FAQs

Have you taken a look at the themed days to give you ideas on what to post? From Tell Us What You Do Tuesdays, to Tell Us What You Want Thursdays - check out the announcement each day to get ideas.

And don't forget, that as a TBC member, you can promote your business at anytime in both the St Albans Businesses facebook group, as well as the Private TBC members only group.

Plus Bronze, Silver and Gold members can showcase their businesses, events, products and services on the TBC website - which we then promote for them!

It's fantastic marketing and it's great for someone else to be showcasing your business for you, right?! You can upgrade your membership at any time or you can simply get an add-on service for when your business needs it

So to get even more exposure for your business, get stuck in with adding information about your business - via news, products and services, top tips, events etc.

AND, if this is not your bag, and you'd like it done for you - check out our upload service - you simply send us content and images and we do the rest for you.

Or if you'd like it all done for you, we can write articles and showcase your business as part of our writing services

Of course! We understand that not everyone knows the back end of a website, gets social media or has the inclination to get stuck into marketing. We know that business owners need to be focused on what their business is doing, and not have to get bogged down with all the stuff they aren't good at, or don't want to be good at.

That's why we offer an upload service, so that you can simply send us the content and images you want featured. Or if you'd like us to write about your business and what you offer - it's always great to get an outside view on your business - you will be surprised at how much this helps.

Take a look at our additional services to help you and your business here

When you become a TBC member, your business is featured on our website where people can find you and we can refer you when we see people asking for services such as yours.

Plus, you can promote your business in our ready made, active and engaged facebook groups - St Albans Businesses and also our private TBC Members group.

And that's just for starters!

You can add your events to the TBC calendar

You can feature your news and anything about your business that you want promoted on the TBC website

You can share your tips and expertise on the TBC website, which really helps people to get to know you and what your business offers

You can feature your business story on the TBC website - everyone loves getting to know the people behind the businesses

Or if you would like us to do it all for you, we offer upload and writing services to help you!

Ooh, plus you get all the TBC Masterclasses as part of your membership! We've got fantastic online learning workshops to help with all aspects of business such as instagram for business, google my business, live streaming and LinkedIn for business.

And, you become part of a fantastic team - all looking out for each other, helping and supporting each other!

The first thing to do is to feature your business on the TBC website.

By doing this, not only will people be able to find your business, and TBC members will look to work with other TBC members, but WE will also put your business in front of people who we see asking for services such as yours.

So make sure your business profile looks amazing, and that you tag your business with relevant keywords under which you want to be found! Lots of our members find that they have a higher ranking on google via our website than they do their own!

As a TBC member, you can tell us what you are up to and we will share your news and you can also feature in the weekly Friday Facebook Live News.

And, if you are a "Bronze, Silver or Gold" member, you can upload your news, events, products and services in the TBC shop, your top tips and have a fantastic presence on the TBC website, all with links back to your site (which helps with SEO), all of which we will share via our social media platforms for you too! Result! Building the whole know, like and trust! We've got tons of useful videos on how to get your business out there via TBC TV.

You can also say hello in person! Even if you only pop into a Jelly for an hour, it's lovely for other members to meet the 'real' person behind the business. If you're nervous about coming to a Jelly, let us know and we'll make sure there's a friendly face to meet you.

Take advantage of our extra services if time is an issue or simply add on services as and when you need them for your business. We have a team here to help with social media, website uploads and all things membership if you need us.

There's tons you can do for your business - give us a shout if you need any help!

No. We're a community, not a referral generating scheme. That said, lots of our members do refer business to each other because they've come to know, like & trust what each other do. That is totally up to them.

It's up to you! We would love to see you at a Jelly, a social, a fundraiser or celebration event (or whatever else we're up to).

If those timings don't work, it isn't your thing or you prefer to be more active on social media - that's absolutely fine.

No. The beauty of TBC membership is that you can be as active or inactive as you like.

Whether you are on social media or not, we will present your business to potential clients.

We are very active on social media - with instagram, twitter, and facebook groups (St Albans Businesses and our TBC St Albans Members Only group) and pages - so you get to benefit from the audiences that we've built.

Being active on social media helps other people know what you do and how you can help.

Not all businesses are active on social media - for some it's not appropriate, others only use one platform because that's where their target market is.

You're welcome at TBC whether you're an active social media user or not.

And don't forget, that with our add on services, or with Bronze, Silver or Gold membership, we can get active on social media for your business when it suits you!

Yes!  You can find out more about them here.

If you'd like to build your own community - and that can be anywhere in the world - we'd love to hear from you. Email us on hello@thebusinessescommunity.com.

Our TBC magnets are a fantastic way to promote your business! Pick up a TBC magnet at a Jelly or any TBC events.

You'll also get one (and your TBC window sticker) when you receive your welcome pack after joining.

Use them to get involved with #magnetmondays in the Facebook groups.

As well as being a wibbly wobbly dessert, a Jelly is an event where local businesses come together to co-work in one place. It started in New York, we didn't think of the name.

You can find out more about our Jellies here.

The facebook groups - TBC members can post at any time about their businesses in both of our facebook groups.

You can also feature your news, events, products and services on the TBC website at anytime (which we then promote for you - one promo per month)

If you don't have time, or would like it all done for you, we offer an upload and writing service as well - take a look here

There are also lots of additional promotional opportunities such as sponsoring the TBC website, or our monthly ecomms "Get Business Wise", or hosting a jelly - take a look at all the amazing opportunities here

Plus there's our quarterly digital magazine, BizCom, bringing businesses to the community - if you'd like to find out more about featuring in this very popular publication, take a look here

If you're not yet a TBC member and want to be featured, now is definitely the time to join.

If you've got an amazing idea for a collaborative project, aren't getting your member emails, want to feature us or something else - drop us an email at hello@thebusinessescommunity.com

As TBC, we have two Facebook groups and a Facebook page.

TBC Members Only Facebook Group

A place for TBC members to work together, share members exclusives, be the "first to know", where you can test ideas, ask questions, give TBC members first dibs on events etc. and get support to grow your St Albans Business. Once you become a TBC member, we send you an invite to the members only group.

St Albans Businesses Facebook Group

This group is a public group where you can chat all things business. It's also a place where TBC members can promote their businesses, and where we also promote our members - putting your business in front of a large, ready-made, active and engaged audience. Result!

The Businesses Community Facebook Page

Our Facebook page is where we show the world what we're up to. It's one of the platforms we use to share what's going on in all the Business Communities and find out really important (usually lighthearted) things about our followers.

The Businesses Community St Albans is for anyone who has a business in St Albans, an outlet or base in St Albans, works predominantly in St Albans or whos business covers the St Albans area.

There are other Business Communities in Enfield and also one covering the whole of Bedfordshire.