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Old 03-30-2009, 12:28 AM   #1
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There are lots of free directories you can list your business in.
Let's all list the ones we find and register.
Just look on a google search for (your city) painters.

www.bizwiki.com
www.superpages.com
http://articles.directorym.com
www.merchantcircle.com
www.topix.com

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http://www.localwin.com/ works if you attach a link to your website that links to them....


As I find more, I'll add them...


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Free Classifieds:

http://www.olx.com/
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I like merchant circle.
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www.yellowbot.com
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Old 04-02-2009, 08:09 PM   #6
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http://www.paintingcontractorsusa.info/

http://www.yellowpages.com/
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Have not checked this one yet.
http://www.localadlink.com/partners/

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Excellent Advice Vik
Google LOVES fresh content.
Updating your website every now and then is a good idea.
Imho, LEARNING TO DO YOUR OWN Seo is a good idea.

I teach the Roof Cleaning Trade on the Roof Cleaning Institute Forum.
We suggest ALL our members at LEAST make the following FREE THINGS.
  1. Free Website at www.weebly.com
  2. Blog www.blogspot.com
  3. Merchant Circle Page
  4. Show Me Local Page
  5. Google Local Listing
  6. Yahoo Local Listing
  7. Windows Live Listing
  8. MSN Listing
Then, we also suggest they use Kiiji, and other free classifieds on the Internet.

THIS is what it takes to get business in Todays Economy
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I found the best way to get hooked up around the web is do a google, msn, yahoo, etc. search for painting companies in your area and you will see a ton of directories. Then search your competitors and you will find more places. Most have a way to add your link.
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which of these have you guys gotten the most leads from?
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Someone who really uses Google Analytics (or other program) that can tell where traffic to your website comes from would have to answer that.
For me, I want anyone who clicks on any of the directories that appear in a google search (see yellow highlights) to see my company listed in it.
Ideally, your website would be on this first page!
The leads come from your web site, the challenge is to get to people in your market to see your site.
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The folks at CT have started a list as well, here are some more!
http://www.contractortalk.com/f12/fr...ctories-59573/


superpages.com
yellowpages.com
yp.yahoo.com
yelp.com
yp.aol.com
switchboard.com
dexknows.com
magicyellow.com
local.com
yellowbook.com
citysearch.com
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http://www.homeservicesengine.com/
http://www.hotfrog.com
http://www.homepros.com/
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Link Directory on my website

http://www.housepaintinglouisville.com/link_directory/

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BOTW
getfave.com
www.openlist.com
Click this link for a list of other directory submission sites listed in this blog.

http://www.localseoguide.com/service...rket-hardware/

They may not all seem free, but usually you can probe and find a way to get entered into their directories.







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Google:: https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...hl=en-US&gl=US:

Yahoo offers as well. Hmm, I just looked and could have sworn they had a free business sign up, but can't find it...

www.yahoo.com
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which of these have you guys gotten the most leads from?
Look thing of directories as links only. Most of then don't drive traffic if you get a regular link. Unless you buy a featured link, you won't get traffic. So, use directories to get links and get better SEO rankings. Don't forget to choose your anchor text for the keyword targeting.
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By the way, I want to share this URL, you can find a few thousand links, not they are only like 950 directories listed. I hope it is useful.
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Upps sorry here is the link --> http://www.addurl.nu/

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