If you’re looking for a business – or own a business you’d like to promote – thepress.net is the place to go.

The Press Business Directory links customers and businesses within seconds. All you do is click on the Business Directory tab at thepress.net homepage and you’re connected to businesses located in Brentwood, Oakley, Antioch, Discovery Bay Pittsburg, Byron, Knightsen and Bethel Island.

Businesses looking to join the directory on the Web simply search for their business name in the search window. Existing businesses that appear in the Press Phonebook are probably in the system already, listing address and phone number. So once you find your basic listing, you can claim the business, update the information, select up to three business categories and add search attributes for each category.

If you want your business featured prominently in the business directory, you can upgrade your package by clicking on the options at the right of the business directory page.

With the purchase of the silver package, your listing moves to the beginning of the alphabetical results list.You can include hours of operation, four photos and a detailed description of your business and offered services.

The gold package allows your business to be tagged so that it comes up in the first 10 listings in the business directory for your service category, and it increases search engine optimization. The goal is to get your business on the first page of search engine results! The gold package allows businesses to add a link to their Web site and post videos, coupons and testimonials. Gold members are also featured on thepress.net homepage below the top stories, which increases visibility to potential customers.

If you’re looking for services and want to support local business, simply type what you’re looking for and thepress.net will do the rest.