Launch, monetize, and grow your directory - all in one place

24 features to build, monetize, and grow your directory — including the stuff other builders make you do by hand: AI listings from a URL, real Google reviews, auto-generated "Top 10" pages, and paid memberships. No code, no plugins, no server to babysit. Start free.

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Build & fill your directory

Getting listings in is where most directories stall. MakeADir gives you three ways to skip the grunt work — bulk import, AI, and live review scraping — so you launch with a full directory instead of an empty shell.

CSV Import

Bring your data in bulk. Map columns from Google Sheets, Excel, or any tool that exports a table, and launch in minutes. Your data stays yours.

AI: Add Listing from URL

Enter a website, let AI collect the logo, name, address, and description, review, and publish. Delegate the boring work.

Google Maps Reviews

Scrape real reviews for local listings in a couple of clicks — fast, affordable, and instantly more credible.

Custom Attributes & Tags

Extend any listing with the fields your niche actually needs. Show them on cards, filter by them, hide them anywhere.

Map Display

Add a physical address and every listing gets a live Google Map on its page. Perfect for local and location-based directories.

Unlimited Directories

Run as many directories as you want from one account — one niche today, a portfolio tomorrow. Ideal for agencies and serial builders.

Design & customize

Your directory should look like your brand, not a template. Shape every page, connect your own domain, and publish exactly what you want — no designer required.

Page Builder

Drag-and-drop components to build custom pages — no design or coding skills required. Preview before you publish.

Custom Pages

Add About, contact, landing, or resource pages alongside your listings, all managed from one dashboard.

Custom Domains

Point your own domain at your directory. Build trust, look professional, and rank higher — free SSL included.

Your Brand, Front and Center

Shape the look and feel so the directory reads as yours, not a template. (Built-with branding removed on paid plans.)

Monetize

Earning is built in, not bolted on. Charge for listings, sell premium placement, or run recurring memberships — connect Stripe and the money goes straight to you.

Stripe Payments

Connect Stripe and start charging in a few clicks — for published listings, upgrades, or memberships. Payments go to you.

Paid Listings

Set a price per published listing. Turn submissions into revenue automatically.

Featured Spots

Let listing owners pay to stand out — top placement, highlights, badges. You set the price and the volume.

Paid Membership Tiers

Create recurring membership plans and build a predictable monthly income stream — no code needed.

Members & access

Decide who sees what. Group your audience, gate premium listings, and let members sign up to unlock the access you grant them — the backbone of any paid or private directory.

User Groups

Organize your audience into groups and control exactly who can access what across your directory.

Gated Listings

Restrict listings to specific groups or membership tiers — the mechanism behind premium, members-only content.

Member Sign-ups

Let visitors create accounts, join your directory, and unlock the access you've granted them.

Get found (SEO & content)

A directory only works if people find it. Every page ships search-ready out of the box, and your listing data turns into SEO pages that keep pulling in traffic long after you hit publish.

SEO Out of the Box

Every relevant page ships with microdata / structured data for rich results. Nothing to configure — it's on by default.

IndexNow Streaming

Updates are streamed to IndexNow automatically, so search engines learn about your changes the moment you make them.

Dynamic Collections (pSEO)

Turn your listing data into ranked "Top 10" style pages at scale — a new SEO surface for every category and location.

AI Blog Writer

Publish SEO articles that pull in traffic and backlinks, drafted with AI. Keep the content engine running without the blank page.

Sitemaps (.xml)

Auto-generated sitemaps keep every listing, category, and collection discoverable and indexed.

Measure & optimize

Guessing is expensive. See which listings actually make money and what your visitors are searching for, then double down on what works.

Analytics & Performance

Privacy-friendly analytics that track the full funnel — impressions → clicks → leads → revenue — so you know which listings actually make money.

Demand Signals

See what your visitors are searching for and what you're missing, then fill the gaps and grow the directory people actually want.

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