Adding a New Listing
Creating a New Listing
To create a new account and add your first listing on directory9 click the "List with Us" at the top right of any page and select the listing type you need, then select your listing plan. If you also want a Profile Account with your listing then first click "Log in" and select "Register". If you already have an account Log in and go to your dashboard and click New Listing.
Depending on the listing type you have chosen, you will be required to add some basic information to the listing account, such as a title, categories and a payment option. Once this is completed you can continue with the rest of the listing information.
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Contact Information
Adding your contact information is very important for people and business to find you, even if you don't want your full address unknown.
When it comes to adding your address, this can be added in 2 ways as follows;
Physical Address
This address is normally where customers can look you up and come to your location. For this address, you just add your address as per the system format. Do as per this example Country State, City & Suburb
A Non-Physical Address - Required steps
This address is normally an online shop or an address you don't want customers turning up at. To make the system work for this type of address you can add a PO Box or a street name to the "address field" without disclosing your real address and number. Complete the rest of the address as close as possible to your location, then click on the map pin and move the pin to an intersection or a park close by. This is needed to show customers the area you are in. If you don't fill in the address the pin will go to the centre of your country and if others do the same thing you all end up on top of each other going nowhere. If we find such a problem we will inform you to fix this.
State - City - Suburb
These 3 fields will show up once you select your country with each one showing after the other one as you completed the address. If your State/Region, City or Suburb is not showing, please click the "+Add a new XXXX" and type it in. Country State, City & Suburb
Additional Locations
This section works the same way as the address section so follow the same requirements. You can add more locations if your plan allows for this.
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SEO
To be found easily in search engines you need to make your SEO the best you can think like a customer when adding this information.
SEO Title
This is the main title and link the search engine will display in the search results, make this to the point.
Page Name
The page name is your listing custom URL. You can make this name whatever you want, this plays a big role in your search results.
SEO Keywords
These keywords are for search engines so add the best search words or phrases for your business or organization.
Description
This can be the same as the Summary Description you made in the first section of your listing.
After you have saved your listing you will be directed to your dashboard.
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Final
By now you should have created a very well designed directory listing that will work for you 24/7 helping to drive traffic to your business and showing to the world you are professional and serious about what you do.
Dashboard
The dashboard is your main hub where you can see and do everything, from adding more listings, adding other listing types, review "Reviews" and "Leads" and see your statistics.
Once you have returned to your dashboard you can see if any outstanding bills are due for payment at the top right of the page. To preview or make changes to your listing go to the left side listing control box and click edit.
We hope this has been helpful for you, the more listing types you link to your main listing will help drive more traffic.
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