By EvanDuke February 10, 2025 - 5:45am

Hi! I have actually been using Santa Barbara, CA Business Directory for a few months now and I can say that it is a really handy tool if you want to find local businesses that are focused specifically on our county. Unlike big platforms like Yelp or Google, where the search results can be “blurred”, here everything is really focused on Santa Barbara. This is very helpful if you need, say, to find an auto repair shop in a neighboring area or a cafe that will not be located on the other side of town. And, of course, it is easier to navigate here, since you exclude all the unnecessary results that are not relevant to you. As for the quality of information, it really has its own peculiarities. In SantaBarbaraYP, you see only those companies that decide to register on the platform, and this gives a certain advantage. I noticed that at least 80% of the businesses in the database of this site are those that are actively working in Santa Barbara and are focused on our audience. In Yelp, for example, you can find ads for businesses that have nothing to do with our region. And to be honest, I've often come across outdated or poorly written Yelp listings for businesses that have long since closed.