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Brilliant Directories is a cloud-based directory software for creating directory websites, with built-in themes, member management, payment processing, and more

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Founder

They are professional and have excellent technology that fits my needs. Their platform allows for users to monetize it and Brilliant Directories is not counting my potential revenue.

President

The customer support people are great. Also, their Facebook page has a very active community that shares ideas and is there to help you 24/7.

Overall, Brilliant Directories is the best solution for me. I used the free trial option for a week and loved it. It is so easy to use and it's an awesome product even without the VIP Add-Ons.

President and Founding Partner

Since PHPYellow is out of business and I have seen Brilliant Directories for years I thought I could trust Brilliant Directories to stick around.

Owner

I have been using Brilliant Directories for 5 years and it just keeps getting better. Love the Facebook group, Webinars and client contact.

Brilliant Directories is by far the best membership site on the web. They offer a fully integrated solution that enables you to start a membership directory business in as little as 2 days.

Executive Director

I am really impressed with brilliantdirectories.com customer service and also the services they offer me. It is very affordable and i am very glad to be offered this special offer.

No page templates to choose from. Html coded) - No Trial/Free membership - Sitemap not working with search engines.

You get helpful videos from some of the best business directory experts in the US. It's is like going to BD university.

Always growing and improving with industry best support and communication.

Co-Founder

I am just now diving into the software and thus far it's been pretty easy to use. More importantly, the team has been great to work with.

Loving it and loved the service. Super quick and responsive service.

The software is practical and done logically for my everyday business needs. There are so many tools available to help a business owner leverage their online exposure with built in help.

A little concerned about the 10gigs of space and bandwidth, that seems very low for a directory.

That tells me that they are paying attention to what new business owners are doing, it tells me that they are not just for our money, but also for the success of our business.

Consultant

Apropos development, I am eager to explore their backend access for Tier 5 customers. With MySQL database access I should be able to integrate their backend with existing sites I run.

We really don't have any major or minor complaints about the software. I was expecting that something so complex, with tons of features, would be a nightmare to set up and run.

Director

Client reporting on profile activity. Banner ad monetization limited.

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Raklet

Dennis was very helpful with providing me with the information needed to sign up. 

so far so good

Set up is quick and easy, and everything is all laid out for you.

Easy Set Up

Dennis is a great listener and know how to handler customer queries very professionally.

Great customer services

we are just getting started and hard to report anything

we are just getting started but seems easy touse thus far

Love your Launch Plan. Dennis was great, succinct a good team member to have.

Off To a Great Start

Jason was awesome!  Answered all of my ideas and also had ideas for me as well!

Direct Sales Directory Feedback

Great platform and great customer services. 

Awesome Platform

Function and development seem great thus far

Looks good and great presale support

I was helped by Dennis and he was super helpful and knowledgable.

Service review 

Just started the process. looking forward to working with this platform. 

Trying it..

The program offers ease of use and customer service is excellent

Brilliant

Dennis very knowledge and understands what I want for directory.

Great Customer Service !!!

Dennis has been helpful, prompt and clear. Really easy.

Orange Zero 

great start and looking forward to the finished web site

Great start

easy to setup and work with it. Nice that there are workshops.

The service from Dennis really excellent. 

Great customer service

Very good software

Brilliant Directories provides solutions to my directory database requirements  requirements, I am in the process of acquainting myself with its features, but this is what I wanted so that I can convening populating the directory 

Amazing outsourcing option

Hi Atul! Glad to hear you've found it easy to set up your website and populate it with members and content! 

Overall, it is an amazing system. BD is constantly improving and developing, and I am thrilled to be a part of it. 

The most comprehensive hosted membership software on the market.

My business model (my current business goal) is one to many mentorship within a private club membership. 

My long term goal is to have a business directory.

I always thought of these two business models as separate entities. When I discovered BD, via appsumo, it dawned on me that I can combine the two business entities . This is a brilliant realisation because I can now cross-sell my private club membership to lower tier members in the directory. This means, I only have to through a big chunk of my change at one FB Ads campaign advertising the directory and not waste money advertising my private club membership.

BD Ticks All The Boxes

AS far as a business relationship goes, I have never been treated more professionally by any other company that I have dealt with online. I feel appreciated, respected, and valued as a long-time customer. The integrity of everyone that I have dealt with over the years is beyond reproach. The personal attention I always receive and effort put forth to do the best they can by their clients is unsurpassed. I cannot speak highly enough about their complete professionalism. 

If You Demand the Best - Look No Further

Hopefully this is an opportunity to launch a particular tricky directory project I had in mind for years. Can’t wait to get started!

Very Impressive Directory System

Brilliant Directories was recommended to us & after reading many positive reviews we decided  to give it a trial & very pleased we did. We found the scale of the software a little overwhelming at first, but after digging in we carved out a way for BD to give us the functionality our business idea required. (Developer Licence Advised) Depending on your needs BD may not do exactly what you want right out of the gate, but should you have a clear vision of what you aim to build & wish to achieve then BD is the best platform we have came across on our travels. 

The Membership Directory Builder "On Red Bull & Steroids"

I wanted to open an online directory and did my research online. I didn't have alot of money or time and wanted something easy to setup without hours and dollars spent customising as i'm a perfectionist.

Enter BrilliantDirectories.com

I paid their comparatively tiny fee and placed the directory theme on my domain. The default theme is good but the ability to edit it is very easy so I spent a while changing the theme to my liking. 

The SEO,features and everything required to run an online directory are included and I imported some businesses very easily. Note , their admin shows a 10GB LIMIT but this can be ignored , I went over the limit of data but BD allow this so there are no limitations when using BrilliantDirectories.

The site is currently live at PURELOCAL.com.au and it is great.

I highly suggest purchasing the lifetime licence , 1 domain lifetime licence is what I got but am considering spending a little more to get lifetime licences for 5 domains. Their server appears to have constant uptime and all server/ftp/etc edits can be done including htaccess , gzip , ssl , security , optimisation , etc.

There is 1 other service offering the same .. service..which I viewed online but their default themes were ugly and their prices higher.

In terms of support with your BD site - they have an online forum and ticket system which will answer your questions within 1-2 days. Because they are popular they answer alot of support tickets therefore I wouldn't demand an immediate answer as your request takes 1-2 days to investigate and aptly respond to. All you need to perfect or edit the design of your BD store is a mediocre knowledge of CSS - but if you're not computer savvy at all , you'll still be able to run your own great looking online directory...

I'm rating BrilliantDirectories a 4.9/5 ... if you're a user of BD and require my help with something , please contact me through PURELOCAL AUSTRALIA.

All the best and best of luck with your BD site!

PAUL 


The only Directory platform you'll want or need...

Hi Paul,

Thanks so much for the stunning review - we're glad your directory has taken off without a hitch!

We understand how important good tech support is to our customers. We typically respond to tickets within 1 business day, though we do appreciate your understanding if it takes slightly longer.

Our team is always just a click away to help make your dream website a reality. Cheers!

There was definitely a learning curve with this software. I was not aware that so much HTML knowledge was necessary. Even the support is answered in a way that tells you to go in and change some HTML, which I think is misleading. I am not that knowledgeable in programming languages and I'm finding it difficult to go in and make some of the changes I need to make. The term 'widget' is also misleading. I'm sure the designers/creators know that many of us are coming from WordPress and for the most part, their widgets do not need extensive editing via HTML to do what you need. With BD, there is no WYSIWYG editor for the widgets which makes it nearly impossible to get the widget to do the things you need unless you hire a developer, which brings me back to some of the features being misleading.  If you are like me and running a one-person show, you will not be able to pay thousands or even hundreds of dollars to get a widget to display differently, something that should be easily editable via a WYSIWYG editor.  Also, searching for which widget controls what is confusing, even when viewing your website as an admin. I think this is powerful software and I can appreciate the time spent developing it, however I think more consideration needs to be given to those who are not developers. It's only fair. 

Good software, but must know HTML, CSS and Javascript to get the full benefit

Hi Victoria, thanks so much for your feedback! The Brilliant Directories platform was designed so that anyone, despite their experience level with HTML or CSS, can successfully launch and manage a directory website. While more complex edits and customizations do require the editing of some HTML or CSS, the majority of the website settings are either point-and-click or drag-and-drop. We truly do value your input and will be sure to keep your suggestions in mind for our future updates. Many of our upcoming updates do reflect your suggestions to incorporate even more point-and-click options that don't require any HTML or CSS knowledge. We love hearing what our users have to say so that we can continue making the platform even more easy to use. Thanks for the review!

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so far so good

Easy Set Up