Business guide

Flynn's List for Businesses

Learn how Flynn's List connects users with businesses and how ratings, feedback, community badges, claimed business verification, partnership recognition, and sponsored listings work.

What is Flynn's List?

Flynn's List is Engayge's community-vetted directory of businesses, services, and locations. It helps LGBTQIA+ users find places and learn about them through business information and community feedback.

Business listings bring together details such as hours and location with user ratings, comments, and earned badges. Users can search and filter the directory to find businesses that meet their needs.

Ratings and comments

Users can rate a business and leave a comment on its listing to explain their experience. Ratings provide an overview, while comments give more detail about what went well or what could be improved.

For businesses, this feedback helps identify what customers value and where their experience could be better. For users, it provides context when choosing a place to visit.

Badges and top earned badges

Users can award badges to recognize specific qualities, such as LGBTQIA+ friendliness, wheelchair accessibility, good music, food, and entertainment.

The top earned badges appear on the business listing. They show the strengths users recognize most and help businesses understand where they are doing well. Badge patterns, alongside ratings and comments, can also highlight areas to improve.

Verified businesses

A verified business icon shows users that a business has been claimed. The icon appears on the business listing to help users identify claimed businesses.

Verification is separate from sponsorship and partnership recognition. A verified icon indicates a claimed business, not a sponsored listing or a donation to Engayge.

Partnership icons

Businesses that donate to Engayge receive a special partnership icon next to all of their listings. The icon identifies the business as a supporter of Engayge.

A partnership icon recognizes a donation. It does not increase listing traffic or provide promoted placement.

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