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How To Start A Free Business Listings Website

A free business listing website will provide much information about where various businesses are located. Frequently, it can

be helpful to have the addresses and telephone numbers located in one location where they are easily accessible. A free

business listings website can be started by anybody who has a desire to start one.

The first thing that you should do is to buy a hosting service and a domain name for your website. Your website can focus on

specific geographical areas, such as the county or the city name in your domain. There are numerous registrars where you can

register your domain name on the Internet.

Then, you should determine which type of platform that you want for your website. There are several blogging platforms that

you can use if you decide make your website from scratch. There are free and paid directory scripts that you can use to

create a website. Usually, these scripts have technical features that are required.

The next thing that you need to do is to download the required software, and upload it to your web hosting service. This

service will have an application for file management permit the uploading the required files to get your website started. In

addition, there are many free programs that you can use.

Then, you'll have to make the structure for the basic categories that are needed on your website. Usually, this can be done

when you log in by changing the settings and categories that are on the back end of the software, but there are some

directory script software programs that can pre populate the business categories. There are many business listings to choose

from such as hospitals, medical professionals including physicians, shopping centers, restaurants, and many others.

You need to enter the details of your business into your directory and include the telephone numbers, addresses, and business

names. Usually you can do this on the administrator side of directory scripts, but you should look at the specific

instructions of the directory if required.

Using the back end of the software modify the other details of your website as required. There are numerous scripts that will

permit you to modify the directory's name which that appears on the top of your website. The business listing's vendor can

provide help if you need it.

Last, ensure that your website works correctly. You can do this by testing all of the website links to make sure that they

link to the correct website and by clicking on each of the directory categories to ensure that you can see the free business

listings that were created.




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