One Community. One Official Partner.
Be the Name That Leads the Way.
Become the Official Community Partner of your local business directory.
One business. One prestigious position. An opportunity to receive prominent recognition while helping inspire a stronger, more connected local business community.
One Official Partner per directory · Recognition, not directory ownership
Every community has businesses that people know, recognize, and respect.
Your Business Leads the Way. Your Community Grows Stronger.
The Community Business Directory Network invites one business in each community to become its Official Community Partner. By associating their business name and reputation with their local directory, the partner helps establish confidence in a growing community resource and encourages other local businesses to participate — with prominent recognition and promotional exposure, and none of the responsibilities of owning, operating, or managing the directory.
Why Become an Official Community Partner?
Prestige and Recognition
Be the one business officially recognized as the directory's Community Partner.
Community Leadership
Help lead by example through your business's name and reputation.
Prominent Visibility
Receive featured exposure throughout the directory.
Community Connection
Associate your business with an initiative designed to bring local businesses together.
No Management or Recruiting
No directory administration, recruiting or listing sales duties. You can keep your own partner information up to date.
Partnership Benefits
Everything Your Partnership Includes
Official Partner recognition
Your name and logo appear in the Official Partner ribbon on directory pages, alongside the community's identity.
Official Partner Banner
A prominent home-page banner below the directory's introduction and above the search.
Dedicated Partner Profile
Your logo, banner, description and promotional message, plus website and contact links and a call-to-action button.
Optional lead contact form
Interested visitors can ask about your business, products or services directly.
Your message, your imagery
Update your partner display from your dashboard. Upload a logo or banner, or generate an image with AI.
Performance reporting
Review recorded views and clicks in your dashboard. You get first opportunity to renew before the position is offered to another business.
- Official Community Partner recognition on the directory
- A prominent Official Partner banner on the directory home page
- Your business name and logo
- Your business description and promotional message
- Website and contact links
- Promotional call-to-action button
- A dedicated partner profile page
- Optional lead contact form
- Advertising performance reporting
- First opportunity to renew before the position is offered to anyone else
No Management. No Recruiting. Just Recognition.
This is not a directory ownership opportunity. You don't operate the directory, contact businesses, recruit members, or manage anything. Your name, reputation, and visible participation help encourage community confidence — the Network handles everything else.
How visitors find the directory
People don't search for a directory. They search for a local service.
Local Google searches
Residents search for things like "roof repair near me." Featured profiles and category pages can be discovered by search engines. Search visibility is not guaranteed.
Shared by local businesses
Listed businesses share the directory with their customers and add its trust badge to their websites, helping others discover the directory.
Shared in the community
Visitors can share the directory in local groups or by text when someone asks who to call.
Visitor numbers vary by community and grow over time; we don't promise a specific amount of traffic.
One Community. One Official Partner.
Both options include the full partnership benefits. The directory's classification determines the annual price.
Official Community Partner
$497 / year
Lead the way in a local community directory.
Full partnership benefits
Find an Available DirectoryOfficial Metro Partner
$997 / year
Lead the way in a metro city directory.
Full partnership benefits
Find an Available DirectoryThere is only one Official Partner position per directory. Positions are first-come, first-served, subject to completed payment and approval under our partnership standards. Annual subscriptions renew automatically; cancel anytime from your partner dashboard.
The Official Community Partnership is a paid recognition and promotional opportunity. It does not include ownership, management, territory rights or control of the directory, and it does not guarantee traffic, inquiries or sales.
How It Works
01
Choose Your Community
Find the community or metro directory where you would like your business to be recognized.
02
Secure Your Position
Choose an available directory and complete checkout. Your partner page is reviewed before it goes live.
03
Receive Prominent Recognition
Your business is featured as the Official Partner, helping lead the way while the network handles directory operations.
Find Your Available Directory
Where would you like your business to stand out? Search your community or select a state to see directories, prices and partnership availability.
Before you become an Official Partner
Every Community Has Businesses That Lead. Let Yours Be One of Them.
Only one Official Partner position is available per directory.
Become the Official Partner