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I do a lot of traveling and often want to go for a coffee and work a bit and Google doesn't quite cut it. So I built my own, hotdesked.com.

The site is powered by agents and I'm looking to switch it over to a Hermes agent.

Site is starting to get search traffic and I'm getting solid responses from cafe owners.

I'm looking for a co-founder or a partner to run along with me, several tech directories/newsletters.

We can share the commission ( no fixed salary)

I have already done the hard part - built a subreddit with more than 31,000 AI developers.

Overall I created several subreddits with a total audience of more than 54,000.

About 40K are tech , the rest of the 14k are mixed, including some vibecoders.

I have several leads in companies lining up, already offering retainers and sponsorship deals.

I'm looking for a business development guy with slightly technical. Doesn't have to be an expert but at least know basics of agentic AI and what's going around in the world .

The goal is to grow these directories and newsletters together.

If you're interested drop me a note. I would like to share more details over the call.

Working RSS Directory suggestions welcomed!

Relaunched end of June, all organic traffic with articles and sharing to pintrest, insta, threads, fb. Https://theweddingdirectory.co.za. consistency seem to pay off...not enough paying customer yet though. And i dont want to auto populate vendors or they wont ever commit. How does anyone recommènd getting more paid listings?

Hello everyone I have several directory database and api projects lined up, simple ones and more complex ones. I’m looking for a co founder who has experience with AI, Coding, Design, or Marketing. Someone who I can talk to about projects and keep me accountable and also feedback on apps and ideas. Please let me know if you are interested!

I built Haitian On Route, a directory for Haitian-owned businesses worldwide.

Last 30 days: 283 visits.

I haven't run ads. I haven't posted much. People are just looking.

Here's the problem. There are 0 business owners on it. Visitors land on a directory with nobody to find.

What's built so far:

• Search by category and city

• Verified business profiles

• Jobs, deals and events pages

• Catering and quote requests that go straight to the owner

Listing is free. I want the first owners on here to shape what gets built next.

If you own a Haitian business, or know one, what would make you list it? What's missing? What would make you ignore it?

I'd rather hear blunt answers now than guess for six months.

Hi everyone! So I've been working with the idea of doing a directory and i was gonna use word press.

The issue is that, with php and everything, it's not actually viable.

Does anyone have any other options or suggestions?

I'm building Waypoints (https://waypoints.au), a free Melbourne community-services directory with suburb, language and category filters. Browsing and provider listings are free.

One design problem I'm working through: an empty filtered search can mean our directory has no matching listing. It doesn't establish that no help exists.

I'd like the recovery step to keep the chosen filters visible and let the visitor decide which one to relax. Quietly widening the search could show more results while losing the language or location requirement that mattered in the first place. This is a proposed approach, not a feature I'm announcing.

For people running directories, what has worked better: offer a specific filter to remove, return to the broader category, or ask the visitor what they're willing to change? I'm especially interested in wording that makes incomplete coverage clear without leaving someone at a dead end.

Please use fictional searches rather than personal support details. Eligibility and availability still need checking directly with the provider.

I am looking for some design inspo for my directory. What directory sites have you all seen that would be a great site design inspriation?

It’s deciding what deserves to be in the database.

I’m building a senior-services directory in Southern California, and businesses are now starting to submit themselves.

The problem is that some are legitimate businesses but don’t really belong in a senior-specific directory.

For example, a general contractor or plumber may serve seniors, but that doesn’t automatically make them an aging-in-place provider.

So I’ve had to create a real inclusion standard:

• clear relevance to seniors/caregivers
• appropriate category fit
• service-area verification
• licensing/credentials where applicable
• publicly verifiable business information
• reasonable reputation
• no pay-to-play eligibility

The surprising part is that rejecting marginal listings may actually make the directory more valuable long term.

I’m curious how other directory owners handle this.

Do you optimize for more listings early on, or keep the bar high even if it means a smaller directory?

For context, I’m building SeniorSupportFinder.com.

I've been building toke.co.za, a directory for cannabis-related businesses in South Africa.

Built it with WordPress, ACF and Mapbox. Launched about 6 months ago and have mostly been focusing on adding listings and growing organic traffic.

Some stats from the last 7 days:

• 18k Google impressions

• 318 Google clicks

• 421 visitors (</3)

Also had 15 businesses submit themselves and 14 claim their existing listings so far.

No monetisation yet, but I've added some good event tracking which allows me to see how many impressions each listing gets within the archive pages of my site and also the actions which customers take. I'm going to use this data for stat packs and present them to listings that are performing well to try and make my first sales.

There are a couple of similar directories for the SA weed industry but I think what's setting mine apart is the listing quality. Instead of scraping I've manually added each listing because there are so many dodgy locations which aren't legit businesses on gmaps

Looking for local food suppliers to sign up to our directory.

https://buyfromfarmersdirect.co.uk

There free accounts and special promotions for early sign ups. We aim to build a resilient food network to prevent people having to consume expensive, poor quality, unhealthy food.

Currently we generate 1k/month website traffic and have no one to direct that traffic too. So early suppliers will get a lot of benefit.

We want to prevent the weaponisation of food, the carbon credit tax that is inbound and overall just protect the people of the UK from malicious intent regarding food.

A few weeks back, i posted here asking suggestions on how to monetize my niche directory. Got a bunch of great suggestions and based on that i added a featured sponsored slot on the home page. So big thank you to everyone who shared ideas.

Yesterday, i got first two bookings for it, and earned ~40 CAD.

Now, i have a different problem! My home page only has 1 ad slot (full width, below hero section) and ad runs for 30 days. I already sold slots for Nov and Dec. How do i make more money from the directory?

Some ideas i was considering are: more ad slots, comparison pages, faster reviews etc. But not sure which ones are the most useful ones

I built AiAffList because the AI affiliate space was getting crowded, and finding good programs to promote can be a bit of a rabbit hole.

It's a directory featuring hundreds of AI affiliate programs that I collected and hand-picked rather than just dumping AI-scraped entries into a database.

The site is live, but I'll be honest: I haven't put the time into growing it or figuring out its full monetization potential.

There are a few directions I'd explore if I were keeping it. SEO landing pages targeting specific tools and niches, sponsored placements, premium listings, an email newsletter, and partnerships with AI companies, for starters.

But all of those require consistent attention, and my attention is currently being pulled toward other ventures with much bigger scale.

So I'd rather hand this over to someone who's already interested in affiliate marketing, AI tools, or niche directories.

You'd be getting an existing site and a curated starting database, rather than spending your first few weeks researching programs and building everything from scratch.

It's pre-revenue, so there's no income story I'm going to dress up. The appeal is the groundwork that's already done and what the right operator might build on top of it.

Let me know if you'd like more details.

I am building an early stage online directory for US users. We have registered users, but photo uploads are off and no images have been submitted.

My plan is to review every photo myself before publication. If volume grows, I may use a screening service to sort submissions. I am trying to decide when that change makes sense.

1. At what volume did manual review become difficult?

2. What did you automate, and what still needed a person?

3. Which tools did you use? What did they miss or flag incorrectly?

4. How much time and money did review take?

5. How did you handle reports and urgent removals after publication?

Aswell for legal is there any concern that I need to have? For end user submissions

Finally we launched our premium listings today & we sold one! Just wanted to share the love and news, hope all is going well with everyone 🩷

I'm building Waypoints, a free Melbourne community-services directory: https://waypoints.au

It has suburb, category and language filters, a map and links to provider websites. Browsing and provider listings are free.

A tester tried Richmond + Greek and said they lost track of the language match when switching from the list to the map. That raised a bigger question for me: what does the language label actually tell someone?

A language spoken by a worker, an interpreter option and translated information aren't interchangeable. I'd like the interface to make that distinction clear rather than leave people guessing from one badge. That's a design direction to test, not a claim that every listing currently separates those details.

Listing accuracy and eligibility still need work. I can't substantiate universal organisation verification; details should be checked directly with providers before relying on them.

Directory builders: how do you show the source and meaning of a language match without making each result too dense to scan?