FREE BUSINESS DIRECTORIES
Free Web Directories In The UK
Free Business Directories
In a previous post we listed a long list of free UK web directories you can get listed on (and hopefully get traffic from). If you haven’t done so already you can grab a copy of the list here
As we mentioned before, some of them actually get a serious amount of traffic as stand-alone entities, however these days with all the recent Google changes it is now accepted by most online marketing companies that an actual physical presence is much more important than it used to be.
No Cheating
Gone are the days that you can just buy a typical “geographic” URL such as www.locksmithbedford.co.uk, or www.stalbansflooring.co.uk and pretend that you are actually in that location.
Google has become wise to this practice and takes a pretty dim view of it these days.
Have A Genuine Address
So how does Google judge physical presence? It uses your Google My Business Page profile, and also uses the information harvested by other “local directories” out there.
Obviously some of them have much more influence with Google than others and we have done our best here to list the best ones.
One size does not fit all, note that some of them are more important for different sorts of business than others. There will always be places more geared to your specific needs or type of business and you should seek them out wherever you can.
Consistency Consistency Consistency
The big thing in online marketing these days is:
NAP
name, address, phone number…
It has become apparent that Google expects these to be the same everywhere. So it is very important that you always enter your listing exactly the same way each time.
For example make sure you stick to one format for Street or Road-
Which of course can be entered:
ST, St, Str, RD, Rd, or even rd.
Clarendon Road or Clarendon rd, it doesn’t matter which you choose, but you must make sure it’s written the same on every website every time. Otherwise quite a lot of your effort will go to waste.
Shortcuts (Thank God)
Looking at our list, it can be off-putting thinking you are going to have to type all your details into each free business directory every time but some things are always going to be the same such as:
Your name, company name, your telephone number, your mobile number
…all the usual stuff.
There are many pieces of software (including your browser) out there that will automatically complete these details on every free business listings website so you don’t have to manually type them in every time.
Most of these free sites ask for some sort of biography and company profile. Have a pre-written word document ready so you can cut and paste this every time into each online business directory.
Do It In One Hit
We have found the best way to get this done is to do it in one session with your mobile phone turned off so you can just go at it as hard as you can. It take a couple of hours but it’s totally worth it.
Download the pdf ' for a full list of free business directories uk' or see below.
Free Business Directories
Business Directory UK Listings
Bizwiki
Main site: https://www.bizwiki.co.uk
Submit at: https://www.bizwiki.co.uk/write.htm
Britaine
Main site: https://www.britaine.co.uk
Submit at: https://www.britaine.co.uk/post-ad/button-top
Cylex
Main site: https://admin.cylex-uk.co.uk
Submit at: https://admin.cylex-uk.co.uk/firma_default.aspx?step=0&d=cylex-uk.co.uk
Fyple
Main site: https://www.fyple.co.uk
Submit at: www.fyple.co.uk/register/
HotFrogi
Main site: https://www.hotfrog.co.uk/
Submit at: https://admin.hotfrog.co.uk/add/index-card
LocalLife
Main site: https://www.locallife.co.uk/
Submit at: pick a city, then find the “Add” button in the top-right
MiQuando
Main site: https://www.miquando.com
Submit at: https://www.miquando.com/EndUser/ForBusinessRegistration
MisterWhat
Main site: https://www.misterwhat.co.uk
Submit at: https://www.misterwhat.co.uk/content/faq
Opendi
Main site: https://www.opendi.co.uk
Submit at: https://service.opendi.co.uk/listings
Scoot
Main site: https://www.scoot.co.uk
Submit at: https://www.scoot.co.uk/add-listing
TheBestof
Main site: https://www.thebestof.co.uk
Submit at: add listing from homepage
UK Small Business Directory
Main site: https://www.uksmallbusinessdirectory.co.uk
Submit at: https://www.uksmallbusinessdirectory.co.uk/advertising/free-listing.php
Business Network
Main site: http://businessnetwork.co.uk
Submit at: http://www.businessnetwork.co.uk/listing/update
Yell (Yellow Pages online)
Main site: https://www.yell.com/
Submit at: https://www.yell.com/free-listing/
Thomson Local
Main site: https://www.thomsonlocal.com/
Submit at: https://www.thomsonlocal.com/product/freelisting
TouchLocal
Main site: https://www.touchlocal.com/
Submit at: https://www.touchlocal.com/add-listing
FreeIndex.co.uk
Main site: https://www.freeindex.co.uk/
Submit at: https://www.freeindex.co.uk/signup.htm
Yelp UK
Main site: https://www.yelp.co.uk/
Submit at: https://business.yelp.com/
192
Main site: https://www.192.com
Submit at: https://www.192.com/businesses/yourbusiness/
Iglobal
Main site: https://www.iglobal.co
Submit at: https://www.iglobal.co/united-kingdom/add-business
Cybo
Main site: https://www.cybo.com
Submit at: https://www.cybo.com/log-in/?next=/add-business/
Ibegin
Main site: https://www.ibegin.com
Submit at: https://www.ibegin.com/business-center/submit/
BrownBook
Main site: https://www.brownbook.net
Submit at: https://www.brownbook.net/business/add/
Europages
Main site: https://www.europages.co.uk
Submit at: https://promote-your-business.europages.com/EN/supplier-registration/
Spoke
Main site: https://www.spoke.com
Submit at: https://www.spoke.com/companies/new
CallUpContact
Main site: https://www.callupcontact.com
Submit at: https://www.callupcontact.com/active/register/register.php
Applegate
Main site: https://www.applegate.co.uk
Submit at: https://www.applegate.co.uk/register-company
Local Storei
Main site: https://www.localstore.co.uk/
Submit at: https://www.localstore.co.uk/admin/user-login/
My Local Services
Main site: https://www.mylocalservices.co.uk
Submit at: https://www.mylocalservices.co.uk/list_your_business.php
Business Magneti
Main site: https://businessmagnet.co.uk
Submit at: https://businessmagnet.co.uk/manage-account/register
Dentons
Main site: https://dentons.net
Submit at: https://dentons.net/advertise/create/basic
InUkLocal
Main site: https://www.inuklocal.co.uk
Submit at: https://www.inuklocal.co.uk/free-advertising.aspx
Find Us Here
Main site: https://www.find-us-here.com
Submit at: https://www.find-us-here.com/listing.php
Tuugoi
Main site: https://www.tuugo.co.uk
Submit at: https://www.tuugo.co.uk/AddYourBusiness
Blogarama
Main site: https://www.blogarama.com/
Submit at: https://www.blogarama.com/members/register
NextDoor
Main site: https://nextdoor.co.uk/
Submit at: https://nextdoor.co.uk/create-business/?is=LPlocalbusiness
Bing Places
Main site: https://www.bingplaces.com/
Submit at: https://www.bingplaces.com/DashBoard/Home?from=HomePage
FourSquare
Main site: https://foursquare.com/
Submit at: http://business.foursquare.com/claim/
SeekAHost
Main site: https://directory.seekahost.com/
Submit at: https://directory.seekahost.com/business/get-online
Enroll Business
Main site: https://gb.enrollbusiness.com/
Submit at: https://gb.enrollbusiness.com/CreateBusinessProfile
In an effort to help all businesses get the best marketing results possible we’ve also created 2 in-depth guides to Social media and Content marketing which cover basic and advanced techniques for promoting your business online. Lastly, don't forget there are other niche directories that are more suited to your business sector. For instance Design rush is one that specifically caters for the marketing industry. There will definitely be one that suits your industry to too.
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Shane McEvoy is a seasoned SEO and inbound marketing expert with nearly 30 years of experience in advertising. He established Flycast Media, a specialist B2B digital agency, and is a published author of two well-received guides while contributing to several industry publications - read his complete profile here.
