Any of you guys/gals have physical addresses for your listings/websites?

If you do have a physical address (note* this is U.S. based ONLY)

business name
business address
business city
business state
business zip
business phone and or business fax

I would like to add you to one of my directories which boasts a new MOD i have finally integrated after about a year of waiting to 'get back to the MOD'

I don't want directories and would love to have real businesses, so if you have the requirements above, PM them to me, and if they are suitable I will add them. (a unique description is preferred. I will rewrite as needed)

R.

 

Most people that have online businesses etc. really aren't corporate to the extend that they have their own business address, such as a corporation/warehouse address or office. The best you could get from that is a P.O. Box...

I hate directories that ask for that crap..

You really want that kind of directory? Have fun competing with yellowpages.com ..

 

Gee, I wonder why people like An0n, Jeff and the like, never post here anymore!

 

At least an0n's idea is thinking outside of the typical 'lets create another general web directory' scope. Adding extra information for users convenience, that is all that matters, and that is exactly what an0n's mod is adding to his site. Well done in my book - shame I only have a UK business address

 

Awesome Mod indeed! That's what you will say when you actually see it in action!

This is what a real business directory should be like!!

I am sure, many of us would want to have this PRICELES mod! But as far as i know, this mod ain't coming out for other directories!

Well done Rob!

 

ummmm....so whats cooking Rob!

M.

 

you are in noway qualified in any position to claim who has what.

you are always entitled to your own opinion. i can accept that.
it is NOT mandatory, but it is something a real 'business directory' should have.

Well, you are in the thread regarding what I am looking for, so kindly ask yourself your own question.

This is what is wrong with close-minded people such as yourself.
This isn't an attempt to compete with anyone. This is an attempt to see what works, what brings value, and of course, what also will help my own development with my own MODs and project.


But anywho.. your post is noted. thx.

 

Hi Rob,

I do have a business site. I tend to not give out the level of detail you are asking for simply because I work out of my own home. I freely provide city/state (for conversation as well as time zone awareness) and email but with what I do - web content writing and marketing, until I have emailed a prospective client a few times, they do not get any more information than that. With some clients, phone numbers and specific street addresses have never been exchanged even after we have worked together on more than one project; it just wasn't necessary.

I like your idea in general. But I suspect that many of the smallest business owners, sole proprietors like myself who work out of their homes, would prefer not to make their business/home address information so publicly available.

I would love to participate in your experiment but only if I could leave the street address and phone numbers blank.

 

As good an idea as it is and without getting accused of hi-jacking the thread we have the ability of allowing users to add this kind of information into the submission of a site on our script. It's up to you or not.

an0n doesn't mention what script this mod is for or what it does any different than what we have? I'd be interested to know. Can you exand on whether this is just extra fields on a submission from or is it more etc?

Is this just something that can be adapated to phpld which I suspect it is or is it something other scripts don't have and perhaps could benefit from?

 

business name, city, state, and zip will suffice.

I understand how you may feel about your info with regards to you working from home like I do.

I'm not worried about a hi-jack.

This isn't about something new on the submit. This is way more complex and I've had this stuff way before ld, lynx, esynd. This particular MOD has been sitting for about a year and a few months now, and I needed something to help me re-focus, and coding something new helps me do that.

It's not script specific.

If lynx goes unencrypted, and once I complete all other tasks, I'll set up a lynx test directory and incorporate it there too.

 

personally I think you will find collecting the addresses for online businesses a difficult task and Im not sure of how useful it would be
I found that linking the address with google maps can be useful if the directory was for clubs, bars, dining etc but dont see it so useful for a straight online business
anyway good luck with it

 

As an online business owner, I tend to disagree with you discover.

While it does not really matter what street I live on, my clients do care where I live so they know what time of their day I will be available to them. Timezone differences can severely limit the amount of time for correspondence and lead to delays of up to 24 hours for each question/email.

With my pet directory, location matters greatly in where people can/will send their products or even live animals. From the beginning I required all submitters to include their city, state and country information so that when the site starts getting bigger I can further categorize the listings by the areas the company serves. There's little point of falling in love with a cute puppy or kitten only to find out that it would have to be shipped from Australia to the US. I would sincerely hope that any breeder would decline such a sale and any pet buyer would not want to put the poor animal through an around the world trip like that and simply look for a breeder closer to home.

 

the case for a business which actually has a real presence opposed to online only is what im referring to though
for pet sites yes this applies and the maps/directions would be useful also but I still dont see how useful the address of a web designer would be for example
yes there are people who only like to work with people they can meet up with but for work which can be completed using the net I think this will happen less and less

 

Like web designers, I sell a digital-based product. As a writer specializing in website content and web sales copy; there is nothing to physically ship nor is a specific physical location/proximity required. All of my product is delivered by email.

However, I have found it critical for prospective customers to know where I live; at least in general terms.

There are many writers for whom English is a second or even third language. Some write well, many others should find another occupation. Having an American address helps me to market my services as a native-speaking English writer. There are many who are unwilling to hire someone to write English content who does not live in the US, UK or Australia and many are starting to specifically ask for American writers. (You can see that trend in the Content area of DP.) In this case, my location actually becomes part of my unique selling proposition (USP).

I have had almost as many international customers as I have had American customers. I have stayed up into the wee hours of the night (3 and 4 am) to correspond with customers to ensure their projects got done on time. (Not all writers can or will do that.) Others have been OK with emails taking a day or even more to go round trip based on the time of day when we both work. Knowing up front that I am 5, 7 or even 12 hours away can help prospective customers decide whether they want to hire me or someone closer to home.

Being located in different countries also can impact the method of payment. Both client and provider have to evaluate the payment methods available and decide if the hassles of currency exchange and/or international wire transfers cost more than the work is worth. This is getting easier but trust me it is still an issue.

I admit I have spoken on the phone with all of my American customers and none of my foreign ones. I have not actually sat down face-to-face with any of them. It is much harder to create materials to promote a person or company without being able to talk to or meet with them. Buyers and sellers also have to take that into consideration.

 

Hello...

Is it FREE?

All our directories come with that option and they dont have to be US based for the google maps to work
as we integrated a few things to allow for all online businesses from any region to add the info.
All 3.3s carry this option ........

Good luck with it though its already being used so....

thx
malcolm

 

Discover: It uses gmaps in a way nobody else is using them with the basic and more familiar scripts here and there is more to come. This will surely be in my project.

YMC: PM sent. let me know what you think.

Malcolm: Read above what I said to discover. I did show you a rough draft when i worked on it 2 days ago, but now its live and fully implemented.

 

Cool stuff. Just took a deeper look at your Directory Dump and must admit it's one of the best directories I've seen in terms of features and overall 'user appeal'.

Ps. Congrats on your 5000th post an0n

 

Thanks for the compliment on dump, but this MOD isnt on dump

heh, I just noticed too 5,000.

 

What directory is it on? I evidently couldn't see it, thus being the reason why I went looking around Dump in the first place

Cheers

 

He doesn't mention it.