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How Our Listings Work

A walkthrough of business listings on Tri Cities Board — Verified through Flagship. Open the restaurant to see every listing depth on live chrome.

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Directory bands

A listing's tier sets which band it sits in — Flagship, Distinguished, Established, Verified, then unclaimed. Thirty-day points shuffle you inside that band. They never lift a Verified listing above a Flagship.

Verified

  • Fourth band, compact row
  • Gallery 40
  • Profile video yes
  • Hours and promotion banner yes
  • Promo badge on the directory card
  • 0 live jobs
  • Up to 12 tags
  • No advertising

Established

  • Third band, card with your cover photo
  • Gallery 40
  • Profile video yes
  • Hours and promotion banner yes
  • Promo badge on the directory card
  • 1 live job
  • Up to 12 tags
  • Advertising at the full rate

Distinguished

  • Second band, card with the Distinguished ribbon
  • Gallery 40
  • Profile video yes
  • Hours and promotion banner yes
  • Promo badge on the directory card
  • 3 live jobs
  • Up to 12 tags
  • 10% off advertising

Flagship

  • Flagship mark in the hero and on the card
  • Top band, wide banner card with the Flagship ribbon
  • Gallery 40
  • Profile video yes
  • Hours and promotion banner yes
  • Promo badge on the directory card
  • 5 live jobs
  • Up to 12 tags
  • 20% off advertising

Sample directory

Packed the same way as the live list. Only Cedar & Salt Kitchen and Willow River Books open as full profiles.

Flagship

One banner: two-thirds listing, one-third that shop’s own Perks deal.

Cedar & Salt Kitchen
Flagship Patio season
Restaurant

Cedar & Salt Kitchen

Coquitlam Trusted Partner Activated Hiring

Seasonal West Coast plates, a cedar-lined dining room, and a patio that fills up on Austin Avenue evenings.

Open from 11am - 10pm today farm-to-table patio weekend brunch
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Cedar & Salt Kitchen
Perks

Perks

Tuesday oyster night

$2 off a dozen with any main. Neighbours keep the bar stools.

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Distinguished

Two-thirds listing as its own card. The leftover third is a Community Supporters callout with a photo — never another listing pulled forward.

Community Supporters

Community Supporters

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Established

Three to a desktop row, each with a cover photo that matches the shop.

Verified

Claimed free listings sit as compact rows: logo, Verified signature, View profile.

Unclaimed

Unclaimed stubs stay as claim rows until an owner steps in.

Ranking

Live sort is the band first, then rolling 30-day points descending, then name. The listing's tier is how it enters a band. Points are how you move inside it when several Flagships share a category. A published Business Highlight is 25 points. An owner-uploaded profile video, Short, or video Highlight is 50 — once per slot, never inferred from a URL, and never for Board-produced Community-First Features. Likes and distinct daily views on this site are 1 each, same as a profile view. NFC taps do not feed this score.

Highlights & video

  • Written Highlights need a hero photo and at least one more photo before submit.
  • AI assist turns on after 5 bullet points or 2 full sentences in this section. Rule: 5 bullet points or 2 full sentences.
  • Profile video is Distinguished and Flagship. Established still gets Shorts.
  • Open Cedar & Salt Kitchen as Flagship to see the slots filled.
VerifiedEstablishedDistinguishedFlagship

Hiring, Perks, and ads

  • Hiring pills show on directory cards and on the profile. Open the careers page to apply — the form does not send anything from this walkthrough.
  • Paid listings climb Perks from NFC taps plus likes and distinct daily views on this site. The free Verified floor has no Perks ladder.
  • Tier discounts apply to advertising. The tier also sets your directory band. Points only shuffle you among listings in the same band.

FAQ

Is this the live directory?
No. These are walkthrough fixtures. The live hubs hide test rows so neighbours do not browse throwaway listings.
Who gets profile video?
Distinguished and Flagship. Established still gets Shorts.

How levels work

Levels raise how much you can publish each month. They're earned by taking part, never bought. One ladder for every account: businesses, organizations and creatives climb it the same way.

Every account publishes 2 articles, 4 static posterboards, 4 animated posterboards and 2 Shorts up to 30 s a month to start, and more as its level rises.

What you can publish each month

LevelsArticlesStaticAnimatedShorts ≤30 s≤60 s≤90 s≤2 min
0–42442———
5–93442———
10–14 Bronze35531——
15–1945531——
20–24 Silver46641——
25–2956641——
30–34 Gold577511—
35–39677511—
40–44 Diamond688621—
45–49788621—
50 Legend1010106211

  • 0–4

    Articles 2Static 4Animated 4Shorts ≤30 s 2≤60 s —≤90 s —≤2 min —

  • 5–9

    Articles 3Static 4Animated 4Shorts ≤30 s 2≤60 s —≤90 s —≤2 min —

  • 10–14 Bronze

    Articles 3Static 5Animated 5Shorts ≤30 s 3≤60 s 1≤90 s —≤2 min —

  • 15–19

    Articles 4Static 5Animated 5Shorts ≤30 s 3≤60 s 1≤90 s —≤2 min —

  • 20–24 Silver

    Articles 4Static 6Animated 6Shorts ≤30 s 4≤60 s 1≤90 s —≤2 min —

  • 25–29

    Articles 5Static 6Animated 6Shorts ≤30 s 4≤60 s 1≤90 s —≤2 min —

  • 30–34 Gold

    Articles 5Static 7Animated 7Shorts ≤30 s 5≤60 s 1≤90 s 1≤2 min —

  • 35–39

    Articles 6Static 7Animated 7Shorts ≤30 s 5≤60 s 1≤90 s 1≤2 min —

  • 40–44 Diamond

    Articles 6Static 8Animated 8Shorts ≤30 s 6≤60 s 2≤90 s 1≤2 min —

  • 45–49

    Articles 7Static 8Animated 8Shorts ≤30 s 6≤60 s 2≤90 s 1≤2 min —

  • 50 Legend

    Articles 10Static 10Animated 10Shorts ≤30 s 6≤60 s 2≤90 s 1≤2 min 1

Your own uploads count the same as Studio-made pieces

How points are earned

  • Article published5
  • Static posterboard published3
  • Animated posterboard published4
  • Short up to 30 s published8
  • Video up to 60 s published10
  • Video up to 90 s published12
  • Active month10

Businesses add

  • New approved Perks deal5

Organizations add

  • Approved community event5
  • Sponsorship fulfilled10
  • Wishlist need fulfilled3
  • Application received2
  • Schedule feed3 a month

+30% Content made in Content Studio earns 30% more points once it's published.

Buying credits or the membership earns no points. Likes, views and follows don't count.

Milestones

  • Level 5 · 3 articles a month + 100 credits
  • Level 10 · Bronze · First one-minute video
  • Level 15 · 4 articles a month + 200 credits
  • Level 20 · Silver · Fourth monthly Short
  • Level 25 · 5 articles a month + 300 credits
  • Level 30 · Gold · First 90-second edit
  • Level 35 · 6 articles a month + 500 credits
  • Level 40 · Diamond · Second one-minute video
  • Level 45 · 7 articles a month + 750 credits
  • Level 50 · Legend · First two-minute feature

The Board media team may reach out

At any time, the Tri Cities Board media team may contact a creative, a business, or an organization and offer to produce media for them at no cost. It is our choice to offer; they can decline. Level medals that include a produced spotlight or video are separate earned rewards. This is not a commercial you buy, not guaranteed, and not a substitute for posting your own Highlights or works.

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Claim or create a listing, verify once, and publish from day one. The walkthrough is not the live directory.

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