Hiya! .... Our colloquial FAQ page, explains what we do. If it's not enough, just drop us a line, say hi and ask away! we'd love to hear from you.... . so here's the brief mashup:

CONSUMER/GENERAL USER FAQ:

So! what's Leicester Square?
Well, something is always happening in London every second! We help you find spots in Real-time as they come in. Share these spots with friends on your facebook or twitter page. What events are happening now or coming up in a few days? Where are the coolest gigs, parties or night clubs? Where are the bars and cafes to crawl around london. What are the yummy restaurants to dine @, pubs to chill @, film, theatre, art galleries, museums, shopping or whatever it is you fancy. We even have cool yoga & salsa classes, all kinds of lifestyle events and exhibitions, business talks, social talks and education... all referred to as 'SPOTS'. The difference is, we make it a lot easier to find quality places and things to do without all the boring editorial stuff. Find it quick, check-in and share it!

How do I sign up to post comments?
That's easy! Just click 'Sign up to Comment' at the top of the page, then select 'general user' to register, or if you prefer, sign up with your Facebook and bring along a few friends. Once you are logged in, quickly upload a cool pic & profile, that's it!... start sharing what's happening around London & the UK with all your friends on facebook or re-tweet a spot you love and share it on twitter.... it's loadsa fun! Divine. xx

Vendor & Merchant USER FAQ:

Post what's happening now at your spot! Events, restaurant, night club, shopping, art gallery, tours, sights, accommodation etc... for everyone to find, book and share with their friends everyday.

Utilise the power of Social Media Ads to attract new consumers all year round. The more you post what's happening at you spot, the more londoners and tourists can come see you.

Viewers could be sharing your Social Media Ads 'SPOTS'with all their friends on Facebook & Twitter right now! Try it yourself, share a spot you like on your facebook fanpage or retweet it on Twitter. This goes a lot further than print media advertising for def!.

How do I Upload a Merchant or Business profile?
Its FREE to sign up at the very top right hand corner and upload your merchant or business profile and logo image. Select Owner/Vendor when you sign up. Users can find your FREE profile on the platform once you've joined. However If you want to post limited, or unlimited Social Media Ads, that requires payment or an upgrade. Learn how it works here.

What happens to my Merchant or Business profile if I do not renew at the end of 30 days?
Your profile and any user followers always remains FREE & LIVE on Leicester Square forever, regardless of whether you upgrade to post or decline to renew at the end of every 30 days. Also, your real-time postings are good for search engine optimization indefinitely. See, we're so generous...fair play huh! Google crawls Leicester Square everyday to check for the latest spots. Enter the keyword 'leicester square' on google to see us on the first page.

What are Limited Ad Posting?
Limited ad postings are in-frequent Social Media ads. This basically means you only submit to post an ad perhaps once a week, once a month, once a year or as many times as you like. Cost's only £20.00 for each post. Even if you only post to Leicester Square once and never again, your £20.00 will get you customers indefinitely! Enter the following in Google to see what we mean: site:leicestersquare.com ... see, all those pages lead right back to a spot through Leicester Square! We are just at the beginning of our growth, so get on board. Learn how it works here.

What are Unlimited Ad Posting?
Unlimited ad postings are very frequent Social Media ads. This means you submit to post ads to the platform at a higher frequency for better branding. The more you post, the more everyone knows about your brand or spots! Cost's only £299.00 for 30 days.
Learn how it works here.

So! What exactly are Social Media Ads... 'SPOTS'
Social Media Ads on Leicester Square are all the 'contextual' scrolling ads you see on the home page and itemised under respective categories. Spots are limited to 700 characters, just enough to entice users to visit your site or event page so they can book, buy or come and see you! Our platform is designed to make everything concise and straight to the point, with a little humour by you, so users can learn and share your spots with all their friends. All postings are permanent, bringing you more visits everyday. Get Started!

Why not make it all free like some other sites!
Now that's a good one lol! We strongly believe 'less and quality means more' because we charge for postings, what users find on Leicester Square are quality things to do and places to go, not cluttered web pages. By charging a modest posting fee, not only do we make some money like you do to improve our platform & brand, but our content gives users a better incentive to keep checking-in . Most of all, our vendors get a premium opportunity to stand out from the cluttered web under our universal brand of Leicester Square! It's very simple, if you want quality visit from users and customers who have money to spend, post to LeicesterSquare.com.Get Started!

More about Business & Merchant Profiles.

On your profile page, you can include your website url, email address or twitter page, logo and a brief description. Your page will shows how many general visitor views you've had and any registered members that visit your profile page. Registered members can also send private messages to you over the Leicester Square in-mail facility. Each time you upgrade, you'll get so much more from your postings. Your latest spots immediately appear on the scrolling homepage and give you wider exposure as they are shared on face book or twitter and are simultaneously listed in the category you posted to. Furthermore, your spot postings are dynamically linked from your profile page as an aggregate number, so anyone visiting your profile page can view all your spots and share them with friends on facebook & twitter. In general, visitors can click directly to your web site from every spot you post as long as you have included a url. (see our LSQ Agency sample here).

Link your spots to various landing pages within your website and opt to use any of our call to action icon images when linking. The image icons are meant to be playful and an immediate call to action, users respond to them intuitively. All in all, posting spots daily on Leicester Square gets you consistent exposure of your services and great VIRAL MARKETING! Imagine your spots being share by prospects all over the world as millions of visitors with money to spend come to London and the UK each year. Fact is, traditional advertising no longer cuts the mustard, SOCIAL MEDIA RELATIONS & ADVERTISING is the way to go! Users now want concise information of where to go or what to do in real-time. Finally, all your postings become live links on GOOGLE! stunning huh? that's more kudos coming back to all the spots you post indefinitely.... so go ahead right now and sign up for free here.

Upgrade to unlimited postings today. You'll find the monthly upgrade fee surprisingly affordable to justify your ROI by comparison to all other kinds of media. LSQ is a Premium Branded web site, working for the UK, Londoners, Tourists & YOUR BUSINESS... 24/7! Don't forget, tourists are spending over £22 billion every year in London. Make sure when they come to LeicesterSquare.com, they can find your SPOT!

For further enquiries, email info@leicestersquare.com ... We'd really love to hear from you! Leicester Square will roll out other UK regions in the near future. Look out for Leicester Square manchester, Leicester Square brighton, bristol, edinburgh and several other cities across the United Kingdom. Cool huh!

Big Hug.
LSQ Team