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What type of business is it?

Generally, the type of business that the company is involved in determines the kinds of directories in which the company gets itself listed. As most business enterprises wish to be easily reached by their major customer pool, it makes "good business sense" to target directories that will most likely be used by the people in their field of business.

Such directories are valuable because they are generally created to cater to the needs of people in that particular industry and organized in ways that they find useful. For example, a manufacturers' directory may be searchable by product name or brand name, while a directory of advertisers may have a client index.

• In which industry is your company?
• In which activity sector is your company?
• Is it a minority or women-owned business?
• Is it a "top-ranked" company?
• Is it a non-profit organization?

(Answer these questions and then follow the links to suggested search strategies)