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A business directory is described as print media and website record of information detailing businesses. A free business directory may therefore be described as a free record of business information. A free business directory offer business owners the opportunity to not only list their names but also their contact details as well as a brief description of the goods and services that they offer. A free business directory offers similar services to a paid for, or what is referred to as a commercial directory. The only difference is the fact that business owners pay to have their products and services listed on the paid for directory. To make it easy for individuals to find the good and services they are looking for the free business directory is organized into distinct categories.
There are two major types of free business directories. There are traditional as well as online free business directories. The traditional free business directory was the predecessor to the online free business directory. Traditional free business directories unlike the online directories were printed. Before the World Wide Web and the internet, the free business directory was used by individuals looking for services and/or goods by different manufacturers. However, today the directory commonly used is the online free business directory. The availability of internet in numerous locations throughout the world has made it possible for individuals and business to access the online free business directory.
LookSmart is a popular online free business directory. This particular free business directory makes use of such crawler engines as Google, HotBot and Netscape. For business to be listed on the free business directory, they are required to submit an application. Subsequently, the free business directory editors check and ascertain that all applicants have fulfilled all the requirements. All applicants are required to submit applications forms accompanied by the title and a short description of their description. When selecting the business to be listed in the free business directory, the directory editors also consider the domain/URL name, title of the site, the category of the directory as well as the product description.
What differentiates a free business directory from a commercial on if the fact that the free commercial directory does not collect information from a listed business website by sending spiders. A free business directory obtains information from data provided by a business owner. Whether a business is to succeed or fail after a business owner submit details of their business for listing on the free business directory largely depends on how relevant and accurate the submitted information was.
In order to have a website listed on a free business directory, it should not be a mirror site and should not contain any overlapping or repetitive content. In addition, it should not direct users to certain other URL’s, affiliate links or websites that are incomplete. This is because a free business directory does not list websites that contain illegal content or those that infringe copyright laws. To get the most from a free business directory, business owners should only list their websites in categories best suited for their types of businesses.
