How it Works

1. Choose a Plan. If you're confused as to which plan is best for you, no worries! Book a Discovery Call to discuss your best options. Remember - you can always change your plan later on to fit your needs.

2. Next, you will be assigned a Dedicated Expert who will meet with you both online and through email communications to talk about your personalization options, including your niche market, ideal categories to optimize your site, and other ideas and options. Your Dedicated Expert is always available 24/7 to answer any questions or make changes to your site as needed.

3. In most cases, sites are completely set up within 24-48 hours. We will give you your personal domain name to login and all you need to do is start contacting your Facebook group members, local businesses, or client base to start advertising in your directory! (Note: OR, we can contact people in your community for you - see our Plans for details).

3. On a regular basis, will also send you ideas and marketing materials that fit your niche market so that you can get the maximum results needed to fill your directory and grow your business!

How Do I Make Money?

There are several ways to make money from a personalized directory, however, since our clients range from Facebook group owners to entrepreneurs everyone has a different style of monetizing their directory sites. Here are just a few ideas:

ENTREPRENEURS and SPECIALTY GROUPS:

Are you ready to start a home business that earns you a steady residual income each month? Owning and operating a Business Directory is the answer! As opposed to e-Commerce shops, franchising, or affiliate programs, selling listings to local businesses in your community requires ZERO inventory, very low investment, and absolutely no technology learning curve whatsoever. You make your own hours and your target market can be any niche in any area of the world. We recommend you stick to a particular niche that interests you and is in demand to optimize your reach and sell more listings. To see a sample site, click HERE.

FACEBOOK GROUP OWNERS:

Rather than constantly going through "In Search Of" posts trying to find a particular service or item for sale, encourage your business members to purchase a listing in your group directory instead. Then, any member can search the group directory for free and come across paid business member listings, or "garage sale" listings for items for sale. To see a sample Facebook group site, click HERE.

REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENTS:

If you are active in real estate, insurance, and other service businesses, you know the value of building a sense of cooperation and community to draw business to your door. We find in most cases that such service providers will offer free listings to homeowners and the local business community, while keeping the agent's name, photo, and logo very prominently displayed on each and every page of the site and search results. For a sample of one of our real estate agent directory sites, click HERE.

CHURCHES and ORGANIZATIONS

Churches, non profits, schools, and other organizations can offer their members a free business listing as a community service, or they can request a donation per listing to help raise money for other worthwhile causes. We can also keep your organization's directory private for members only by adding a password-protected portal that must be approved by an adminstrator. This keeps the general public and spammers off your site. For a sample organization directory site, click HERE.

Income Potential

Business owners are anxious to get their name out in the community. However, local advertising or listing their business on sites in search engines such as Google Adwords can cost hundred of dollars or more each month. You can solve this problem by offering a paid listing on your directory site!

The chart below illustrates how much money you can make if you charged an average of just $25/mo for each business to be listed on your website. Remember, this amount is just a suggestion and you can charge businesses as much or as little as you like. You can also earn additional income by upgrading your customers to higher levels of advertising, such as advertising in more than one category on your site.

FAQ's

Once I sign up, will I need to set up my website?

Absolutely not! As opposed to many directory software companies out there, we do not require you to struggle with learning some complicated software program to set up your site. Once the site is set up, you will receive step by step instructions on how to access your individual page to make any changes you need, or we are very happy to make those changes for you.

Is the program easy to use?

Your directory website will be extremely easy to use. Every step is automated so that your customer can purchase a listing and add or change his listing information at any time. See our Sample Sites or set up a discovery call and we can show you how easy it is.

Are there any hidden fees?

We hate surprises as much as you do - especially when unscrupulous companies sell you a low-end product and then try to talk you into paying more for something that works to your liking. Our Pricing Plans are 100% transparent. What you see is what you get, and if it doesn't work for you - we'll work WITH you to ensure your satisfaction!

Can I host my website on my own?

For simplicity's sake we always host your website on our servers so we can easily make changes or upgrades as time goes on. We've found that when we hand our customers the "keys" to their site they might accidentally make changes that are hard, and expensive, to fix. So that's why we have easy monthly plans that cover a wide range of services. You can choose whichever plan works best for you and fits in your budget, and you can always upgrade later on as your business grows.

Can I cancel my subscription at any time?

If you decide that running a directory website isn't for you, you are free to cancel at any time without penalty. You may also upgrade or downgrade your plan as your needs change. Keep in mind that if you have any listings on your site they will disappear upon cancellation, so we find it's best to advise our customers on the best course of action to keep their sites up and running.

Are there protected areas?

While we do recommend that you don't try to compete with Google and just stick with your local community, you are more than free to expand your listings into any area or niche market that you wish. For example, a Realtor may want to feature her own listings and businesses in the local community only, while someone who runs a Facebook group for dog owners might find it more advantageous to expand out to areas across the globe. The choice is completely yours.

Can I accept online payments?

Yes, as part of your setup we will get you started with a WooCommerce account so that your website users can pay you directly for their listings. 100% of your income goes directly to you, and you are free to set any price points you want.

Is there a limit to the number of listings I can have on my site?

Not at all. You might notice that other directory building companies charge more depending on the number of listings you have - not us. The software platform we use, HivePress, allows for unlimited listings and categories.

How do I get local businesses to sign up for my directory?

There are a number of ways to attract your local community to advertise on your directory. In the case of Facebook group owners, churches, and organizations, they simply advertise to their members that they now offer an online directory and the listings pour in from their membership. Realtors and insurance agents have found that simply reaching out personally to local business owners is a great way to get the local community involved with posting listings. As for entrepreneurs, we find that the #1 best way to get listings is to sign up for our Enterprise Plan, which includes up to 500 claimable business listings in whatever niche or geographic area they choose (see details below). We also send out a monthly marketing update to all of our clients that highlight the best ways to advertise your directory site, and of course your Dedicated Expert is available 24/7 to answer any questions.

What is a "Claimable" business listing?

There are several ways you can entice local business owners to advertise in your directory. One way is to offer paid listings, which means that the business must pay in advance to list their services on your site. The other way is to list the business on your site but make it "claimable", meaning that if the business wants to access leads off your site, or add any additional photos or information, they must first "claim" the listing and then they can set up a paid account with you. You see claimable listings quite often throughout the Internet, including such popular sites as Google, Yelp, Yellow Pages, Bing, and Yahoo. When you sign up for our Pro or Enterprise plans we include 100-500 claimable business listings in your area or niche market to get you started with your successful business directory.

Do you offer training and support?

Yes, all of our Plans include training and support on various levels. We also offer extended services such as marketing emails, creating additional pages for your site, connecting your site to your main business website, and much more. Visit our Plans and Pricing page for more information.