Industry · Professional Services
Build a professional services directory and run it from your own AI
A professional services directory lists lawyers, accountants, consultants and advisors by specialty and location. Trust is what sells here, so Directories.ai pairs custom credential fields with a claim workflow where professionals take ownership of their profile after you approve it.
Directories people build in professional services
Each of these runs on the same platform. Pick one audience and one area to start; categories and location fields let you widen later.
- Lawyers by practice area and state
- CPAs and bookkeepers for small businesses
- Fractional executives and consultants
- Financial advisors by specialty
A starting category structure
Categories become your browse pages and your search landing pages, so give each one a unique intro and FAQs.
- By practice area
- By client type
- Remote available
- Languages
- Free consultation
Where the listings come from
Business searches by profession and city find firms with a public presence, and many licensing boards publish lookups to confirm someone is licensed. Check each lookup’s terms before importing from it.
Contact details are only filled in from a real source, never guessed.
How a directory like this makes money
Directories.ai charges a flat price per directory and takes no cut of what you earn.
- Featured profiles by practice area and city
- Consultation request forms routed to featured firms
- Paid profiles for multi-person firms
Launch plan
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Create the directory and categories
Describe the niche to your AI assistant and let it set up the category tree. The launch-directory playbook walks through the rest.
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Populate it with real businesses
Start with the free open-data source, or a Google Business Profile source on your own key, and import by search term and city. Imports land as drafts and never duplicate a business already listed. Records you already hold go in with ingest_listings.
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Check quality before publishing
Score every listing, merge duplicates and fix the weakest entries first, then publish in one step.
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Invite businesses to claim
Send claim invites in daily batches with follow-ups, so owners keep their own details current.
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Try asking your assistant
- “Import estate planning attorneys in Florida’s 15 largest cities”
- “Score the profiles and list the ones missing a phone or website”
- “Write a practice-area explainer and FAQ for each category”
Frequently asked questions
Do you verify credentials?
You decide what to verify. Claim review puts approval in your hands, and custom fields display what you’ve confirmed.
Can I run this for my association’s members?
Yes. Import your member list and invite members to claim their profiles.
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