If you forget your password, please click on the 'Forgot your Password?' link of the front of the directory or on the sponsor login page. The password recovery email will be sent to the email address provided from your Contact Information. The email will contain a link which will redirect the user to the 'Manage Account' section, where the password can be updated.
The 'View Favorites' link will redirect the user to a page which illustrates their favorite items. To add an item to your 'View Favorites' page, click the text 'Add to Favorites' on any item.
Yes. In order to add any item, including Free items, to the directory you must have an account.
To signup as a sponsor go to Advertise with us link at top menu, select an item and level and click in Order Now button. Fill out all fields, write down your username and password for future reference, choose the best payment gateway for you and follow the steps to finish the process.
To signup as a visitor go to Add a Profile! at top of site, fill out all fields and click in Submit.
Only Showcase Listings appear as Featured Listings, and they are then randomly rotated.
The items in the directory which have a detail page will contain a 'Print' link. Once you click the link a new page will open with the information in printer friendly format.
Yes. Each item with in the directory contains a 'Sent to Friend' link. Click the link and a pop-up will open. Please fill out all fields in the pop-up and an email will be sent to your friend.
You can change the language by clicking one of the flags in the top right of any page.
These numbers illustrate the total number of items registered under that category.
You can search for events by date by clicking on any specific day/month you choose directly on the calendar.
If you attempt to access your account and type in an incorrect password 5 times the account will lock for 1 hour. This is for security reasons.
Vendors Directory is a business directory which helps you find the best local providers, vendors, consultants and experts for your operation’s needs.
The Vendors Directory is open to any company that provide services, expertise, solutions or software in the field of operations, supply chain, manufacturing, procurement or logistics.
No, not at all. We have hundreds business listings on the site. Providers and vendors can pay to upgrade their listing to show more information about their services, adding things like photos, video and special offers, but these are clearly marked. We don't charge businesses to have a basic listing with us thereby maximizing access for our users to as many choices as possible.
Yes, registration to Vendors Directory is totally free enabling you to search, save favorites and send to Facebook. Businesses pay to upgrade their listing, this, along with some adverting on the site, makes it 100% free to search, which is handy.
The Council is Asia's leading professional organization focused on operations, manufacturing, supply chain, procurement and logistics which is also an active publisher and content provider. Visit www.supplychains.com for more information.
Vendors, service providers, consultants alike add themselves to the directory through the ‘List/Advertise’ section found on the navigation bar. If your business was not added by yourself or another person in your company, it may have come from the collection of information:
- from the print edition of the Supply Chain & Logistics Directory
- from the Global Supply Chain Council database
- already publicly available elsewhere on the internet.
This is a question we get asked often. Our response is simple:
- there is no control on what is indexed in Google, your page might not be indexed
- there is no control over what information from the page is shown in the search results
- there is no or little control on what keywords you are found on
- there is no control over how many pages are indexed in Google
- if you are indexed, you are fighting for first place with the rest of your industry, and maybe even the rest of your country or worse yet, the rest of the world
- if you’re a small or start-up business, you’ll be disadvantaged because your results in Google also depend on things like how many websites link to yours
- how many times have you clicked on Google results and found they’re not relevant to your local search?
We create the pages so that Google can be used as an additional entry into the business listings. Not only can potential buyers find your listings on Vendors Directory, but also in Google and other search engines. Have a look at our marketing diagram to see how Google comes into play at http://vendorsdirectory.com/content/traffic
Ordinary search engines will pick up on the pages, and we will also randomly publish and display your company and service listings to Google ads and LinkedIn, to drive traffic to the site. For more information on the how we get traffic, click on http://vendorsdirectory.com/content/traffic
It is very simple to get a listing in our directory: just click on http://www.vendorsdirectory.com/advertise.php and it will be done in no time. We usually approve companies within 48 hours after we have received the payment. Vendors Directory accepts Visa, American Express and Discover credit cards through the secure PayPal payment system.
Where possible, try to think the way your customers do - which category would they look for? To get an overview of the business categories, see the browse page, or just select a main category when compiling your listing to see the subcategories. If you believe there are no categories suitable for your listing, please contact us. Don’t forget, you don’t have to use the same category for everything – you can list your business under one category but use different categories for individual services and solutions, where appropriate.
Keywords have two roles: to help people find your listing, and to help us suggest categories for you to list under. It’s best to enter a range of different words that relate to your service or business, to reflect the variety of words people might search for. When you’re entering keywords, write one keyword per line. You can use single words, or phrases such as lean consulting.
The quality of your listing is very important – not just spelling and grammar, but well written content that is informative and explains the benefits and features of your services and solutions. We can put you in touch with copywriters and editors who can compile a complete listing for you. They charge a fee depending on time spent, which is agreed between you and them. If you just want a bit of general advice while adding your listing, contact us and we’ll do our best to help you out.
In general we will try to review every listing, to check there’s nothing inappropriate and to look for obvious spelling errors. However, we can’t check the accuracy of service or business descriptions, and are not liable for the content contained within listings.
Yes, if you have a paid listing (premium or showcase), you can get a unique domain name (e.g. www.vendorsdirectory.com/company/XYZCompany.html) and use that to promote your business.
Our refund policy is clear - 100% satisfaction or 100% money back! In order to process a refund, you must request the refund within 30 calendar days of your date of purchase. For more information, click on http://vendorsdirectory.com/content/refundpolicy.html
Businesses appear at the top of the list because they are either showcase or premium vendors. This is one of the benefit of getting a paid listing with Vendors Directory. Ranking is determined by the amount of relevant information contained in your listing. The more information relevant to the search term, the higher your ranking.
They can be the same address, but you may wish to use two separate addresses. The listing email address will be linked from your company listing page, and will be the address at which you will receive any enquiries from potential customers. The account’s email address is the address you will use to log in to your account, and may be used by the Vendors Directory team to contact you regarding your company listing.
You can add your specific services or solutions by simply clicking on the Add my business link on the Homepage, or at the top or bottom of any page on the site. Supply as much information as you can about the products and services you provide. This is your chance to promote your business, so think about what differentiates you from your competitors and highlight this in your company description.
Yes. Just go to your company listing, click on the name of the company you wish to edit, make your changes and submit them to save them.
Use this space to tell prospective customers what you do, what is your key strength, where you are located, and which industries or sectors you service. Think about what a customer might type into a search engine to find you and make sure you use these phrases. Use your company name as frequently as possible, rather than using ‘we’, as search engines respond to the repetition of phrases. For more tips on to make your listing standout, read our 10 Tips article in our blog at http://www.vendorsdirectory.com/blog/10-tips-to-make-the-best-of-vendors-directory--must-read.html
Although you can add up an unlimited number, we recommend that you list less than 10 of services and solutions that represent the core offering of your company.
This is where you can add articles or press releases to keep Vendors Directory visitors up-to-date with your latest product and service offerings, special offers, general business activities, etc. Uploading press releases may increase the amount of relevant information that your listing contains with regard to certain categories. The increase in relevant information may help your ranking on both Vendors Directory and search engines such as Google.
Simply login to your company account and once you are logged in, click on Releases then Add on the left bar of the page.
Due to privacy laws in certain countries, we are not able to show email addresses to visitors. If you want to contact a vendor, click on the send an e-mail link and fill up the request form, your message will then be forwarded automatically to the vendor.
Unfortunately, we only have the facility for one administrator per company.
Yep, simply log in, go to ‘Manage Account\' > ‘Account Settings\', type in the current password and the new one you wish to use. Don\'t forget to hit the \'Submit\' button to save it.
Don't worry, you're not the first and you won’t be the last. Just go to this page http://www.vendorsdirectory.com/members/forgot.php and follow the instructions.
Simply send us an email using the online contact form at http://www.vendorsdirectory.com/contactus.php. We will remove your listing within 48 hours.
Check that you have typed your email address correctly.
If your company listing has an administrator's email that is different to the business email, make sure that you have entered this one.
Check that you have typed your password correctly.
If you cannot see any reason why your login should be refused, please contact us and provide as much information as possible, including any error messages that you received. We will respond to your email as soon as possible.
Please contact us and provide as much information about the incorrect data as possible. We will respond to your email as soon as possible.
The Vendors Directory database is constantly growing, and on a daily basis. It is possible that a few specific services or company types are not represented. If that is the case, please notify us and a directory assistant will be happy to add that industry to our search engine. Once a new service is added, it is usually populated by new companies in that specific industry the same day or the next.
If you have received an error message that you don't understand, please us providing as much information as possible, including the error message. We will respond to your email as soon as possible.
If you let your subscription expire, your listings will be deactivated. In general, if you renew your subscription within 3 months after expiry, your listings will be reactivated.
