Santa Barbara’s Local Business Hub

SBLBH is a local business directory for the residents of Santa Barbara and the surrounding communities. This online business directory was created in order to provide a valuable and needed community resource for local companies and the they serve. consumers. The Santa Barbara Local Business Hub was created by locals for locals. It is the only online resource solely devoted to connecting Santa Barbara residents searching for goods and services in their local area with the companies best suited to provide them with what they’re looking for.

Our mission is to support local businesses by giving them a place where they can advertise their services and increase their customer base of residents in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria.

There are two ways to find information on the internet: by searching for a specific result or by browsing available directories. Online directories provide links in a structured list to make browsing easier. Many web directories combine searching and browsing by providing a search engine to search the directory. Unlike search engines, which base results on a database of entries gathered automatically by web crawler, most web directories are built manually by human editors. Many directories allow business owners to submit their website for inclusion.

Historically, business directories listed businesses, and their contact information. Such directories are still in use today. A community resource website like the Santa Barbara Local Business Hub, on the other hand, includes entries about websites, including links to the websites, organized into categories and subcategories. Besides a link, each entry may include photos and a description of the business, online reviews, and even a video from the business.

Online business directories may be general in scope, or limited to particular business fields or niches. Entries may be listed for free, or by paid submission. The Santa Barbara Local Business Hub is general in that it lists companies that offer a wide range of services, specific in that they are limited to companies in Santa Barbara and the surrounding communities of Goleta, Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria.