Here is a list of high-profile platforms to local directories that allow you to list your website for free (at the time of writing). These websites cover a range of audiences.

You submit your website’s URL, as well as additional information about your business or organization. These sites, in turn, incorporate your info to their data banks, ensuring that your link is there when users are searching your content categories.

In addition to direct display of your content, adding your links to these directories improves your site’s Search Engine Optimization, gradually improving your website’s ranking on search results.

One tip: It might look overwhelming to you to list your website in all of these directories and it surely takes some time to do this. Why not list your website in one or two (our clients are already listed in “Google My Business” and then see how your SEO improves.

Please note that some of these directories are international.

• Google My Business
• Bing Places
• Yellow Pages / Yellow Pages Australia
• eLocal
• Submit Express
• Super Pages
• MapQuest
• EZ Local
• Merchant Circle
• Local.com
• Entire Web
• Manta
• Insider Pages
• Moo-Directory
• SubmitX
• Simply Worthy
• So Much

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A well-maintained website means up to date code. Just like your car, a content management system needs regular tuning, updating and maintenance in order to run smoothly and securely.

There are a lot of updates happening each month to either the content management system or its extensions and plugins. Therefore it makes sense to keep an eye on them every month and bring them up to the latest version. This ensures the maximum security for your website. Problems can be monitored and addressed.

This is what is included

• Content Management Updates (Joomla or WordPress)
• Template Updates (Joomla or WordPress)
• Plugin or Extension Updates (Joomla or WordPress)
• Running a snapshot to see where there could be a vulnerability in the way your website is setup
• Running an audit
• Uptime Monitor of your Website
• Checking of SSL certificate expiry
• Monthly report emailed to you

This is what is not included

• If you have made changes on your website and this is causing problems, we will not automatically fix that for you. Fixing that for you is a paid service!
• If we are running a screenshot and find that there are some vulnerabilities on your website, we will contact you. Fixing this is a paid service! However this will only be a one off because once the adjustments are made they will be continually applied.
• Major upgrades of the CMS (Joomla or WordPress) or its template are not included in the maintenance plan.

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It might be a good starting point for you in case you feel your website is compromised:

Google Webmasters Help for Attacked Sites

StopBadWare Inc is a non-profit website that is endorsed by Google and helps you understand and remedy possible attacks.

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