I was very satisfied with my total experience with Brilliant Directories. I was referred by a friend of mine who purchased his directory about 3 years ago and had nothing but high reviews for your company.
My partner and I were about to drop $5000 on a custom web developer before I saw Brilliant Directories. I took a look and was instantly impressed. Plus, Dennis answered all my questions and showed my where I could get more support. If you have any concerns, they are willing to help. And I love the depth of their community forums!
Excellent platform and people. All I can say is that they really care. And if something goes wrong they will follow up to make things right. I like a company that doesn't hide and this team is on top of their game. Go BD!
We did a lot of research looking for an online database that would meet the needs of our business. We chose Brilliant Directories due to it's inclusion of online communication tools such as Facebook, Twitter, and others which we plan to use to better communicate with our audience. Another important factor was the ability to customize Brilliant Directories and tailor the look and function of the public site to our specific needs.
Thanks for your feedback, Vince! We specifically developed the software so that anyone can get their website up and running in no time, but still be able to easily and fully customize it however they wish. Glad you're liking it!
I did some research and compared a couple of different sites and found Brilliant Directories easy to deal with, answered questions clearly and easily. There were no hidden cost and their VIP add on deal is very competitive. It's early days but so far very happy with my decision of going with Brilliant Directories.
BrilliantDirectories.com and the services they offer are by far the best in the field. If you're looking to open a business directory for any field or niche then, I speak from experience, BD are the best hands down.
All features and functionalities have been optimized and they've been operating for so long that all bugs and short-comings have been addressed and fixed. You'll start using BrilliantDirectories.com and realise the same, all at a very low cost.
Very happy customer indeed, A+++
Hi Katie! Thanks so much for the kind words! I'll be sure to spread your good words with our team - they love hearing from happy users. Your site is looking great on mobile by the way! Thanks for the feedback :)
I wrote a review in 2016, and here I am still with these folks. They are the best. No matter what question, what problem that may arise they are right on top of it. Their add on features are awesome and always growing and I am always excited to see these new features which add to the quality of my directory. The site is always fast, always up, and you know with Brilliant that they are always there to assist. What more can you ask for. I love these folks.
Brilliant Directories has everything built in for your listings-photos, videos, etc. and you don't have to worry about hosting! It can be monetized immediately by selling listings or membership packages, placing ads or paid referrals. You can customize the look, fonts, colors, graphics, layout and pages. Plus you can work at your own pace adding coupons, galleries, a blog, classified section or real estate listings. Don't bother wasting your time with directory plugins or WP themes. I know this for a fact! Nothing is as tested and powerful as this system. Oh, and their customer service is awesome! They have a great team of people there to see to your success!
Thanks, Tracy, for such a detailed review! You're absolutely right - the system was designed to be as flexible and dynamic as possible. Sometimes website owners' goals may change or they might want to head in a brand new direction. We wanted to be sure that if a user is in this position they can update or redo their website without a problem. We're thrilled to hear that the Brilliant Directories platform and our support has been working well for you :)
The latest (UX technology) considers how effective webmasters are in getting visitors to do something (buy, sell, join, call me, etc). Briliiant Directories has nailed it! Getting visitors to your site depends entirely on content. "Video" is the number one search term attraction and BD has made it enticing for members (who are universally, incredibly lazy about keeping their web pages up to date) to add videos and text. Those two things win searches. I thank whoever it is who thought this thing (Brilliant Directories) up.
Wow! Thank you, Dennis, for the amazing review! Our founders, Jason and Matt, were both web developers and SEO masters prior to starting Brilliant Directories. This is one of the reasons why so much emphasis has been placed on making SEO as easy as possible with Brilliant Directories. Our team also knows that sometimes it can be slightly challenging to get your members to contribute to your website which is why we make sure to include countless features that help to entice your members to contribute. We even started our webinar series to help people who run into these challenges as well as some other marketing and branding hurdles. Our top priority here at Brilliant Directories is to make sure our users reach and surpass their goals. Thanks again!
So grateful to have found you guys. The only criticism I can say is there are so many features built in that there's a lot to learn. I migrated from another platform, so it took me about 2 weeks to get everything transferred over. I did most of it myself. Members were easy to add. But some of my events and articles I had to manually copy and paste into my brilliant site.
But every time I have a question your amazing support team (especially the wonderful Gloriana) is always there to point me in the right direction.
Not only am I happy with my shiny new site (YAY), my member's are also elated with joy from all the new toys and tools brilliant offers for them.
Looking forward to joining my first webinar Wednesday with you this week. Hope I get picked to have my site showcased ;)
My decision to select Brilliant Directories as our Directory Site Partner was based on the ease of setup and the ability to keep 100 percent of our subscriber fees. What was cool was Dennis wasn't trying to sell me. He asked the right questions, listened to what my companies core competency is, and then he highlighted the exact features that would help our company accomplish our goals.
Thanks for the feedback, Michael! We know that our users' needs are paramount and so one of our goals is to make sure managing a website is as easy as possible without having our users pay for features they don't need. I'm so glad we were able to help you get set up. I wish you all the best with your company!
Brilliant Directories has go great reviews and I've been looking to set up a structure with little experience. Seems like Brilliant Directories has what I need - looking forward to watching all the intro videos and reading tips to set it up right. Customer service so far has been solid.
Thanks for the review Sage! Not too long away we completely updated our getting started video guide and accompanying documentation which should be pretty useful!
As a lot of you searching we did a ton. I know a lot about all the WP and plugins and different directory type templates and this BD is going to do the job. They were much more patient with us asking all types of questions while doing the demo online. One of their competitors edirectory was not very good salesmen and a little obtuse. Ither way BD software will serve us better in the long run and does not require us to buy a bunch of mods like edirectory does. Both are good software but for us Brilliant Directories is going to be better and has almost all the options we need.
Hi Eric, thanks for the feedback! We strive to make our software as easy to use without the need for extra plugins or mods -- we wanted to develop a software that allows anyone to build a fully functional website without the need to know any development or coding. An element that many of our power users and web developers enjoy is that if you want to make your own complex customizations to your website, the code is available to you so you can change anything you'd like. Thanks again for taking the time to write a review!
I am a web developer with a unique business idea and I was looking for a solution to help streamline what I wanted the to do. From a functionality perspective Brillaint directories had everything I was looking for. And the fact that the system was clean simple and robust made it even more attractive. I develop with bootstrap and this makes it even more attractive to a person like me because although I do like Wordpress but I like and always prefer the type of control that bootstrap frameworks give as well as their responsive capabilities. The support is awsome and prompt. As long as they continue with this level of service I will always be loyal!
Thanks, Steven, for the feedback! Many of us here at Brilliant Directories started building websites with WordPress. It works great for what it's good at, but for managing a directory or membership website there's just too many plugins and themes that tend to clash. That was why our founders decided to build a system from scratch based on Bootstrap :)
This is an absolute game changer. So much you can do out of the box. The software sells itself with all the features and help videos etc. but what will blow you away is the customer service. Even prior to purchase (we eventually went for 2 FULL licences) it was no trouble at all for BD support to answer our numerous questions.
If you are looking to set up any kind of site - directory, classifieds, coupons etc. STOP your search at Brilliant Directories. Don't take my word for it, start their 14 day trial and see for yourself.
From my first contact with them super friendly awesome support, very responsive to any issues. And best option in comparison to other similar companies that offer same solution but at a much, much higher price tag. Highly recommend if your starting a directory based website!
The thing that drew me into brilliant directories is the amount of support and resources they offer along with an amazingly capable tool. I'm blown away at all their software can do, and I'm excited to work alongside a partner in helping me accomplish my business plan.
Our experience with Dennis and Brilliant Directories has, so far, been a great one. Dennis was correct is saying they are "transparent" - no hidden fees, etc. We received all the info as promised and are very excited to get started!
I chose to work with Brilliant Directories as they offer people like myself the opportunity to streamline our online directory.
My clients will be able to update their own data, and be promoted, more efficiently than on our previous site. Thank you, Dennis for all your help, patience and answering every question.
Dennis at Brilliant Directories was knowledgeable, responsive and straight talking. I appreciate that. He answered all my questions and I am confident my experience with the support team will be just as positive. I'm really looking forward to getting my site live.
Regards
Brent Crowley
Hi Brent, thanks for the review! Our support team typically responds in less than 1 business day to any inquiries. They understand time is important for business owners like yourself and strive to make managing your directory website as easy as possible. Best of luck with your new website!
Overview
Brilliant Directories has a rating of 3.9 stars from 175 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Brilliant Directories most frequently mention customer service, directory software and great product. Brilliant Directories ranks 5th among Directories sites.
Local Business Directories: Create Yellow Page style sites to find people and businesses. Members pay to join and be found by website visitors. Similar sites include: Yelp, YellowPages, Manta, and Yahoo Local.
Premium Access Websites: Protect premium or confidential content by requiring members to login. Perfect for sites with premium content areas, paid member subscriptions and company intranets.
Business Review Websites: Perfect for any industry! Review websites are now one of the most popular models to monetize. They attract advertisers, visitors and businesses heavily invest to maintain their online reputations.
Content-Specific Websites: Launch real estate sites like Zillow, events sites like EventBrite, or deal websites like RetailMeNot. Brilliant Directories enables you to create the exact type of website you need.
Community Websites: Nothing brings a community together like providing a central hub for its members to get together. Popular community directories include church groups, alumni associations and unions.
Lead Generating Websites: Launch websites that allow visitors to submit projects and requests directly to your membership network. Sell or distribute those requests as leads - and watch your community grow!
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Thanks for your feedback, Brian! Custom website development can be extremely expensive and often times the results are subpar. That's one of the many reasons why we make sure to include in the Brilliant Directories software as many easy-to-customize options as possible - so that our users can customize their websites as much as they would like without needing to hire a developer. And all of us here are so glad that the community forums have been useful for you!