Yahoo! Koprol for Business Owners

What is Koprol?

Koprol is a mobile community where people have conversations based on their locations. Koprol is the ideal platform to promote your business and connect with your customers, because:

Open local conversations

Beyond checkins. Beyond followers. Koprol is about connecting new people based on where they are, via their mobile devices as they are out and about, and ready to engage. Koprol is extremely viral with features like Comments, Mentions & Bumps that amplify interesting conversations.

Social city guide

Koprol is used by people eager to discover new things, new places, new deals. Features like Ratings, Reviews and Nearby Deals make Koprol into a consumer guide for people of various social class.

Koprol is a vibrant network of mobile consumers. More benefits, more fun!

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Business Features on Koprol — FREE!

Whether you manage a restaurant, a shop, or a brand, here is how you can take advantage of Koprol for free!

  1. Create a Business Profile

    • Conversations with followers
    • Customize with photos and wallpaper
    • Monitor statistics of your followers
    • Have multiple admins

    Create a Business Profile

    Get your own Business Profile and always be connected to your loyal customers.

    Conversations with followers

    Announce valuable updates to your fans and follow-up by replying their comments and answering their mentions. It’s a two-way communication for the loyal customers.

    Customize with photos and wallpaper

    Standout by adding photos to present your business, and use our themes or upload your own wallpaper.

    Monitor statistics about your followers

    Keep track of movements in number of new followers, comments, mentions in the last day, week, month or any timespan.

    Have multiple admins

    Do you have more than one person managing the business? Each Business Profile can be managed by more than one Koprol account.


    To create a Business Profile:

    • Click 'Business Profile' on the main navigation
    • Click 'Create New' button
    • Fill in the Business profile form
    • Click 'Create' and your profile will be live and ready immediately!
    • TIP: pick a simple username so people can mention you easily

    Get Started

  2. Claim Your Koprol Place

    • Keep your details updated
    • Customize with photos and wallpaper
    • Monitor statistics of your visitors
    • Claim multiple places

    Claim Your Koprol Place

    Koprol has a growing directory of places that people can review and check in to. Make sure your business is included, updated, and stands out.

    Keep your details updated

    Ensure customers get the correct info. Once you claim your place(s), you are able to edit the address, phone numbers, etc anytime you need.

    Customize with photos and wallpaper

    Standout by adding photos to present each of your place. The place page will also be presented in the theme or wallpaper you selected for your Business Profile.

    Monitor statistics about your visitors

    Keep track of movements in number of new checkins by gender, reviews, unique visitors, posts, crossposts to Facebook & Twitter, pageview in the last day, week, month or any timespan.

    Claim multiple places

    Does your business have more than one store or branch? As long as they are yours, each Business Profile can claim an unlimited number of places.


    To claim a Koprol Place:

    • Search your place using the searchbox
    • Click to view the Place page (if not found, click 'Add New Place')
    • On the Place page, click the small link 'Claim this place'
    • TIP: Our agents will need to verify via email. Once your request is verified, you will be able to edit and customize! So make sure you enter the correct email.

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  3. Communicate with Visitors

    • Conversations with visitors
    • Sticky posts
    • Different posts for different places

    Communicate with Visitors

    Now here’s the exciting part. Imagine you can engage not just with your fans, but with any passerby who are checked in to your place!

    Conversations with visitors

    Announce valuable info to people checked in to your place, and get real-time feedbacks. Easily see what people in your business place are talking about. Make them feel special but leaving friendly comments.

    Sticky posts

    Your voice will be the first thing visitors see, because your last posting will always be on top of the stream for people checked in. You can use it to announce news, products or get creative and offer specials!

    Different posts for different places

    If your business claimed more than one place, you can easily post once and have it shown on all places, or choose just specific places for customized info.


    To post at your Place:

    • If you successfully claimed a place you can post to visitors of that place
    • Write a short post, add an optional photo
    • Optionally choose which of your place you’d like to post to
    • Click 'Post' and all your visitors will see your messages

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Increase Exposure

Many ways to make your presence standout be the most effective

  1. Small Business: Be Creative – FREE!

    • Regularly announce new products, specials offers, discounts
    • Post interesting info & photos, to encourage
      Bumps & get new followers
    • Use your postings as coupons that people can show to your cashier
    • Take advantage of our integration with
      Facebook & Twitter
    • Organize online challenges, to encourage
      mentions & reviews
    • Promote Koprol at your venue, to encourage online exposure
    • Organize meetups to gain community support
  2. Corporate: Get Featured

    • Professional support from Yahoo! local team
    • Full assistance in managing your Business Profile & Places
    • Promote to everyone on Koprol, via Koprol Blast, Featured Content, and your logo on the front page
    • Get featured on other Yahoo! properties


    Contact us at biz@koprol.com