We have just enabled some exciting new social and business communication features on The Streets Network.
These new features facilitate useful networking connections between both business and user members in a number of ways: Continue reading …
Free Doesn’t Pay The Bills
Unfortunately we have had to close the FreeBusinessDirectory.com.au web site. This is simply due to the lack of revenue from featured listing sales…
The good news is all listed FreeBusinessDirectory.com.au members and listings (both featured, active and pending) will be moved to our new network TheStreetsNetwork.com.au site and given the chance to participate in this new type of local community network. Continue reading …
Added Location Search
We now have a search by location / zip code ability. This will show businesses within a 50k radius of your entered postcode or suburb.
NEW FEATURE: Favourites!
We have recently added the ability to “favourite” businesses on our network. This way you can build up a list of your favourite businesses, restaurants and places to stay around Australia Continue reading …
rel=”nofollow” Added to External Links
To discourage SEO spammers from listing on our site we have added the rel=”nofollow” link to all our external / outbound links.
For more information on the rel=”nofollow” please see Google’s information page here:
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/96569?hl=en
Site Upgraded
We have recently upgraded our site and removed the A-Z listing of categories – this has helped speed up page deliveries and the site as a whole.
Thanks to all the local businesses for their support and we look forward to future upgrades and service improvements.
IP Ban in Effect
In order to maintain a higher quality directory we review every business listing before they are published.
Because of Google and their “link ranking” methodology, we are inundated with SPAM business link submits, up to hundreds a day!
We are now actively blocking the IP addresses of people who try to submit junk links and information into our directory… and in just a few short days have blocked out the main (repeat) offenders.
Most of these are “SEO” companies trying to build links to manipulate Google and are not even caring what category they are submitting to, nor what text is going into the listings.
This type of submit will result in an IP BAN – so the next time they come to visit they will simply get a dead page…
If you are going to submit a listing PLEASE FOLLOW THE RULES as stated on the business submit form and you shouldn’t have any problem getting listed on our site.
Listing Sort Order Updated
We had to remove the listing sorting by number of views for the time being. Due to the high volume of listings our site was slowed down significantly and we also found that people were abusing the system by clicking competitors to move them to the bottom of the list.
We are currently working on an alternative / improved method to bring back sorting by number of views and will post and update should a solution be found.
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How do I update my business listing?
To update your listing simply log into your account and view your business profile under My Account > Business Profile. You can view your ads and make changes to your business details, update images, re-list expired listings and update your main account details.
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Listing Sort Order Updated
We had to remove the listing sorting by number of views for the time being. Due to the high volume of listings our site was slowed down significantly and we also found that people were abusing the system by clicking competitors to move them to the bottom of the list. We are currently working on […]
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IP Ban in Effect
In order to maintain a higher quality directory we review every business listing before they are published. Because of Google and their “link ranking” methodology, we are inundated with SPAM business link submits, up to hundreds a day! We are now actively blocking the IP addresses of people who try to submit junk links and […]
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Why join The Streets Network?
Our goal is simply to build a better localised information network where local users and their local businesses can connect to each other online quickly, easily and maintain those connections. Joining and using The Streets Network will help your local economy by providing a better, less expensive way for local business to connect with consumers. […]
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Site Upgraded
We have recently upgraded our site and removed the A-Z listing of categories – this has helped speed up page deliveries and the site as a whole. Thanks to all the local businesses for their support and we look forward to future upgrades and service improvements.