Top 5 UK Business Directories
Getting listed in business directories along with Google and Bing Local is a great way to let the search engines know exactly where you are and what you do. I submit my clients to business directories all of the time and this site is listed in a few of them, so I know which ones offer value. Here are 5 of the better UK ones:
Update: 3 of the directories originally featured in this post are no longer up and running so I updated the post in April 2020.
1/ When I first launched this site and I didn’t have any rankings, the UK Small Business Directory was a god send. The owner TJ was kind enough to put my site on some special pages and for a long time it was our no.1 source of traffic and enquiries. The directory is well organised and really well optimised. If you search for business directory on Google it is on the first page and also ranks high for lots of other directory keywords. You can get a listing in the directory for free, or you can go for a bronze, silver, or gold listing for a low fee. Check out our listing here.
2/ If you are serious about promoting your business online then you definitely need to get yourself listed in Yell.com. The website was launched in the UK in 1996 by the publishers of the Yellow Pages directory and features over 2.9 million businesses. You can go for a free listing or if you can afford it you can go for a paid advert that will increase your business visibility.
3/ This company has been featured in the Free Index business directory ever since June 2007 and it is definitely a great place to list your site. Over the years I have had traffic, enquiries and business from the directory and I got all of that from a totally free listing. Like the name suggests the site is free or you can pay a small fee for a premium listing which will list you above non premium members. The site has great content and ranks really well in the search engines and is certainly one of the top 5 in the UK.
4/ Setting up a listing in the Hotfrog business directory is quick and painless and can really help you with promoting your site. I just went ahead and set up a free listing for this website and it only took about 10 minutes. The directory gets good traffic and has a high authority score so you should definitely submit. You can either go for a free listing or you can go for a priority listing for a low monthly fee.
5/ My own business directory is called Biz-Dir and it has been up and running ever since 2006. The directory covers most of the popular online business related categories so there is probably going to be somewhere relevant for you to submit your site to. Simply navigate to the correct category and hit the submit button to get started. The directory doesn’t get much traffic these days but a listing is really affordable and I plan on redesigning the site and fixing things up soon.
All of these directories are based in the UK and provide links to your website that can help you with your internet marketing efforts.
Image credit: London Canary Wharf by Night
Cheers mate, local information like this is invaluable, especially for co.uk sites.
HI,
This is the top 5 directory that is known to everybody. Do u have any good no of uk business directory.
i have made a blog where i want to write down every resouces from where the people can get the data.
http://link-building-campaigns.blogspot.com/
please help me
regards
aisha
all good stuff. i generally look for local directories too and have found some business associations (Business Link and Chamber of Commerce) usually have some spin off sites with directories and would you believe it, guest books that are worth some linkage! – Google appears to be taking the international away from search results so thinking forward local is the way to go unfortunately 🙁
Trackback: isedb.com
Hi Mark, the Chamber of Commerce and local Government ones can be excellent if you get the SEO friendly ones. I just managed to snag one from my local Uni which was pretty cool:
http://www.infolab21.lancs.ac.uk/business/associate_company_scheme/index.php?company=105
Pingback: Niche directories still offer link building potential
that is very nice, once your site in those directories, you will have traffic from uk.. good
Great list, I was already listed in 4 of them, so nice to add one more quality directory
I’d like to add an unsung hero into the list here: Locanto. Its hardly ever used in the UK but it gives a lot of control over the HTML which means you can get your listing to rank quite highly if you know what you’re doing. Your listing gets its own page, so you’re more or less in control of your own SEO if you list on here.
Cheers Mate, very useful
Excellent, I’ll use these directories for my existing clients. The Small UK business directory is a great site and I’ve spoken to the guy who runs this site on the phone. He is nice and very helpful.
Its very helpful to promote sites in uk directories. Generally i would go for free directories because of google penalty but still its nice to have such popular directories which will give benefit only. I am stumbling this page here http://lindsayhogan.stumbleupon.com/ so that my whole SEO Group can share your unique post.
What about Touchlocal?!!
Hi Richard, I only link to SEO friendly directories.
linchpin, lynchpin, split pin, spring pin, dowel pin, bent arm pin, wire lock pin, double loop pin, hair pin cotter, cotter pin, s hook, table lock pin, circlips, grease nipple, keys, washers, rivets, steelballs, nut bolts, manufacturer, exporter, supplier, india, windsor exports, auto parts, auto spare parts
This is a good list of directories although I am not sure about the third one in the list. We are generally listed under company formation and this one does not seem to have any such category. I can wholly recommend the othe4rs which we have used and are very satisfied with.
Thanks for the list of directories. Can you please provide me some more directories which are best and free.
Hi, try http://info.vilesilencer.com and http://www.directorycritic.com
Thanks for list of UK Directories
Does one need to provide a reciprocal link to get listed, and are they all free?
@Lou B2B Index and Free Index ask for a link back, Platinax or Internet Business now charges a small review fee and the other two are free. They are all worth doing.
Thanks.
Lucy
These directories have helped our business develope and are also a great resource for our online business selling cleaning cloths and cleaning wipes.
Many Thanks.
Great list,
thanks
Thanks for the UK list. I am on UK Small Business Directory and Free Index and found them both to be extremely helpful and efficient. I will now try the others. Thanks again.
Julia
Bare Naked Lady UK Ltd.
Thank you for the list. I am looking forward to UK-based articles and website submission directories and am compiling as much information as possible. Thanks again, God Bless!
Nice piece of work. I also love your website style by the way, impressed!
People are often fooled by web directories, they seem to forget their are two main types. The baulk standard web directory which serves no real purpose and a business directory which can, if done correctly offer real advantages.
David,
How did you come across the option to add your link to the Lancaster University website?
Cheers,
Wes
Thanks very much for your list of directories. im currently in contact with a few seo companies and have been told Im not yet listed in some of the most important directories but wont of course tell me which ones until I pay them!
As far as directories go the business type are the ones most useful. Thanks for getting the list together
I was really in a need fo to find such business directories. Thank You so much for providing valuable directory list.
Thanks for the info, some great advice. I have submitted my company http://www.vanillaelectronics.com to the main directories and will see what happens!
Thank you so much for the list. I am busy listing the company with them all. Is this list still the most current? How can I get links to our site?
Thanks for the information. Great stuff.
Thanks for list!
Thanks SEOCo, good advice and I will submit to the directories now2business, biz-dir and internet business directory that I hadnt come across before and put The Seo Company on my new best-friend list.
I have just set up a UK Business Directory which is offering free links.
Visit http://www.sleepyfrog.com/directory
A useful list – especially as it’s UK based. We did not take a listing with Now-To-Business, as we sell to the general public, rather than B2B. They suggested their sister site – http://www.small-business-finder.co.uk, which is more suitable for retailers like us. So we listed with them instead.
Thanks again,
Tom
This is a good start to quality UK directories. Are there many UK deep link directories and are they worth it. Any one have a list?
wow thanks for the list 🙂 i have been looking for places to submitting you site! cheers
These are some high quality UK directories, it sure has put a jump on our carpet cleaning website in edinburgh uk 🙂
Thanks for sharing the above directories but I am expecting some more free business directories. Please add some more
Thank you, some useful directories there.
My Site is already listed there I want more
Nice website – the posts to Uk directories are useful.
I still find getting links from quality directories worthwhile.
Thanks – thats a really useful article!!
check out my new PR4 directory, 100% free with 12 hour inclusion time.
that is very nice, once your site in those directories, you will have traffic from uk.. good
Thanks for the list, as a UK company I’m in two of them and will be adding the other three shortly 🙂
Great list, I was in need of some good directories to submit to. Thanks.
I am a little sad that Yalwa is not included in this list. It is also a free UK Business directory that ranks well in search engines. In addition, you can add clickable links and pictures and your business listing is online instantly.
nice article thx for sharing
Yeah,what about Yalwa??
Thanks for the nice list – much appreciated – Do you know if they are human edited directories?
Thanks very much, you have really helped me source the best directories in the Uk now!!
Thanks for that.Directories are becoming more and more important.the higher the page rank on the directory the better.
Cheers
Nick
I know what you been I just thought back several years ago when I first started my websites and I had to find links I wasted a lot of time and money. But I have learnt a lot that’s why I wanted to create a truly unique quality directory and I hope I have achieved this.
Thank for the great list of business directories in UK
Thank for the must have great list of business directories for UK
Really useful I was aware of a couple of the directories which we use like internet business but these other are new to me.
Congratulations on 5 great direcotries we have used some of them but I need to check them all to see if were missing any.
I was really in a need fo to find such business directories. Thank You so much for providing valuable directory list.
What a great list. I will submit to them all this week. Thanks again.
Great list, we use these and they’re fantastic highly recommend them, thanks for sharing.
Great list. I would’ve thought there would be more of them but I guess I was wrong.
Uk small Business directory is the best , I haven’t tried the last 4 but I m planning to jump on it as soon as i can . But many thanks mate, I spent so much online to search the best uk directories and seems like you have a quite hand of full of nice ones here.
These are some high quality UK directories, it sure has put a jump on our carpet cleaning website in edinburgh uk
This information is invaluable for small business’. My business is expanding rapidly and any extra exposure is always a bonus.
Having your website listed on directories will not only help drive traffic to your site but also give your own site an seo boost. Thanks for the top 5 list very useful
Thankyou for this top list of directories. There seem so many out there and quite a lot asking for reciprocal link from your index page whilst your link is buried deep. Cheek.
Thank s for the list, it does seem to be getting harder to find quality links that also bring in visitors.
Thanks for listing this business directories. It helps me.
These are some high quality UK directories! I was really in a need to find such business directories. Thanks for the great list!
Thank for the list of the business directory, I check list list one by one, very nice list.
Uk small Business directory is the best , I haven’t tried the last 4 but I m planning to jump on it as soon as i can . But many thanks mate, I spent so much online to search the best uk directories and seems like you have a quite hand of full of nice ones here.
Cheers,
Piers,
far cry 3 review