About
The directory-business operating system
DirectoryToolkit helps directory entrepreneurs find exactly the right resource for where they are and what they need next — software, a course, a done-for-you build, or an hour with someone who has already solved it.
What this is
Running a directory pulls in a dozen directions at once: the platform, the listings, the members, the content, the marketing, the money. Most people do not need everything — they need the one right thing for the stage they are actually at.
DirectoryToolkit is organized around that. Rather than a catalog to dig through, it is a routing system: tell it your situation and it assembles a toolkit for you. No two are the same.
Four ways in
By situation
Answer a few quick questions and get routed to the tools and next steps that fit where you are right now.
By service
Browse the twelve service brands directly, if you already know the kind of help you want.
By stage
Find yourself in the nine-stage journey from idea to industry leader. Each stage unlocks its own toolkit.
By skill
Work through the course pillars when you want to master something rather than hand it off.
Twelve brands, four groups
The Tiers
The Tools
The Training
The nine stages
Every directory business moves through the same nine stages. Knowing which one you are in is usually the fastest way to work out what to do next.
Getting started
If you are not sure where you fit, start with the toolkit builder — it takes about a minute and routes you to the right place.
Build your toolkit