Launch a local business directory that wins local search
Flip DirectoryLaunch into local-business mode and the whole platform reshapes around real-world businesses: listings with phone, hours and service types, owner-claimed profiles, quote requests that turn visitors into leads, an interactive map, and programmatic 'service in city' pages that rank. One config flag switches it all on.
Everything a local business directory needs, already built
An AI-ready codebase that scales.
Built so a coding agent can extend it instead of rewriting it. CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md and Cursor rules ship in the repo, everything is typed end to end, and the parts that grow — schema, city pages, catalogue — were built to grow.
Repository structure
What you get
What you get on day one
A complete production stack for your local business directory — no plumbing required.
Business listings with the fields that matter
Phone, business type, opening hours, unique selling points and Google Place ID — plus a Types facet so visitors filter by category and business type together.
Owner-claimed, verified profiles
Business owners claim their listing and verify by work email on the listing's own domain, then keep hours, photos and contact details current — you moderate the edge cases.
Request-a-quote lead capture
Visitors request a quote from one business or fan it out to matching pros. Owners can subscribe to every matching lead in a category or city via Stripe — recurring lead flow, not one-offs.
Programmatic local SEO pages
'Service in City' landing pages — like 'HVAC Services in Roseville, CA' — generated from live listings, with FAQs, internal links and noindex guards on thin combos so you rank without doorway-page penalties.
Interactive map of every listing
Every business plots on a Mapbox map with clustering and viewport search — visitors explore by area and tap a pin to preview, exactly how people shop for local services.
One flag flips the whole stack
Selecting the local-business vertical auto-enables claims, quotes, local SEO and the map, and hides SaaS-only modules — the entire app reconfigures for local from a single config value.
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All of it, in one repo
Pay once and own the code. No monthly fee, no per-site licence.
Local directories live or die on local search — and most never rank
It only works if it ranks — and the obvious tools make ranking harder.
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Ranking needs hundreds of pages
'Emergency plumber in Austin' means real location pages with structured data, not a thin city-name swap.
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Builders can't model a business
Phone, opening hours, service area, verification — nowhere to put them, and no way to generate location pages at scale.
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Hosted platforms keep your leads
Rent the software forever and your listings, leads and SEO equity stay locked inside their domain.
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A phone book is not a lead engine
No quote requests and no owner claims means nobody can act on it — and bolting those on is the work that stalls launches.
Workflow
From install to a live local directory in a weekend
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Pick a tight niche and metro: 'HVAC contractors in Texas' or 'dog groomers in London' beats a generic 'business directory'. Lock a keyword-rich domain.
Pick a tight niche and metro: 'HVAC contractors in Texas' or 'dog groomers in London' beats a generic 'business directory'. Lock a keyword-rich domain.
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Tell your coding agent to set vertical: 'localBusiness' and deploy to Vercel + Supabase. Claims, quotes, local SEO and the map switch on with that one value
the agent finds it from the rules file that ships with the repo.
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Seed listings by CSV import (mark them unclaimed so real owners can take them over), and let the AI enrichment scrape sites for descriptions and USPs.
Seed listings by CSV import (mark them unclaimed so real owners can take them over), and let the AI enrichment scrape sites for descriptions and USPs.
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Configure categories and business types, add your Mapbox token, and wire Stripe for paid placements and lead subscriptions.
Configure categories and business types, add your Mapbox token, and wire Stripe for paid placements and lead subscriptions.
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Publish your 'service-in-city' pages, submit the sitemap to Google, and invite the first owners to claim their listings for a free credibility boost.
Publish your 'service-in-city' pages, submit the sitemap to Google, and invite the first owners to claim their listings for a free credibility boost.
How this fits
Own your local directory vs renting one
Hosted platforms, a WordPress plugin stack or a custom build — each trades away something local needs.
| Capability | DirectoryLaunch | The alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Data & lead ownership | Your Supabase, your leads | Hosted: locked to the platform |
| Programmatic 'service-in-city' SEO | Built-in, anti-thin-content guards | Hosted/WP: add-ons or hand-built |
| Owner claims + quote leads | First-class, day one | WP: plugin stack. Custom: 3–4 weeks. |
| Pricing | Pay once, host it yourself | Hosted: monthly fee, often per-listing |
Built for
Who builds local business directories on DirectoryLaunch
Local lead-gen operators who monetise 'find a pro' searches — plumbers, roofers, HVAC, electricians — with paid placements and quote leads.
Chambers of commerce, BIDs and community sites turning a static member list into a searchable, claimable directory.
Niche publishers and creators building the definitive directory for one trade or one city and ranking for local intent.
Agencies launching local directories for clients — own the code, rebrand per market, and never pay a per-listing platform fee.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Documentation
How it works
The reference pages for everything on this page — written for the person who has the repo open.
Ready to launch your local business directory?
Flip DirectoryLaunch into local-business mode and the whole platform reshapes around real-world businesses: listings with phone, hours and service types, owner-claimed profiles, quote requests that turn visitors into leads, an interactive map, and programmatic 'service in city' pages that rank. One config flag switches it all on.
- Pay once
- Unlimited sites
- Full source code
- 14-day refund