Hello, I ran across your site while I was searching for a quick way to add companies to listings of my choice as part of getting citations to beat my competitors, but as I listened to you I became more intrigued about what you were saying, something else I can offer, love it. Anyway, I have 10 minutes left in prospecting video, awesome so far. Roderick, Scalded Dog Media
How do you drive visitors to the directory. Do you use paid ads as ranking a directory in search results, even locally, is not quick or easy. Businesses want to see that there is traffic to the directory otherwise they are wasting their money.
yea this was my first question too. I think its best to build the site (free listings so the consumer can find what they are looking for) and then once established, charge for featured ads.
I disagree about using a Gmail address, looks amateur and raises a flag for me. Having your own email address is a tiny investment that seperates you from the amateurs. Otherwise some good info here.