Home  »  Software Applications / Portlets  »  Portal Directory / Business Directory Portal Directory Software / Business Directory Software Overview The Portal Directory software provides an easy way to professionally publish a comprehensive, online business directory without technical expertise. It is the "hub" portlet for group participation, publishing, and services throughout the portal site. As a Business Directory or Yellow Pages Directory, the listing page can literally become a small business web site. Corporations use the Portal Directory to maintain information about subsidiaries, departments, projects, vendors, trading partners, even products. Schools use the Portal Directory as a university or district directory with colleges, schools, departments, even classes. With the optional DynaBiz™ software, portal directory groups can even have a satellite Web site that can publish their content and sell their products or services on their Web site and on the portal site simultaneously. Screen Shots | Request Demo Benefits Portal software return on investment is maximized by minimizing content management and site operations costs while increasing revenues. Professionally publishes large numbers of directory listings quickly and easily Full-featured and ready to go today - right "off-the-shelf" Low Total Cost of Ownership - Low start up & training costs with continuing low operating costs Distributed content management saves time and money by minimizing administrative labor Groups can easily self-publish, increasing site participation, content, and value to users A versatile content management software tool that can be used to publish a wide variety of information top Features DynaPortal's Portal Directory portlet has been an industry leader since its inception in 1996. It features a comprehensive listing page that can become a full-featured e-Business marketing and sales center. A listing page literally can be a dynamic mini-site within the portal. Authorized groups can self-publish marketing and public relations information using the announcements, calendars, document management, and newsletter portlets. They can promote their products or services using the Promotions or Catalogs portlets; sell them online with an e-store. They can publish job openings and manage job openings with the Employment portlet. The Reservations portlet can manage their appointments. Groups can even create their own pages linking from their directory listing page. The Portal Business Directory software provides flexible, easy-to-use content management focused on minimizing administrator involvement and cost. The Directory Listing Page features a large text description, a graphic or logo and website link, along with address and contact information. Listings can be classified by multiple categories Users quickly find listings using a search or simply by browsing categories Links to listings can be featured in appropriate areas throughout the site Present Featured Listings before other listings New Listings and suggested updates can be submitted on the site for administrative review and approval Listings can be self-published and maintained by authorized groups in real-time Displays links to affiliated directory listing pages Designate main office/branch/subsidiary relationships among listings Site visitors can email listings to others Provide a more detailed search and publish product/service descriptions using the optional Specialty Guides portlet - including online order or request forms Users can select their favorite categories for quick browsing from their "My Portal" page using the Personalization portlet Listings can be rated and reviewed by your audience with the Ratings and Reviews portlet Restrict viewing to authorized users only using the Subscription/Users Content Viewing portlet The optional Association add-on portlet enables associations to maintain basic membership information associated with a listing The optional Applications Log-in add-on portlet provides a secure authentication and login to other applications from the listing page For more detailed feature descriptions please contact us. top Revenue Opportunities The Portal Business Directory software can generate a number of revenue streams. Sell Sponsorships that prominently feature the sponsor on all Portal Directory Topic/Channel pages Sell targeted advertising by page location and by category using the Ad Server Charge for being a sponsored listing Charge for self-publishing accounts to manage content in real-time Charge for publishing listings using the Site Submission Payments portlet Restrict viewing of the directory to paid subscribers Earn hosting fees for DynaBiz™ satellite sites while aggregating their content on your site top

Screen Shots Business Directory Main Page Business Directory Search Return Page Business Directory Listing Page top

Contact us to find out more about the versatility of the Portal Directory and other DynaPortal e-business directory software.