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BUSINESS
DIRECTORY LISTINGS
Placement of a Listing within
The Business Directory requires that you have either agreed to submit and maintain
a web site listing to the "localguide.com.au" project or that the appropriate
fee has been paid.
We'd much prefer individuals and businesses to take up the option of supplying suitable
web sites for the "localguide" project. The reasons for this are outlined
here.
When placing YOUR listing in THE BUSINESS DIRECTORY you must first go into the category
where your business listing is to appear. Once in the correct category, just click
on Add a Site located at the bottom of the page
and you'll be presented with a submission screen.
IMPORTANT:
The following criteria must be considered before any web sites are submitted to the
"localguide" project. Failure to meet these conditions is likely to see
your submission/s rejected along with the associated Business Directory Listing/s.
a. Site/s submitted to the "LOCALGUIDE"
project must be local in nature. This is by far the most important criteria.
It can be a local community directory, local restaurant, accommodation, real estate,
venue, tourist site, visitor site, car yard, pub, club, business site and the list
goes on, just as long as it is internet based.
However, web site/s will also be accepted from much larger sites if the web address
submitted actually has specific local content. For example, it might be a
big specialised site dealing with accommodation which has a section devoted to a
specific locality. As long as the specific web address that is submitted
takes people directly to that section, then it will be acceptable (this would be
classed as a SECOND-LEVEL web address - explained in more
detail further on).
Please note that
business opportunity type listings will not be accepted for inclusion into the "local
guide" project at this time. However, once the "local guide" site
is activated, you'll certainly be welcomed to place such a listing into the appropriate
category. At this stage, the focus is on building a database of web sites aimed at
the wider community. Business opportunity type sites are best catered for at this
stage within The Business Directory.
b. Adult sites are not accepted. In
fact all submitted sites should be suitable for viewing by children. While this might
seem like a very conservative approach, we believe that local content should be suitable
for "ALL LOCALS" not just adults.
c. How many web sites need to be submitted
and maintained to place a listing in The Business Directory? That depends on what
type of web addresses you submit and how many listing in The Business Directory you
wish place. For EACH listing you wish to place, the following submissions
must take place. Therefore if you sign up for the placement of two (2) listings than
you'll need to double the number of sites submitted based on the criteria below.
Web Address Submissions:
You will need to submit two (2) "top level" web addresses to place
a listing in The Business Directory. An example of a top-level web address would
be www.localsite.com.au or
www.localsiteexample.com
OR
You'll need to submit four
(4) "second level" web addresses to place
a listing in The Business Directory.
An example of a second-level web address would be
www.localsite1.com.au/localsite1.html
or www.localsite1.com.au/sites/localsite1.html
What's the difference you might ask? It's simple, top-level domain names tend to be much more
stable. That is, they usually don't disappear overnight causing a "URL NOT FOUND"
message.
Second-level domains however can change like
the seasons. Here one day gone the next. The results being the irritating "URL
NOT FOUND" message. From a maintenance point of view, top-level domains will
require much less work to keep updated. In fact, if chosen wisely it is possible
that no maintenance at all will be required on your behalf once the listing has been
submitted. This ensures your Business Directory Listing remains intact long after
you have submitted your web sites as part of the usage condition.
Other points to keep in mind is that web addresses submitted don't have end with
.com.au. If it has local content for an Australian Town/Suburb/Place then it is acceptable.
And finally, you'll need the following information before submitting a site.
1. The main postcode covered by the site being submitted
2. The main town/suburb/place covered by the site being submitted.
3. An "optional" brief description outlining the sites content.
Both points 1 and 2 are required so that we can allocate "precisely" where
the final web addresses should be placed.
We look forward to your submissions which should be entered HERE.
RANKING
ORDER BOOSTING
One additional feature worth noting regarding listings placed in The Business Directory
is that they are sorted by Ranking Order (RO). Rankings range from 0 to 10 with 10
being the lowest rank. For example, if there are twenty listings in a category, when
they are viewed by visitors the listings with the lowest (RO) will be listed first.
It's easier to see this by actually visiting The Business Directory and making a
note of the (RO) number and where the listing actually appears on the page. The advantages
of this feature only becomes apparent once a category begins to fill with listings.
All submitted listings to The Business Directory are given a default
ranking of 10. To get a lower ranking and thus a higher position when listings are
displayed, either a fee is payable or additional web sites can be submitted to the
"localguide" project. Fees are payable on a yearly basis as outlined below.
Alternatively, if additional web sites are submitted to the "localguide"
project a lower ranking can be achieved as outlined below. The rankings are then
maintained as long as the sites submitted to the "localguide" project remain
viable. Therefore, if someone submits 5 additional TOP-LEVEL web addresses to the
"localguide" project, their listing in the Business Directory will receive
a Ranking of 5, thus putting them well ahead of the default which is 10. Alternatively,
a Ranking of 5 can be achieved by submitting 10 SECOND-LEVEL web addresses to the
"localguide" project. As long as all the "localguide" project
submitted sites used to gain a better ranking remain active, the ranking will remain
permanently with your listing in The Business Directory. The only other way to get
a ranking of 5 is to pay a yearly fee of $50.
If you feel a better ranking has advantages then it's important you start collecting
appropriate web addresses to achieve a better ranking, unless of course you wish
to pay the appropriate yearly fee. As previously explained, TOP-LEVEL web addresses
are far superior than SECOND-LEVEL web address simply because they tend to be permanent
thus making them virtually maintenance free. Another important point to consider
is that appropriate TOP-LEVEL web addresses for use in the "localguide"
project will become harder to locate as time progresses. I guess you could call this
a "ground-floor-opportunity" although I must admit I detest this term simply
because its been used for the wrong purpose many times before.
At this point, I'm sure you can see just how important we consider the "localguide"
project is for building vital traffic. If we can build its content by way of appropriate
web site listings, we will all benefit in the increased traffic that such a site
has the potential to attract.
If you have any questions at all please drop us an email.
We are more than happy to provide any additional information you may require.
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Ranking
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Fee Payable -
(per listing,
per year)
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Top-Level Web Sites
Number of web site submissions required to achieve ranking.
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Second-Level
Web Addresses
Number of web site submissions required to achieve ranking.
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0 - Highest Ranking
Value
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$120
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12 Web Sites
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24 Web Sites
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1
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$90
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9 Web Sites
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18 Web Sites
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2
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$80
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8 Web Sites
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16 Web Sites
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3
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$70
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7 Web Sites
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14 Web Sites
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4
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$60
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6 Web Sites
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12 Web Sites
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5
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$50
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5 Web Sites
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10 Web Sites
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6
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$40
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4 Web Sites
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8 Web Sites
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7
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$30
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3 Web Sites
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6 Web Sites
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8
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$20
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2 Web Sites
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4 Web Sites
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9
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$10
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1 Web Sites
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2 Web Sites
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10 - Lowest Ranking
Value
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$0
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0 Web Sites
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0 Web Sites
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