Blasterous knows how difficult it is to own and operate a small business.  Are you seeing an “economic recovery” yet? In these times, it’s harder and riskier than ever – and even more important to take advantage of free services that are available like this one. We thought it a great opportunity to share with small businesses just how to benefit from using Blasterous Business Pages and communication platform.

Here is a simple guide to getting started using our site.

1. Create your presence here by claiming your Blasterous Business page and uploading a logo or image of your business. From your Blasterous Business Page, you can post blasts which will be visible to prospective customers ; either through our website or mobile application. (Tip: if you have one, you should always include your company website address which will help your website rank higher in search engines.)
2. Tap into other networks you may have by linking your Blasterous Business Page to your Facebook account (if you have one). This will allow all public blasts to auto-post to your Facebook wall; sharing your messages with your friends and extending your Blasterous reach.
3. Invite your customers, friends, family, co-workers etc, to connect with your Blasterous Business Page.  Your invitation will let everyone know where they can go to receive real-time blasts from your business.
4. Start posting Blasts from your computer or smart phone.  While there is no limit to how many blasts you can post a day, you should be thoughtful about blast frequency as too many blasts could potentially cause irritation and message fatigue with your following. (Tip: Blasts can be anything from helpful tips like this one to changes in store hours; from a daily deal to sharing some local news or event information.)

The world is moving toward mobile which means many of your customers are using mobile applications to discover what’s going on in their area.  By having a Blasterous Business page, your blasts are visible to those using our free Blasterous Android and iPhone app as they travel into your area.

Get started now.  Claim your business page.

Have a smart phone? Checkout the Blasterous mobile apps.

Today we are happy to finally announce the release of Blasterous mobile app for Android. This app is identical to the same version iPhone app our users have been using for the past few weeks. This release is big for us as many of our users have been eagerly awaiting its release. Our apologies to our Android users for the delay; we were working feverishly on it. Now that the base line app is built, extending it (as well as the iPhone version) will be much simpler. This will allow us to do more frequent releases and over a much shorter period of time.

Download your Blasterous Android app here

Many thanks to our Android app expert who single handedly (literally) squashed the major “show stopper” bugs, resolved a few user experience issues and ultimately got the app across the goal line and into the hands of our users. Great job!