Hi there, welcome aboard.
Probably not ethically correct me answering, as a directory owner, but hey ho
The reality is, if you put a free listing on most business directories, you will get asked to put your hand in your pocket. It might be Yell.com, ThomsonLocal, us, or any one else.
Our approach is softsell and send you an email, the decision is up to you. Others will badger you with sales calls and go down the hard sell route.
Regardless of the method, make your own decision, and do some research. Directories have had a bad press from the year dot, and a lot of it is justified. But not all can tarred with the same brush.
Forget SEO strategies and millions of directory links, those days have long gone. A directory listing is about marketing to humans, and generating enquires. So look to see if a directory is established, look around for general feedback, and use the armada of free tools on the internet to do some low level research.
These may not give you a definite answer, but they will give you enough information to make an informed decision, and decide if it is worth parting with any cash
So back to your question, I've not heard of them, but lets look at the information that is publicly available.
Cleverbusinessdirectory.co.uk WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools
Domain name:
cleverbusinessdirectory.co.uk
Registrant:
Mathias Kluge
Registrant type:
Non-UK Individual
Registrant's address:
Waterloo Road
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
852
Hong Kong
So the business is registered in Hong Kong = alarmbells thumbsdown
Lets look at the business details on their website:
“Clever Business Directory Ltd 15A Southbrook Court, Queens Street, Newbury Berkshire RG46 1AE | Company No: 10497”
Hmmm..... looks like a non existent company. You can check at companies house, or to be honest this is a more user friendly site:
companycheck.co.uk
So Hong Kong registered with a fake UK address.. lots of Alarm Bells!!
Just to finish it off, they have a Google Page Rank of 0 and no
Alexa Rank which although very basic indicators, still tell you this site has no traffic.
Run away and don't pay them a penny!!
