All Business Directory at a glance
- Listing price
- Free, paid upgradesFeatured $20/yr or $10/6mo; 48-hour express review $12
- Account
- Not needed
- Backlink or badge
- Not required
- Email confirmation
- No
- Time to go live
- Standard listings: approximately 4 months. Express review: 48 hours (two business days).
What All Business Directory is and who it's for
All Business Directory is a general web directory listing small businesses across 16 top-level categories and 719 subcategories. It offers free standard listings with a long queue, plus paid featured listings and a 48-hour express review. The site emphasizes family-friendly content and quality submissions.
Small business owners and consumers looking for business services across many industries.
It lists
- Small businesses
- Family-friendly websites
- Homepage URLs for standard listings
- Businesses in any of its 16 top-level categories
It doesn't take
- Adult-related sites
- Mirror sites
- Duplicate submissions to multiple categories (unless featured)
- Submissions with keyword lists or fewer than 15 words
- Some free email addresses
How to submit to All Business Directory, step by step
Submit a standard listing with your homepage URL only. Queue time is approximately 4 months.
Choose a submission type
Go to the submission page and select Standard Listing, Featured Listing, or 48 Hour Express Review.
Fill out the submission form
For a standard listing, provide your homepage URL and a description of at least 15 words in well-written sentences.
Wait for review
Standard listings are reviewed within approximately 4 months. Express reviews are processed within 48 hours.
Get listed
Approved sites appear in the directory under the chosen category. Featured listings appear above standard links on page one.
What the All Business Directory form asks for
| Field | Limits and format |
|---|---|
| phrase | — |
| bigboss | — |
| search_kind | — |
Our free preview drafts your name, tagline, short and long descriptions, categories and tags in the lengths directories like this one ask for. Try it with your URL.
All Business Directory pricing: free vs paid
| Option | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Listing | Free | Homepage URL only, placed in category, queue ~4 months |
| Featured Listing - 6 Months | $10 | Top placement on first page of category, choose follow/nofollow, editable, title up to 55 chars, description up to 255 chars, more info up to 1500 chars |
| Featured Listing - 1 Year | $20 | Top placement on first page of category, choose follow/nofollow, editable, title up to 55 chars, description up to 255 chars, more info up to 1500 chars |
| 48 Hour Express Review | $12 | Reviewed within 48 hours, placed with standard listings, choose follow/nofollow |
Why All Business Directory submissions get rejected or stall
- Site contains adult-related material
- Submission is a mirror site
- Same URL submitted to multiple categories (unless featured)
- Description is a list of keywords or fewer than 15 words
- Submission uses a blocked free email address
Tips for a listing that gets approved
- Write a description of at least 15 words in complete sentences; keyword lists are rejected.
- Use a business email address, not a free one, to avoid being blocked.
- If you need faster inclusion, pay $12 for the 48-hour express review.
- Featured listings let you choose follow or nofollow links and appear above standard listings.
Our take on All Business Directory
Submit here if you want a free backlink from a general directory and can wait about 4 months. For faster inclusion or better placement, the paid options are inexpensive. The directory is old and low-authority, so it's best as a supplementary citation.
All Business Directory FAQ
How much does it cost to list my business?
A standard listing is free. Featured listings cost $10 for 6 months or $20 for 1 year. A 48-hour express review costs $12.
How long does it take to get approved?
Standard listings have a queue of approximately 4 months. Express review listings are reviewed within 48 hours.
Can I choose a dofollow link?
Featured listings and express review listings allow you to choose either follow or nofollow links. Standard listings do not specify link type.
Do I need an account to submit?
No account is required for standard submissions. Featured listings require an advertiser account to manage your listing.
What are the submission requirements?
Only family-friendly sites are accepted. No mirror sites or duplicate submissions. Descriptions must be at least 15 words in well-written sentences. Some free email addresses are blocked.
Checked against All Business Directory's own pages on Oct 24, 2026: allbusinessdirectory.biz, allbusinessdirectory.biz/directory.php, allbusinessdirectory.biz/directory.php, allbusinessdirectory.biz/directory.php. Directories change their forms and prices; the submit page has the final word.