ABC Online Business Directories
Reasons To List On Our Directories
REASONS TO LIST ON OUR DIRECTORY
Marketing is Not an Option
“During recessions it is more important than ever to remember that loyal customers are the primary, enduring source of cash flow and organic growth. Marketing isn't optional it's an "essential cost" to bring in revenues from those key customers and others.” Harvard Business Review.
Well Established Directory
Established in 2005 we are 21 years in the online directory business with over 4000 satisfied customers on our directories. Our directory is achieving approximately 800,000 hits monthly and gets great Google rankings.
Web & Social Media Exposure
No other directory shares your listing to Facebook. We share your listing to Facebook Groups in your area or any other regions that you request. We present more information on a listing than any other directory.
Select from our 5 Directories
If your business operates in more than one area, then list in additional directories. It is only R200 for the year advertising. Please note that the Helderberg and Nelspruit directories do cover a much broader clientele than their name implies.
Best Value Advertising
We provide the best value advertising in the whole of South Africa. No other directory presents as much of your company as we do. We include nearly all the information that you would find on a website. So it’s like having a website but without the cost and hassle.
Community Events Calendars
If your business hosts events then we will add your events to our Community Event Calendar at
https://www.western-cape.online/events/
https://mpumalanga.online/mpumalanga-event-calendar/
https://www.abc-diretories.co.za/events
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is done for you.
Let’s face it, SEO isn’t exactly the easiest of things to understand. Unless you have been learning the nuances in algorithms and the various SEO techniques you can employ in your website, you might feel lost amidst the vast property of the World Wide Web, keyword building, meta tags and descriptions. It would take a while to learn all these. In fact, it is a learning process that will require endless tweaking of the way you submit your posts or create your site. It will also require constantly checking out your progress to see if your SEO strategies are up to scratch. Directory submission sites already have a process by which they follow to adhere to current SEO protocols. When you submit your website link, you will be under the protection of the directory submission site.
Directory Listing sites are effective in targeting local consumers
Perhaps one of the most important benefits of a directory listing is its ability to expose your company to the local clientele you are after. According to studies, people do an online research first before they actually buy something or take advantage of services. And in most cases, they will prefer to purchase or use services closer to their area for added convenience. A directory submission can help you introduce your website or company to your local clients who are always online as the links on a directory can put you on search lists, giving you more online visibility and presence.
Directory listing are significantly cheaper than other methods of advertising
Newspaper advertising, pamphlet advertising or magazine advertising is expensive. Additionally, the advert is only available for the period in which the publication runs. A daily or weekly newspaper the ad will be seen for those periods. An online directory listing is available for the period of the subscription (one year) and you can make changes to it continually, keeping it up to date and fresh.https://www.abc-diretories.co.za/events
Websites are essential but the end all of marketing.
Although you can nowadays get a website originated for a low price it will not be visible without extensive SEO work. For starting companies with only a small budget to speak of, these SEO campaigns are probably still out of the question. While you are still saving money to get yourself a team of SEO experts to work on your website traffic, you might want to make an initial investment on directory submission. Compared to the rate of SEO campaigns that will set you back by a few thousands, directory submission campaigns cost only in the hundreds. It is not a “you get what you pay for” scheme either. Directory submission costs less, sure, but you’ll still be getting the boost in visibility you can get from websites. Especially on our directories as we display the same amount of your company information that would be available on a website. Directory submission sites already have a process by which they follow to adhere to current SEO protocols. When you submit your website link, you will be under the protection of the directory submission site.
You don’t need to have a website to use directory submission
If you don’t have a website just yet, you can set up a page for your business through a directory listing. Think of it as your building block in the World Wide Web. When you are ready to build a website for your business, which is a must if you really want to compete, all you need to do is update your directory submission and include links to your landing page. It serves as a flexible solution for your advertising needs. In the meantime, have your local business listed in directory sites such as Helderberg.biz and or Western Cape Online. Search engines can pull up information such as your business name, what products and services you are offering and where to find you. Such information is already vital in creating recognition for your business.
You can start developing brand awareness
Brand recognition takes a long time to develop. You’ll need countless advertising on TV, the web or print with enticing spiels and commercial story line to fully click in the heads of your potential customers. That requires a lot of money. But thanks to search engines, there is now a comparatively easier way to build brand awareness. By making your business more visible on searches, it is easier for customers to remember your business and what you are offering. It is imperative that you know the importance of making it at the top page of search lists. This is where the gold mine is. This is where your clients will find you. If you make it to the top list, you can then be on your road to creating brand awareness. Business directories now also include your social media account details. Having a Facebook page or a Twitter account for your local business can also boost brand recognition. Social media has become a platform for you to reach your clientele faster and easier and to make sure that they also have a way of reaching out to you. In addition to social media, it is also highly possible to insert banners or company logos to further strengthen your image and to introduce what your company is offering. This method of brand awareness becomes more effective when a third party (the business directory) that is already at the heart of SEO will serve as your rope to climb to the top.
