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Benefits of Online Business Directory Listings
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Internet is growing worldwide every year. It is penetrating globally and has become a major marketing and business tool.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
• AE - 9,206,000 population (2014) - Country size: 77,700 sq km
• Capital City: Abu Dhabi - population 613,368 (2012)
• 8,101,280 Internet users on Dec 31, 2013, 88.0% penetration, per ITU.
• 3,442,940 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 41.7% penetration
• 23.7 Mbps Broadband download speed on August, 2014, per Net Index
Strong Online Business Identity Includes
• Company Name and Details Found on Search Engines
• Business Profiles in Social Networks
• Business Listings in Business Directories
• Company Listings in Online Yellow Pages
• Company Details Found in Mobile And GPS Navigation Devices
Benefits of Business Directory Listings
• Direct Advertising Exposure
• Business Networking Platform
• Free Traffic Generator
• Develops Brand Image
• Targeted Lead Generation
• Improve Link Popularity
• Good For Business Website SEO
How to properly list your business in business directories?
• Make a list of important and niche business directories
• Find top keywords related to your business
• Claim business listings
• Add keyword optimized title , description
• Choose appropriate categories
• Include Keywords as tags
• Put in your business website as homepage
• Add other business details, products and services
Tips to Identify Good Business Directories
• Good business directories are manually approved.
• They will have good Google page rank and search rankings
• Directories will have proper internal link Structure
• The directory will be user friendly
• Has clear user guidelines and terms of use.
Direct visitors from the online business directories are the most targeted and ready to buy web
traffic.
Online business directories are an inexpensive and effective way to increase your online visibility and
customer footfall.
Online business directories benefit small, local companies as well as large, international companies.