Goals Build a directory that has lots of taregtted traffic
Reach out to companies that can profit from that traffic with a premium/featured listings
Help each other in our private Telegram group chat: https://t.me/+97j6DI5h7cU0NzI0
Directory examples https://www.globalpickleball.network/
https://10times.com/
https://myholidayguide.app/holiday-let-resources
https://onepagelove.com/
https://www.knifegeek.io/
https://www.thaiyello.com/
https://www.startups.fyi/
https://webframe.xyz/
https://godly.website/
https://www.wheretopostyourai.app/
https://beachnearby.com/
https://www.nationalparks.uk/parks
https://twitter.com/callmehouck/status/1644327991961436162
https://www.logo-archive.org/
https://www.jamesedition.com/
https://www.vcsheet.com/
https://portjobs.com/
https://www.opensourcealternative.to/
https://inboxreads.co/
https://reletter.com/
https://aidepot.co
https://interschools.co
https://partakegolf.com
https://www.jamesbondlifestyle.com/
Finding a niche Lots of companies to target
High LTV
B2B
Markets you understand
U.S market
https://affiliatecollective.com/niche
https://interestexplorer.io/facebook-interests-list/
Structure of a directory Home page
Company profile pages
/Add page (setup seperate Stripe account for each directory so it's easier to sell later on)
Blog
Category pages / semantic SEO
Social media channel for distribution (Twitter, IG, FB or Linkedin)
Naming your directory Target keyword plus a filler word (plex, hq, depot, hub etc.)
- .com, co or .io (I don’t mind .xyz if for the tech crowd)
Don’t spend days dwelling on which domain to use (unless you have time)
Find expired domains: https://twitter.com/ericdofollow/status/1654549406077829120?s=46&t=xiJH5aL_nPkQHduCX7irVg
Filler words: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eR1UNSMTlQtwAo-mlg-4oA_JwELG4cxttWPtvc-hB2A/edit#gid=1429927576
https://domatron.com/
https://www.expireddomains.net/
Directory software https://listingwithfilters.carrd.co/
https://bironthemes.com/themes/rinne-ghost/
https://superstash.co/
https://spreadsimple.com/
https://www.softr.io/
https://directorist.com/
https://main.mylistingtheme.com/
https://wpgeodirectory.com/
https://chipmunktheme.com/
https://webflow.com
Dev tools https://www.iconfinder.com/ - where I buy my logos from
Make sure your company/product bios pass AI detecor tools: https://openai.com/blog/new-ai-classifier-for-indicating-ai-written-text
A handy list of the 1000 largest U.S cities by population: https://gist.github.com/Miserlou/11500b2345d3fe850c92
Bulk screenshots: https://www.urlbox.io/
Growing traffic Groups - Reddit/FB/forums
SEO: https://www.semrush.com/blog/on-page-seo-checklist/
Keyword research: https://keywordseverywhere.com/
Interviews
Blog posts, guides etc.
Partnerships
Social Media
Revenue sources Premium listings
Display advertising / affiliate offers
Job board
Courses
Finding & managing leads https://leaddelta.com/
https://www.folk.app/
https://builtwith.com/
https://hunter.io
https://startupradar.co/
https://theirstack.com/
https://www.patible.ai/
https://www.apollo.io/
Sending & managing email https://www.neo.space/
https://instantly.ai/
https://hunter.io
https://quickmail.io
Closing sales Use social proof
Use testimonials
Split test pricing/perks
Always follow-up!
Offer promo codes!
Great free Partnership agreements: https://www.pandadoc.com/agreement-templates/
Selling a directory Make sure you have Google Analytics and a unique Stripe account installed from day 1
Acquire.com
Duuce.com
EmpireFlippers.com
FameSwap.com
FEinternational.com
Flippa.com
Investors.Club
MediaAcquire.com
Microns.io
MotionInvest.com
Odys.global
TinyAcquisitions.com
Trustiu.com
Links Mastering Upwork course: https://kintu.gumroad.com/l/upwork
Telegram group: https://t.me/+97j6DI5h7cU0NzI0
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