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The Ultimate List: 50 Local Business Directories

 

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yellow pages waste of moneyAs a local business, attracting new customers can be a major challenge. Quickly disappearing are the days when people would go to the YellowPages to find local businesses. Today people are turning to the internet as a way to find trusted business recommendations. One way local businesses can get found is through inclusion in online directories. Adding a listing to these online directories is easy, but if you only list in a few you're really missing a huge opportunity to get found by online searchers.

Every individual directory that you submit to is another chance to get found online so it's important to make sure you're listed in every directory possible. I have compiled a list of many popular local directories available on the internet. Filling out the forms over and over again can be a big pain, so here's a link to an Auto-Fill add-on for Firefox that should help prevent carpal tunnel.

50 Business Directories For Local Marketing

1. Google
2. Bing
3. Yahoo!
4. Yelp
5. Merchant Circle
6. LinkedIn
7. YellowPages.com
9. Whitepages
10. Supermedia
11. Yellowbook
12. CitySearch
13. Mapquest
14. Biznik
15. Local.com
16. Foursquare
17. ThinkLocal
18. CitySlick
19. USYellowPages
20. MyCity
21. Outside.in
22. Dex
23. BizJournals.com
24. TeleAtlas
25. Justclicklocal
26. Discover our Town
27. Metrobot
28. Best Deals on
29. twibs
30. LocalEze
31. Kudzu
32. CityVoter
33. Manta
34. Zipweb
35. MatchPoint
36. UsCity.net
37. Local Site submit
38. InfoUSA
39. Axciom
40. Infignos
41. Yellowassistance
42. ChoiceVendor.com
42. Myhuckleberry
43. Genieknows
44. MojoPages
45. Brownbook
46. Magic Yellow
47. CitySquares
48. TeleAtlas
49. Navteq GPS
50. Judysbook 

Making sure that you have a presence everywhere your potential customers might find you is critical to any local marketing plan. Don't wait, add your local business to these directories today! Are there any local directories I missed? Let me know in the comments below!

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Posted by Eric Vreeland on Mon, Mar 07, 2011 @ 11:00 AM

COMMENTS

How many of these 50 are localeze.com partners? For the ones that are one submission to Localeze for a measly $300/yr will get you listed w/ a link. 
 
@CPollittIU

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 11:14 AM by Chad H. Pollitt


My best friend is starting a business listing sit with "added" extras, for a fraction of the cost, that looks and feels amazing! Watch out for @TBCUK on twitter and feel free to DM her for more details :-) 
 
@NatalieJayW

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 12:25 PM by Natalie


The YellowPages.com link is incorrect. Should be http://www.yp.com 
 
Localeze will distribute your information, but it will most likely be buried by better optimized & paid listings. Follow Tony's advice and claim your free listings online in as many places as you can.

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 1:02 PM by Sarah


This is a terrific resource--thanks so much.

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 2:29 PM by Jill


Hi Guys, it is the World Wide Web you know! Found this a very US centric list.

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 3:06 PM by Expat Financial Advice Spain


Thanks for the info. I will be book marking this for future resources ! 
 
Shara

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 3:40 PM by Shara


This is a great list but I did notice that TeleAtlas is on there twice.

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 4:22 PM by Courtney


The YellowAssistance link is incorrect. It should be http://yellowassistance.com.

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 5:04 PM by Rod Brady


Looks like links for 41 and 42 are the same.

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 5:05 PM by Jimmy


Got a bit fed up of keep hitting US only sites. I think there were only a couple that worked for me then I gave up it would be useful if when you post lists such as these if you could separate out the US only sites

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 5:07 PM by Kathy


Someone mentioned Locandex. You can claim and manage your listing for free there - localndex.com/claim. Thanks for providing a great resource for businesses, Hubspot!

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 5:21 PM by Diane


MatchPoint should be => http://www.matchpoint.com/ ... 
 
great resources provided really helpful..thanx for great effort

posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 at 11:19 PM by sujit


Great list, an have to agree with other commenters regards the US-centric leaning! Smaller - more "local" - sites spring up all over often covering tighter geographical areas in other countries.

posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2011 at 5:39 AM by Infinite Listings UK Business Directory


Great List. Its very useful for our business visibility. Shall we use this listing for geotarget purpose?

posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2011 at 7:23 AM by Abdul Malick


I have worked with local search for about four years now, and have experience with many of these sites. I know the ins and outs of the local search world, so to speak. If you are interested in making sure your information is listed correctly on these sites, send me an email. I can help your organization ensure all of your listings are correct and where they need to be online.

posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2011 at 11:07 AM by Sarah


Thanks for sharing the list, very helpful of you.

posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2011 at 6:16 PM by Josh Christian


Found another one. 
 
Hotfrog - http://www.hotfrog.com/ 
 

posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 12:01 AM by Reuben Rail


RelyLocal.com is an up and coming local directory that should be on this list.

posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 7:34 AM by Troy Cadotte


Two questions: 
1. I work at home (and use a PO Box) does a list exist or can you make one that is not reliant on listing a physical address? 
2. Is this free? 
If you want to learn more local marketing tips please join @mgieva and me (@vreeland) on Tuesday, March 15th at 1pm for our Become an Expert in Local Marketing webinar! 
 
Read more: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/10322/The-Ultimate-List-50-Local-Business-Directories.aspx#ixzz1GPiXVuvL 

posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 1:06 PM by Karen Kefauver


Most of the time, you are able to omit your address and place a phone number and name only on these sites. It is free to claim your listings on the sites, however, you will most likely start to field sales calls from each site to purchase upgraded listings.

posted on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 2:25 PM by Sarah


Post your business on http://aol.it/PatchSite. Not every city has their own Patch site, but it's free to list your business. They promote themselves as "...your source for local knowledge you can't live without."

posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 1:25 PM by Lisa Cahan Davis


Thanks a lot! This is very useful.

posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 4:33 PM by Angela Beasley


Great listing...Thanks...I have bookmarked...I help local businesses..This listing is very helpful. Thanks once again.

posted on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 10:00 PM by Sharath


I work at home - don't want a biz directory that points to my home with a published map - nor even to my PO box location. Anyone have a directory list that is good for folks like me -and there are many of us! 

posted on Friday, March 25, 2011 at 2:21 AM by Karen Kefauver


Thanks for this list. This is one of the first things I do for my clients. I didn't have a few of these directories though so I just added them to my list. Thanks!

posted on Saturday, April 02, 2011 at 2:03 PM by Ed Fowlkes Jr


www.americantowns.com is another I've found

posted on Saturday, April 02, 2011 at 6:23 PM by Wendy B


Excellent resources! This is mainly for the US market. Does anyone have a list of Australian local directories?? Thanks in advance!

posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 at 10:35 PM by Kaushal Shah


Wonderful list! Thanks for sharing, would be really helpful for internet marketers.

posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 at 10:37 PM by SEO Training Ahmedabad


LocalCompanySearch.com has a network of niche business directories. You can find links to the different niche directories they have at their website.

posted on Sunday, April 03, 2011 at 11:12 PM by DNMG Mark


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