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Ever wonder how some retail directories are able to locate the five or ten stores nearest you and tell you how many miles away they are? That's called a "Locator" program or "zip code locator", and it's a wonder of technology.
State by State Doesn't Really Work
Do you have a list of stores, associates or distributors around the country that you would like to refer to in your web site? Sure, you could present lists by state. But what about someone who lives in Kansas City, MO, for example. The closest location might actually be just across the state line, in Kansas. What if you live in New York City? Then you have to search three different states to make sure you covered your local region.
Unfortunately, searching by state only works if you are located near the center of the state and only if there are plenty of locations near you.
The Magic of Global Coordinates
Our global locator finds the locations that are closest to any query, based on longitudes and lattitudes. We aren't limited by state boundaries. In fact, we can even search within Canadian Provinces and territories as well as all U.S. territories, such as Puerto Rico and Guam. It might sound extreme, but that means folks in the Virgin Islands can be included in a search for locations in the Yukon Territory.
You're in Control
All you have to do is to upload your list of addresses to your own secret page on the web site. You can also manage the address list on-line, making changes and updates from your own Internet browser.
Can't Beat the Price
There are other zip code locator services out there, but most of them cost literally thousands of dollars. Some cost only a few hundred to set up, but you still have a lot of technical stuff to deal with, and tech support is vertually non-existent. Worse, many of them use outdated or illegally acquired zip code information.
With our global (zip code) locator service, you get it all assembled for you. Send us your list of addresses, and we'll enter them for you. After that you can manage the list yourself on the custom UI we provide.
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