: Institutional adoption of tokenized assets depends on infrastructure that bridges blockchain innovation with regulatory frameworks. tZERO’s expansion to Sui gives issuers and developers access to regulated issuance, custody, and trading capabilities designed to support that transition, while also taking advantage of Sui’s unique architecture that is built to support institutional workflows.”

Through the integration, tZERO will gain access to a vast pool of developers, builders, and DeFi projects currently being built on Sui, leveraging the extensive knowledge these teams have in building for the network’s unique object-focused architecture. These builders have years of experience creating projects that take advantage of Sui’s highly performant network with near-instant finality, positioning them well to build on infrastructure designed to service institutional needs.

“Sui’s object-centric architecture offers a unique approach to regulated digital assets by making assets and their permissions programmable,” said Alan Konevsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of tZERO. “Combined with Sui’s performance, that design creates a strong foundation for the development of next generation regulated financial applications onchain.“

tZERO brings more than 12 years of operational experience in U.S. market compliance and infrastructure development, and is recognized by the SEC with multiple registrations. tZERO is also an active member of FINRA, and has years of experience bridging crypto-native projects into regulated U.S. market applications.

The partnership signals strong continued momentum towards the development of shared blockchain based infrastructure, goals shared by both tZERO and Sui, and directly expands access to support for digital asset securities issued onchain.

For more information about Sui, please visit: https://www.sui.io/

For more information about tZERO, please visit: https://www.tzero.com/.

About Sui

Sui, where money moves as freely as messages, is a next-generation Layer 1 blockchain built for scalable finance and global payments. Founded by the core team behind Meta’s stablecoin initiative and powered by an object-centric model, Sui makes assets, permissions, and user data programmable and ownable. Sui’s primitives offer builders everything they need to create high-performance payments and financial applications, including instant agentic payments. Learn more at sui.io

About tZERO Group, Inc.

tZERO Group, Inc. (tZERO) and its broker-dealer subsidiaries provide an innovative liquidity platform for private companies and assets. We offer institutional-grade solutions for issuers looking to digitize their capital table through blockchain technology, and make such equity available for trading on an alternative trading system. tZERO, through its broker-dealer subsidiaries, democratizes access to private assets by providing a simple, automated, and efficient trading venue to broker-dealers, institutions, and investors. All technology services are offered through tZERO Technologies, LLC. For more information, please visit our website.

About tZERO Digital Asset Securities, LLC

tZERO Digital Asset Securities, LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. It is the broker-dealer custodian of all digital asset securities offered on tZERO’s online brokerage platform. Digital asset securities may not be “securities” as defined under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA)-and in particular, digital asset securities that are “investment contracts” under the Howey test but are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission are excluded from SIPA’s definition of “securities”-and thus the protections afforded to securities customers under SIPA may not apply. More information about tZERO Digital Asset Securities may be found on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

About tZERO Securities, LLC

tZERO Securities, LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. It is the operator of the tZERO Securities ATS. More information about tZERO Securities may be found on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

About tZERO Transfer Services, LLC

tZERO Transfer Services, LLC is a transfer agent registered with the SEC. More information about tZERO Transfer Services may be found on the SEC’s Edgar: https://www.sec.gov/search-filings.

Forward-Looking Statements by tZERO

This release contains forward-looking statements. In addition, from time to time, tZERO, its subsidiaries, or its representatives may make forward-looking statements orally or in writing. These forward-looking statements are based on expectations and projections about future events, which is derived from currently available information. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, including financial performance and projections; growth in revenue and earnings; and business prospects and opportunities. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “contemplates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “plans,” “projected,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “hopes” or the negative of these or similar terms. In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors, including, without limitation: the ability of tZERO and its subsidiaries to change the direction; tZERO’s ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; performance of individual transactions; regulatory developments and matters; and competition. These and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are only predictions. The forward-looking events discussed in this release and other statements made from time to time by tZERO, its subsidiaries or their respective representatives, may not occur, and actual events and results may differ materially and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. tZERO, its subsidiaries, and its representatives are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this release and other statements made from time to time by tZERO, its subsidiaries or its representatives might not occur. This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase any security.

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Lejan Brings Barefoot Footwear to Back-to-School Season with Its Children’s School Shoes

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The brand focuses on flexible, zero-drop school shoes with plenty of toe room, designed to withstand the daily pace of young children.

Madrid, Spain, 25th Aug 2026 – Back-to-school season means new routines, new schedules, and many hours spent wearing shoes. That is why Lejan is once again putting children’s feet at the center of its approach with its barefoot school shoes, designed to bring the principles of foot-friendly footwear to one of the pairs children wear most throughout the school year.

Unlike conventional school shoes, Lejan’s barefoot school shoes aim to minimize interference between the shoe and the natural movement of the foot. They feature an anatomical toe box that gives the toes room to move, a flexible sole, and zero drop, meaning there is no height difference between the heel and the forefoot.

But for shoes designed for school, there is another particularly important factor: durability for everyday wear. Break times, running, playing, commuting, and long school days mean children’s footwear is subjected to especially intensive use. For this reason, Lejan’s school shoes are designed to combine the key characteristics of barefoot footwear with a construction made to keep up with children throughout their daily school routine.

A Shoe Designed to Grow, Play, and Last

During childhood, feet are constantly developing. Choosing the correct size and ensuring there is enough room inside the shoe is particularly important to prevent the toes from being compressed.

Lejan’s school shoes feature a forefoot shape designed around the natural anatomy of the foot, giving the toes more room than traditional narrow-toe school shoes.

The flexibility of the sole also allows the shoe to move more naturally with children as they walk, run, or play during break time. These features are combined with materials and a construction designed to withstand the frequent use associated with the school environment, where footwear needs to perform for many hours and across a wide variety of situations.

The result is a school shoe designed to balance freedom of movement, comfort, durability, and a simple aesthetic that is easy to pair with school uniforms and everyday school outfits.

Back to School Starts with the Feet Too

With its children’s school shoes, Lejan brings its philosophy of giving feet greater space and freedom of movement into the school environment, without overlooking one of the main requirements of children’s footwear: the ability to keep up with the children wearing it.

It is a back-to-school option designed not only around how the foot moves, but also around everything that happens around it throughout a typical school day.

Lejan’s children’s school shoes are available at lejanbrand.com.

About Lejan

Lejan is a barefoot footwear brand founded in 2024 with the aim of combining the principles of foot-friendly footwear with designs created for everyday life. Its models feature flexible soles, zero drop, and anatomical toe boxes, with options for both adults and children that combine functionality, design, and durability for everyday wear.

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Thomas Berkley Advances CSM Collective’s Vision for Sustainable Business Growth

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United States, 25th Aug 2026 — Thomas Berkley, Founder of CSM Collective, continues to build on his entrepreneurial experience by helping businesses and professionals approach growth with a stronger focus on client success, retention, and sustainable business systems.

As the digital business environment becomes increasingly competitive, entrepreneurs are looking beyond customer acquisition to understand what happens after a sale. Berkley’s work centers on this often-overlooked stage of the customer journey, helping organizations create structured processes that support clients, improve experiences, and establish stronger foundations for long-term growth.

Through CSM Collective, Berkley has developed an approach centered on Client Success Managers (CSMs) and the systems that support effective client relationships. His experience building multiple six- and seven-figure businesses has shaped his perspective that sustainable growth is not simply about attracting more customers, but also about delivering an experience that encourages clients to remain engaged and achieve meaningful outcomes.

“Growth becomes more sustainable when businesses pay attention to the entire client journey,” said Thomas Berkley, Founder of CSM Collective. “The relationship does not end when a customer makes a purchase. Strong onboarding, communication, fulfillment, and ongoing support can create the foundation for long-term trust and business development.”

CSM Collective focuses on helping businesses implement practical client success systems. These may include structured onboarding, regular client communication, feedback processes, fulfillment support, renewal strategies, and opportunities to improve the overall customer experience. The objective is to create systems that allow business owners to serve clients more consistently while building operational capacity for future expansion.

Berkley has also emphasized the importance of Client Success Managers as a strategic role within growing companies. Rather than treating client support as an afterthought, his approach positions client success as an integral part of the business model. A well-designed CSM system can help businesses identify client needs, address concerns proactively, and create more organized relationships between customers and service providers.

His entrepreneurial work also extends to helping individuals understand opportunities within the growing client success field. CSM Collective provides training and placement support for aspiring Client Success Managers, giving participants an opportunity to develop skills relevant to online businesses, coaching companies, consulting firms, and service-based organizations.

As part of his broader digital presence, Berkley continues sharing insights about client retention, business operations, and sustainable scaling. His educational content addresses the challenges founders encounter after reaching initial growth milestones and highlights the importance of creating systems that can operate effectively without requiring entrepreneurs to personally manage every stage of the customer experience.

A strong professional digital presence has also become an important part of modern entrepreneurship. For business leaders, clear communication and consistent publication of relevant, authoritative content can help audiences better understand their expertise, achievements, and business philosophy. Strategic media distribution provides another avenue for entrepreneurs to communicate developments and perspectives to broader audiences.

Looking ahead, Thomas Berkley and CSM Collective remain focused on expanding practical resources for entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals seeking sustainable growth. By combining client success principles with structured systems and entrepreneurial education, Berkley aims to help businesses move beyond short-term growth strategies and develop stronger long-term operations.

The continued evolution of CSM Collective reflects Berkley’s broader belief that successful businesses are built through systems, relationships, and consistent execution. As companies adapt to changing customer expectations, the ability to deliver meaningful experiences after the sale is likely to remain an important factor in building lasting business value.

For more information, visit ThomasBerkley.com

About CSM Collective

CSM Collective is an entrepreneurial education and business solutions brand founded by Thomas Berkley. The organization focuses on client success, business systems, professional development, and strategies designed to help online businesses strengthen client relationships and build sustainable growth. Through training, resources, and practical guidance, CSM Collective supports entrepreneurs and professionals navigating the evolving digital business landscape.

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