Don’t be fooled by Crowd Vox billing themselves as a Review Script – this is powerful directory software that can absolutely run a business directory website with all the features users love in sites like Yelp.
Crowd Vox has just made a major update release, adding paid listing features, video uploads and more. We’re working away on a review for you as soon as possible, but in the meantime – you really should head over and check out the demo.
This isn’t cheap directory software, particularly if you want the developer version with unencrypted files. However the non-developer version is very reasonably priced for the feature set, so definitely don’t rule this out.
There’s lots to love with Crowd Vox, including solid SEO and rich snippet support, the ability to claim listings, facebook integration and more. Check out the Business Listing demo to see what this directory software can do for you.
Crowd Vox review & directory software
Price: $150 / $1700 developer
I’d love to know when you’ll have a review of this out. Out of all the directory scripts I’ve checked out lately, I would say eDirectory was probably the best considering it even offers advertisers analytics on their ads. That being said, it’s not cheap and the standalone version comes in at almost $2k. I came across crowdvox the other day, but there are so few reviews and I have to say, for the price of the developer version, it doesn’t offer nearly as much as eDirectory. Either way, I’m thinking of starting out with a wordpress directory and migrating later should it become necessary. So that being said, I’d also love to see a review on directorypress from you guys. I really enjoyed your review of Geoplaces, so I’m torn on which way to go… thanks for the awesome work!
Hi Gina,
Sorry for the delay in the review. To be honest, I’ve been dealing with an unexpected layoff after 12 years with my company. It kind of put a kink in my reviewing schedule…
The good news is that I’ll have more time to devote to the reviews, so hopefully this will get up shortly.
I agree that Crowd Vox has less features out of the box than eDirectory. My experience with eDirectory on one of the sites I tried to build was that it was very difficult to customize, and I do lots of website customization!
Crowd Vox is intriguing in a more open approach in the code, but still very expensive.
I’d also be leaning toward WordPress if I was creating another directory site right now, and DirectoryPress has some great features.
So many reviews, so little time…
Hi Barbara,
Sorry to hear about your layoff situation.
I know it sounds cliche, and you probably not happy being layoff. But it’s really a blessing. Why work for someone else when you can work for yourself. Don’t be afraid to work harder. At the end of the day, it’s your creativity at work…thank goodness it is not physically demanding. Good luck…may you be happy & have even more meaning & successful endeavors.
I saw your raving review about directorypress. Sorry to say, I can’t make heads & tails from the couple of sample websites you link to. Directory websites should be kept simple.
Can you clone one like FuneralHomes.com or DogWalker.com?
I’d love to buy a directory script created by you.
Have a great weekend.
Or better yet…since now you have more time…go find a couple of really successful websites and clone their idea and create your own. That’s what I’d do if I have your web technical skills. Okay, one last bit of info..hope you can use. Go visit Domainsherpa.com and watch a few of the interviews if you are ever short of idea to make money with the internet. Wish you the best, and do-not-be-afraid.
Hi Poor Uncle,
It’s really all about how you design the site, as software like DirectoryPress has all the bells and whistles – but it’s up to each of us to decide how to use it.
For example, DogWalker.com is a wonderfully simple site – yet it’s built on ClassiPress from AppThemes, which is a classified ads software similar to DirectoryPress. It’s just that they used that power to create something simple for the end user. FuneralHomes.com is harder for me to figure out what it’s using. The css sheet is linked to a plugins/listings directory – but I can’t determine what they are using.
As for making a directory script of our own, I’m hesitant to do that because there are already so many great base options available. It’s just a matter of changing the basics to get the look and feel that you want for the site. If you’d like to do something custom, feel free to drop me an email.
Thanks for the supportive thoughts and best wishes.