Business directory

Online yellow pages are a type of business directory, as is the traditional phone book.

[citation needed] Some directories include a section for user reviews, comments, and feedback.

Business directories in the past would take a printed format but have recently been upgraded to websites due to the advent of the internet.

[1] Many business directories offer complimentary listings in addition to the premium options.

[citation needed] Previous business directories may have been called 'dictionaries', guides or handbooks.

An example page from Pigot's 1839 directory of businesses in the counties of Kent, Surrey and Sussex in England.
An example page from a directory for the city of Macon, 1866