The free listing options for LocalDirectories have improved considerably since they first launched and it is worth filling out the profile in as much detail as you can because the LocalDirectories pages seem fairly well regarded by Google and do appear in Google search results sometimes, especially for location specific service searches.
The following is an example of adding a listing via localdirectories.com.au/listing-request
Regional location and business name
Ensure business name is the same as published elsewhere
Add business address
Select categories that match your business type
You can pick up to 3 categories
Finalise the basic listing info
Add lots of text to fill the detailed profile information
Business slogan and description
Keywords and products, add as much detail as you like
Specialties and licences
Payment methods and Google streetview
Contact phone numbers and email addresses
Website homepage and other links
Link to as many of the pages of your website as you like, even linking to pdf brochures is fine.
Set suburbs you service
For a very local area business like a takeaway food store you might only pick a handful of suburbs but if you are a contractor that will go anywhere in your region then you can pick all of the suburbs if you like.
Social media profiles and trading hours
Add the social media you are actively using, trading hours can be by appointment or 24hrs or various other combinations
Submit the form, comments is not required
The example profile being added as shown above was for Ceramex, a Newcastle tiling company.
Completed profile preview
You can preview what the completed profile will look like, there are a few screenshots of this example.
Example of LocalDirectories profile page
