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Our Editorial Approach
Metropolitan Unlimited highlights businesses that reflect the character, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit of Buffalo.
Featured placements are limited to maintain quality and relevance for readers. Each submission is reviewed before acceptance to ensure it aligns with the platform’s focus on local discovery and community-driven businesses.
Share Your Story With Metropolitan Unlimited
Help local readers discover what makes your business unique.
Metropolitan Unlimited features outstanding local businesses through professionally written editorial content designed to educate, inspire, and connect communities with the people and businesses that make them thrive.
Whether you're introducing a new business, increasing your local visibility, or sharing the story behind your company, our editorial features provide lasting exposure within a trusted local publication.
Choose the feature package that best fits your business and purchase securely online. Our Editorial Team will guide you through the rest of the process.
Restaurants
Coffee Shops
Local Retailers
Boutiques
Why Businesses Choose Editorial Features
Unlike traditional advertising, editorial features become part of the content that readers actively seek out and enjoy. Rather than interrupting the reader's experience, your business is introduced through professionally written editorial coverage that builds credibility and encourages meaningful engagement.
A professionally written feature can help your business:
Increase local visibility
Build trust through third-party editorial coverage
Improve online visibility with SEO-optimized content
Provide valuable backlinks to your website
Introduce your story to new audiences
Remain discoverable long after publication
Strengthen your overall digital presence
Editorial features are designed to inform readers first while naturally showcasing the businesses that help strengthen our communities.
Who We Love Working With
Metropolitan Unlimited proudly features businesses that contribute positively to their communities through quality products, exceptional service, and authentic customer experiences.
If your business is committed to serving your community with professionalism and integrity, we'd love to learn more about you.
Examples of businesses include:
Artists & Makers
Professional Services
Home Services
Healthcare & Wellness
Fitness
Beauty
Entertainment
Family Attractions
Community Organizations
Specialty Food & Beverage
Tourism
Hospitality
Choose Your Editorial Feature
Email editorial@metropolitanunlimited with any questions or preapproval.
Early Placement Advantage
Businesses featured during Metropolitan Unlimited's launch receive preferred introductory pricing. This early placement opportunity recognizes the businesses that helped establish our publication and secures long-term visibility before standard pricing takes effect.
We are currently accepting features from local businesses in Buffalo, NY, and Houston, TX, as well as US-based online businesses. All submissions must be approved. We welcome family-friendly businesses that have high ratings for customer service and product quality.
An excellent introduction for businesses looking to establish a professional presence within Metropolitan Unlimited.
Includes
Professional business listing
Placement within one relevant category
Business description
Website link
Phone number
Social media links
SEO optimization
Internal linking from related pages
Editorial formatting
Up to 6 months of placement
Expand your visibility with additional category placement and a more detailed editorial profile.
Everything in Featured Listing, plus:
Placement within up to three relevant categories
Expanded business profile
Additional business photos
Business owner spotlight section
Additional internal linking
Higher placement within category pages
Up to 9 months of placement
Our most comprehensive editorial feature, designed to tell your story while showcasing your business through professionally written content.
Everything in Enhanced Feature, plus:
Dedicated editorial article
Business story
Owner interview
Services overview
Professional SEO optimization
Cross-linking throughout Metropolitan Unlimited
Homepage exposure when appropriate
Social media announcement
Up to 12 months of placement
Questions Before Purchasing?
Not sure if your business is the right fit? We're happy to help. If you have questions about our editorial process, feature packages, or whether your business aligns with our publication, please contact our Editorial Team before making your purchase. editorial@metropolitanunlimited.com or read our editorial standards below.
What Happens After the Purchase?
After your purchase is complete, you'll immediately receive a confirmation email. Within 1–2 business days, our Editorial Team will personally contact you to begin the editorial process.
Depending on your selected package, we may request:
Business information Business history Owner biography Logo Professional photographs Service descriptions Website information Social media links Additional supporting materials
Once everything has been received, we'll begin writing your feature and send you a draft for factual review before publication.
Questions Before Purchasing?
Not sure if your business is the right fit? We're happy to help. If you have questions about our editorial process, feature packages, or whether your business aligns with our publication, please contact our Editorial Team before making your purchase. editorial@metropolitanunlimited.com
Metropolitan Unlimited is expanding city by city, starting with Buffalo.
How The Feature Process Works
Step 1
Choose the feature package that best fits your business.
Step 2
Complete your secure online purchase.
Step 3
Receive an automatic confirmation email.
Step 4
Our Editorial Team will contact you to gather information about your business, photos, logo, website, and any additional materials needed to begin your feature.
Step 5
Our editors professionally write your feature using Metropolitan Unlimited's editorial standards.
Step 6
You'll receive a draft to review for factual accuracy and approval before publication.
Step 7
After final editorial approval, your feature is published and shared across the appropriate sections of Metropolitan Unlimited.
Thank You for Supporting Local Business
Every feature published on Metropolitan Unlimited helps us continue our mission of connecting readers with the entrepreneurs, restaurants, artists, local businesses, and organizations that make each metropolitan area unique.
Thank you for supporting independent local businesses and helping us build stronger, more connected communities.
Our Editorial Standards
Metropolitan Unlimited is an editorial publication, not a business directory.
Every feature is professionally researched, written, edited, and published according to our editorial standards to provide readers with informative, trustworthy, and engaging content.
While businesses actively participate in the feature process, our Editorial Team maintains full editorial independence over writing style, organization, headlines, formatting, photography selection, internal linking, and publication decisions. This ensures a consistent reading experience and helps preserve the credibility of both Metropolitan Unlimited and the businesses we feature.
Businesses We Feature
Metropolitan Unlimited highlights businesses and organizations that make a positive contribution to their communities through quality products, exceptional service, and meaningful customer experiences.
We primarily feature businesses that are welcoming to a broad audience and share our commitment to professionalism, integrity, and community involvement.
Businesses or organizations that do not align with our editorial standards or mission may not be accepted for publication.
Editorial Review & Approval
Purchasing a feature begins the editorial process but does not guarantee publication.
Every submission is reviewed by our Editorial Team to ensure it aligns with Metropolitan Unlimited's mission, editorial standards, and the interests of our readers.
If we determine that a business is not an appropriate fit for publication, the feature will not be published, and a full refund will be issued.
Editorial Feature Policies
To ensure a consistent experience for both readers and featured businesses, all editorial features are governed by our Editorial Feature Policies.
These policies outline important information regarding business eligibility, editorial review and approval, submission requirements. photography and media guidelines, fact-checking and revisions, publication timelines, refund policy, feature duration and renewals, content ownership and licensing, editorial discretion, and reader trust and publication standards.
We encourage all businesses to review these policies before purchasing a feature.
View Editorial Feature Policies
How It Works
Step by Step
Select your city
Submit your business for review
Receive recommended placement options
Confirm placement and go live
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