As a local business, attracting new customers can be a major challenge. Quickly disappearing are the days when people go to the Yellow Pages 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 autofill 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. SuperPages
21. Outside.in
22. Dex
23. BizJournals.com
24. TeleAtlas
25. JustClickLocal
26. Discover our Town
27. Metrobot
28. EZ Local
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. Yellow Assistance
42. Get Fave
42. My Huckleberry
43. GenieKnows
44. MojoPages
45. Brownbook
46. Magic Yellow
47. CitySquares
48. TeleAtlas
49. Navteq GPS
50. Judy's Book
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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Chad H. Pollitt 12:14 PM on March 07, 2011
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
Natalie 1:25 PM on March 07, 2011
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@NatalieJayW
Sarah 2:02 PM on March 07, 2011
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.
Jill 3:29 PM on March 07, 2011
This is a terrific resource--thanks so much.
Expat Financial Advice Spain 4:06 PM on March 07, 2011
Hi Guys, it is the World Wide Web you know! Found this a very US centric list.
Shara 4:40 PM on March 07, 2011
Thanks for the info. I will be book marking this for future resources !
Shara
Courtney 5:22 PM on March 07, 2011
This is a great list but I did notice that TeleAtlas is on there twice.
Rod Brady 6:04 PM on March 07, 2011
The YellowAssistance link is incorrect. It should be http://yellowassistance.com.
Jimmy 6:05 PM on March 07, 2011
Looks like links for 41 and 42 are the same.
Kathy 6:07 PM on March 07, 2011
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
Diane 6:21 PM on March 07, 2011
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!
sujit 12:19 AM on March 08, 2011
MatchPoint should be => http://www.matchpoint.com/ ...
great resources provided really helpful..thanx for great effort
Infinite Listings UK Business Directory 6:39 AM on March 08, 2011
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.
Abdul Malick 8:23 AM on March 08, 2011
Great List. Its very useful for our business visibility. Shall we use this listing for geotarget purpose?
Sarah 12:07 PM on March 08, 2011
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.
Josh Christian 7:16 PM on March 08, 2011
Thanks for sharing the list, very helpful of you.
Reuben Rail 1:01 AM on March 09, 2011
Found another one.
Hotfrog - http://www.hotfrog.com/
Troy Cadotte 8:34 AM on March 09, 2011
RelyLocal.com is an up and coming local directory that should be on this list.
Karen Kefauver 2:06 PM on March 12, 2011
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?
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Read more: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/10322/The-Ultimate-List-50-Local-Business-Directories.aspx#ixzz1GPiXVuvL
Sarah 3:25 PM on March 12, 2011
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.
Lisa Cahan Davis 2:25 PM on March 15, 2011
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."
Angela Beasley 5:33 PM on March 16, 2011
Thanks a lot! This is very useful.
Sharath 11:00 PM on March 24, 2011
Great listing...Thanks...I have bookmarked...I help local businesses..This listing is very helpful. Thanks once again.
Karen Kefauver 3:21 AM on March 25, 2011
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!
Ed Fowlkes Jr 3:03 PM on April 02, 2011
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!
Wendy B 7:23 PM on April 02, 2011
www.americantowns.com is another I've found
Kaushal Shah 11:35 PM on April 03, 2011
Excellent resources! This is mainly for the US market. Does anyone have a list of Australian local directories?? Thanks in advance!
SEO Training Ahmedabad 11:37 PM on April 03, 2011
Wonderful list! Thanks for sharing, would be really helpful for internet marketers.
DNMG Mark 12:12 AM on April 04, 2011
LocalCompanySearch.com has a network of niche business directories. You can find links to the different niche directories they have at their website.