# Dirz

> Free Australian business directories for link building and local citations.

Dirz (dirz.com.au) is a curated catalogue of free and freemium Australian business listing sites where businesses can submit a listing that includes a website URL (citation / backlink opportunity).

## For AI agents and crawlers

- Machine-readable dataset (JSON): https://dirz.com.au/data/directories.json
- Compact JSON: https://dirz.com.au/data/directories.min.json
- XML sitemap: https://dirz.com.au/sitemap.xml
- Human browse UI: https://dirz.com.au/
- Category index: https://dirz.com.au/categories
- How to use: https://dirz.com.au/about

## Dataset fields

Each directory entry includes: id/slug, name, url, submitUrl, hostname, category, freeTier, scope, description, isAuDomain, domainRating (Domain Rating by Ahrefs, null when unavailable), priority, path.

## Inclusion rules

- Free or free-basic listing without payment required
- Accepts a website URL for citation / backlink building
- Primary focus on .au business directories
- Optional global free citation sites used for Australian SEO

## Exclusion rules

- Maps and social profiles (Google, Apple, Bing, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Paid lead marketplaces (hipages, Oneflare, Airtasker, etc.)
- Government registers, chambers, membership associations
- Booking, delivery, comparison, and review-only platforms

## Recommended starting listings

- [Yellow Pages Australia](https://dirz.com.au/directory/yellow-pages-australia): https://view.yellow.com.au/online-signup
- [True Local](https://dirz.com.au/directory/true-local): https://www.truelocal.com.au
- [Localsearch](https://dirz.com.au/directory/localsearch): https://business.localsearch.com.au/free-listing
- [StartLocal](https://dirz.com.au/directory/startlocal): https://www.startlocal.com.au
- [Yelp Australia](https://dirz.com.au/directory/yelp-australia): https://www.yelp.com.au
- [Hotfrog Australia](https://dirz.com.au/directory/hotfrog-australia): https://www.hotfrog.com.au
- [AussieWeb](https://dirz.com.au/directory/aussieweb): https://www.aussieweb.com.au
- [dLook](https://dirz.com.au/directory/dlook): https://www.dlook.com.au
- [Pink Pages](https://dirz.com.au/directory/pink-pages): https://www.pinkpages.com.au
- [Word of Mouth (WOMO)](https://dirz.com.au/directory/word-of-mouth-womo): https://www.womo.com.au
- [Word of Mouth (.com.au)](https://dirz.com.au/directory/word-of-mouth-com-au): https://www.wordofmouth.com.au
- [Pure Local](https://dirz.com.au/directory/pure-local): https://www.purelocal.com.au

## Counts

- Total directories: 189
- .au domains: 142
- Free-core: 38
- Freemium: 151

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