Are you taking advantage of all the free Australian business directories that you can to give your business a boost online? Especially when they are free to list on and promote your business.

There are many reasons to list your business on some of the better Australian business directories including:

Better Online Exposure

Improved Local SEO by building Local Citations

by building More Backlinks to your website

to your website Being listed on their API’s

There are hundreds of business directory services and you don’t need to list on all of them (and you shouldn’t), concentrate on listing on these top business directory sites and also consider listing on the top niche services for your industry.

One way to find online services is to do a search for 3 or more of your direct competitors and make a note of the sites where they are listed. You should list your business on any of the services where your competitors are listed but you are not, if you don’t you are letting searchers on those sites go directly to your competitors.

While there are many posts online listing Australian business directories many are out of date. at myPresences we monitor thousands of online services worldwide. Our list was compiled in July 2019.

Services are ranked by Domain Authority which is a score out of 100 indicating how well a website will rank in search results.

To add your business click on Add Link or click on Our Profile to find out more about each business directory.

Free Australian Business Directories

1. Google My Business

Google My Business is the local listing service from Google and is one of the most important places for a small business to list online. If your business is not listed on Google My Business then go create a presence there now by clicking the Add Link below. Your business must have a listing on Google My Business!. Your Google My Business listing summary will appear directly in the search results when your customers search for your business, make sure the information is accurate. Google My Business is an extremely important place to get online reviews, this will help your business rank better in google search and local search and help you get into the very important local 3 pack which appears at the top of search when people are searching for businesses of a certain type in an area.

Website https://www.google.com/business/ Our Profile https://www.mypresences.com/service/google-maps/ Add Link https://www.google.com/business/ Domain Authority 100 Australian Rank 1 Twitter Followers 16800 Facebook Likes 40395 API Yes. Used by thousands of websites and apps.

2. Yellowpages Australia

Yellowpages is part of the Sensis network that also includes Truelocal, WhitePages and Whereis and is partly owned by Telstra. While it is no longer important to be listed in the physical yellow pages it is important to have a presence on their online network. Having a listing on Yellowpages will also help you business get listed on other websites in the network and will help you get listed on the Sensis API which is used by app developers to list local business in their apps.

Website https://www.yellowpages.com.au/ Our Profile https://www.mypresences.com/service/yellowpages-australia/ Add Link https://freead.yellow.com.au/signup Claims 6.5 million site visits each month (July 2018) Domain Authority 76 Australian Rank 419 Twitter Followers 5857 Facebook Likes 43168 API Yes

3. Truelocal

Truelocal is part of the Sensis network and was created in 2006 and later acquired by Sensis.

Website https://www.truelocal.com.au/ Our Profile https://www.mypresences.com/service/truelocal-australia/ Add Link https://www.truelocal.com.au/submit-business/signup.do Claims 1.1m searches each month (July 2017) 3.1m Aussie visits each month (August 2017) Domain Authority 73 Australian Rank 886 Twitter Followers 4891 Facebook Likes 49406 API No.

4. Yelp Australia

Yelp Australia is the Australian portal site for the American business directory Yelp. Yelp is one of the worlds biggest business directories and are known worldwide. Yelp is also an online reviews site and has a mobile app that is used by millions of people worldwide to find local businesses. It is very important that your business is listed on yelp and you start to generate some ratings and reviews on Yelp.

Website https://www.yelp.com.au/ Our Profile https://www.mypresences.com/service/yelp/ Add Link https://biz.yelp.com.au/ Domain Authority 65 Australian Rank 635 Twitter Followers 114718 Facebook Likes 260 API Yes. But only after you have had a review.

5. Hotfrog

Hotfrog is an international business directory based in Australia and available in 38 countries worldwide. Hotfrog was created in 2005 and has over 120 million businesses listed worldwide.

Website https://www.hotfrog.com.au/ Our Profile https://www.mypresences.com/service/hotfrog/ Add Link https://www.hotfrog.com.au/AddYourBusinessSingle.aspx Claims 2.7 million people per month (July 2018) 431000 enquiries to business per month (July 2018) 120 million businesses listed (July 2018) Domain Authority 65 Australian Rank 13527 Twitter Followers 5654 Facebook Likes 12776 API No.

6. DLook

Dlook is an Australian business directory listing over 1.7 million businesses.

Website https://www.dlook.com.au/ Our Profile https://www.mypresences.com/service/dlookcomau/ Add Link https://www.dlook.com.au/signup/signup-step1.php Claims 1.7 millions businesses (July 2018) Domain Authority 61 Australian Rank 20750 Twitter Followers 441 Facebook Likes 2013 API No.

7. StartLocal

StartLocal is a directory for local businesses to list on and promote their business and is also focused on helping consumers find the best deals. When you list your business on StartLocal also be sure to post any deals and specials you are running.

Website https://www.startlocal.com.au/ Our Profile https://www.mypresences.com/service/startlocal-australia/ Add Link https://www.startlocal.com.au/get-listed.html Claims 7 million visitors a year (July 2018) Domain Authority 60 Australian Rank 13481 Twitter Followers 1646 Facebook Likes 2145 API No.

8. Local Search

LocalSearch is primarily focused on regional areas around Australia. If you are a regional business then it is important to be listed in one of their many regional and hyper local directories.

Website https://www.localsearch.com.au/ Our Profile https://www.mypresences.com/service/local-search/ Add Link https://www.localsearch.com.au/ Domain Authority 58 Australian Rank 2667 Twitter Followers 855 Facebook Likes 7205 API No.

9. Word Of Mouth

Word of mouth is primarily a reviews site that is now owned by OneFlare.

Website https://www.wordofmouth.com.au/ Our Profile https://www.mypresences.com/service/womo/ Add Link https://www.wordofmouth.com.au/users/new_with_business Claims 588977 Customer Reviews (July 2018) Domain Authority 51 Australian Rank 5718 Twitter Followers 2583 Facebook Likes 18782 API No.

10. Aussieweb

Aussieweb is one of Australia’s oldest business directory sites, established in 1996 and based in Brisbane.

Website https://www.aussieweb.com.au/ Our Profile https://www.mypresences.com/service/aussieweb/ Add Link https://mylisting.aussieweb.com.au/add-listing.aspx Domain Authority 50 Australian Rank 15842 Twitter Followers 46 Facebook Likes 3390 API No.

Getting listed on these services is a great start for your business but you also need to make each of your listings as compelling as possible so that when consumers find your business they are likely to click through to your website or call you. Take advantage of every part of the profile you can, add photos and videos, create a comprehensive description of your business, add your products or services and your specials. Creating more compelling profiles may also help you rank better on each service.

If the service supports ratings and reviews then let your clients know they can rate and review you on these profiles, having great social proof on your profiles may be the difference between a customer coming to your business rather than your competitor.

myPresences is a service to help you list your business on 100’s of online services such as social media services, business directories, reviews sites and more and then continue to manage your online presence and reputation on each service.

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