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I have just create a new directory website which provide company information for free. It will be added emailing list soon. And the best thing about these is all free.

I am just wondering how can I get more visitor to my site. If anyone wish to do a link exchange, please do contact me as well. Thank you.

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For a free company directory the priority is credibility and usefulness. Make it easy for companies to claim and verify their listing, give them a small incentive to promote the profile (an embeddable badge or basic analytics), and add data points that matter to business users (industry, size, certifications). At the same time build persistent landing pages by industry and region so visitors can find curated lists rather than a flat index.

Technical and SEO steps to apply now:

  • Add structured data for each listing (Organization / LocalBusiness) so search engines can show richer results — see Schema.org and Google’s guidance at Google Search Central.
  • Create a listings-only XML sitemap and submit it to Google Search Console; use canonical tags and unique meta titles/descriptions to avoid duplicate-content issues.
  • Optimize for long-tail queries (e.g., “manufacturing suppliers in [city]”) by adding short, unique descriptions and filters.

Traffic channels and partnerships: as implied, link partnerships work best when they are strategic — target trade associations, chambers, and vertical blogs rather than mass swaps. As noted, free ads give short boosts; for sustainable corporate visits invest in LinkedIn content/ads, industry PR, webinars, and downloadable B2B resources (whitepapers, benchmark lists) that require a light signup. Offer companies a tangible reason to refer visitors back to your site (verified badge, data export, or embed widget).

Email, measurement and cautions: build a segmented, double-opt-in mailing list and track conversions (claimed listings, downloads) with UTM parameters and analytics goals so you can iterate. Beware mass link exchanges and low-quality directories — they can harm SEO. Also comply with email/privacy rules (e.g., GDPR — see gdpr.eu) when collecting corporate contacts.

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You may try this they offer you a good range of websites to exchange your links...get your match out of various available categories..

above all, its free

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You may try this they offer you a good range of websites to exchange your links...get your match out of various available categories..

above all, its free

Thanks for your feedback. Will definately look on it so that can get more and more visitor.

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Don't forget to submit your site to search engine directories and dmoz if you haven't done so. Free ad sites work well too, like craigslist.

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