One of my client earns monthly approx $3000 USD from his Directory listing website. he said he hardly put in 5-10 hours weekly on that site work.
Often people have an idea for a Directory site but they find it hard to create a website for it. The WordPress and GeoDirectory – WordPress Business Directory Plugin and Classified Ads Listings made it easy for us. Now you don’t have to be a Web Developer to create a directory site.
I am writing this blog post to describe How you can easily create a directory site in WordPress using the WPGeodirectory Plugin.
Why WP Geodirectory Plugin?
GeoDirectory – WordPress Business Directory Plugin is created and maintained by Ayecode. It has over 10,000+ active installations and 4.5+ Ratings on wp.org.
The WP Geodirectory plugin has a variety of add-ons, themes, and third-party themes that covers almost all aspect of a Directory site. It also has compatibility with builders like Elementor, Divi, and Gutenberg block editor. You can check a few demos of the Directory site created using the WP GeoDirectory plugin.
You can check lists of Directory sites created using the WP Geodirectory plugin here.
01. Setup WordPress
Install WordPress on your Hosting. You can follow this blog post if you are not sure how to do so.
How to Install WordPress – Complete WordPress Installation Tutorial
You can use any theme that you like. Since the WP Geodirectory plugin is created as per WordPress coding standards so it is not theme-specific.
mostly it supports all the themes.
02. Setup the Geodirectory Plugin
we have created this Youtube video that describes how you can set up the WP Geodirectory plugin.
you might find the WP Geodirectory plugin and settings confusing. you can follow this video to understand each setting in deep.
If you like this video, you can subscribe to our Youtube channel.
03. Setup GD addons
WP Geodirectory has different add-ons that cover almost all the features of a directory site. you can find the addon list here
we already have videos for all of these add-ons. you can find the playlist below.
04. Import the data
Now that you have the WP Geodirectory setup properly. you will have to add the real data to the site.
You can do it manually and add each business listing one by one. which will take lots of time and effort.
WP Geodirectory has provided a CSV import feature, through which you can bulk import Listings on your directory site.
You can follow this video, where we have explained it with a screencast.
Now you have a complete directory site setup. Now you focus on SEO and Social Media Marketing to promote your site to the target customers or visitors.
You can also check
How to create a Directory website using Elementor and WP Geodirectory – Step by Step.
How to create a Directory website using Divi theme and WP Geodirectory – Step by Step.
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