For Businesses

Get listed where people plan the beach day

People check It’s a Beach Day at the exact moment they’re deciding whether to head out — and which beach. If you run a rental, restaurant, charter, or other beach-adjacent business anywhere from the Chesapeake Bay up through Long Island, a listing puts your business on the beach pages those visitors are already reading.

Listing tiers

Billed annually, secured and invoiced through 137 & Co. Every partner is reviewed before going live — here’s how that works.

What a Premium listing looks like

Your Premium listing renders exactly like the card below, in the “Local Partners” band at the top of every beach page in your service area.

How it works

1. Apply. Pick your tier and tell us the beach or stretch of coast you serve. It takes a couple of minutes.
2. We review the fit. We approve every partner by hand. If you’re genuinely useful to the people reading those pages, you’re in — no auto-approval, no filler.
3. You go live. Pay securely through 137 & Co., and we place your listing. Most partners are live within a few days.

Where your listing appears

Two independent knobs, not a page count. Your service area — the beach or coast you actually serve — determines which pages display your listing. Today that’s the per-beach pages (e.g., /beaches/rehoboth-beach/).

Your tier determines how you appear: Basic in the grouped “Nearby Businesses” directory, Premium as a photo card in the “Local Partners” band near the top. Regional gives you Premium placement across every covered beach in a broader area — built for charter fleets and rental outfits that cover a whole stretch of coast.

Why partners trust the placement

Paid listings appear in clearly-labeled sections on relevant pages. They never reorder our beach rankings, the “best today” list, or the water-quality scores. You can’t buy your way up the rankings here, and neither can your competition. The whole reason this site exists is that the alternatives sold their integrity — we won’t.

That’s also why every partner is reviewed. A curated set of genuinely relevant businesses is worth more to a visitor — and to you — than a wall of paid noise.

Who’s a good fit

• Kayak, paddleboard, and boat rentals
• Restaurants and bars near the beach
• Fishing charters and guide services
• Vacation rentals and beach cottages
• Beach equipment rentals (chairs, umbrellas, coolers)
• Surf schools and lessons
• Local shops and ice cream stands

Who isn’t

No national chains, no online-only businesses, no unrelated advertising. We keep listings relevant to the visitor so they actually get used — and we reserve the right to remove listings that misrepresent what they offer.

Questions

Do paid listings change your rankings or scores?

Never. Listings live in their own labeled sections. The beach rankings, “best today,” and water-quality scores are driven entirely by conditions data — money doesn’t touch them.

Why is it curated instead of instant sign-up?

Because a page full of anyone-who-paid is worthless to the visitor and to you. We review every partner for genuine relevance to the beaches they list on. It’s a slower yes, but a listing that means something.

How soon do I go live?

After we approve the fit and your payment clears, usually within a few days — often sooner.

What if I cover a whole stretch of coast?

That’s the Regional tier. Charter fleets and rental outfits covering many beaches get Premium placement across every covered beach in the area. Request a quote and we’ll scope it.