Question 1

How do you get and use an Outscraper API Key?

Accepted Answer

What is Outscraper API?

The Outscraper API extracts places data from Google Maps and companies' web sites.

How do I get the Outscraper API Key?

Getting your Outscraper API key is fast and easy. To do it, you have to follow these simple Outscraper API guidelines.

Step 1 – Create an account

Click Here to open the signup form and create an account at the Outscraper Service with your email and password of choice as seen in the example image below.

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You’ll get a confirmation email from Outscraper Team (no-reply@outscraper.com) – don’t forget to follow the link in it to verify your account.

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Step 2 – Setup Billing

Outscraper defaults to the FREE level and only charges when you go over the free monthly quota. There is no inherent cost to use this service up to certain levels like Google API. The Free Tier is the amount of usage you can use for free each month. This means any usage of the product below 500 requests during a month will be for free. So basically, every API account gets 500 businesses, 500 domains for Email & Contact info, 500 reviews, and 500 photos free each month. So you can continue to come back and use these 500 items each month and never have any out-of-pocket costs. Or you can do more at scale in one month and pay a bulk per item fee above the free limits. See FAQ on pricing for complete details

There are two options for billing, Prepaid and Postpaid.

Option 1: Pre-Paid

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To setup prepaid amount, click on "Billing Information" and add desired amount and payment method to add credit.

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Option 2: Post-Paid

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When you run a task without any prepaid credits, a new billing period will be created. Once you have any amount due (IE above the free limits), you can stop it manually by clicking "Generate Invoice". Otherwise upon completion of your billing period, you will only receive an invoice for the use above the free tier.

If you choose post-paid you will need to add a card on file, just like you had to for the Google Maps API. Select "Billing Information" and then Add button.

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Step 3 – Copy API

Go back to your main account tab. Yours may not say "support" with this logo. It may be your site or username with your icon or first initial. But click this button above the billing and your main account info will load.

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Your Outscraper API should now be filled in. Click the copy icon to copy the API code.

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Paste it into the configurations tab of your DirectoryImport Plugin. Be sure to hit "Save Changes"

Question 2

How do you get and use a Yelp API Key?

Accepted Answer

What is Yelp API?

The Yelp Fusion API allows its users to get local content and user reviews from millions of businesses of hospitality and service industries across 32 countries. The Yelp API is used by DirectoryImport to load listing data, images, and reviews.

How do I get the Yelp API Key?

Getting your Fusion API key is fast and easy. To do it, you have to follow these simple Yelp API guidelines.

Step 1 – Create an account

First you have log into the developers portal with your existing Yelp account or create a new one

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You can continue working with Yelp service through Facebook, Google, or Apple account. The other option is to sign up with your email address. In this case you’ll get a confirmation email – don’t forget to follow the link in it to verify your account.

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You’re going to have to verify you’re not a robot by completing a reCaptcha.

Step 2 – Get started with Fusion API

Once you’ve logged into the Yelp developers service, go to https://fusion.yelp.com to get to the Fusion API section of the portal. Press the Get Started button.

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Step 3 – Create an App

Create your first Yelp App to receive your personal Fusion API key. Fill in the required fields in the form, agree to Yelp API Terms of Use and Display Requirements. Then prove you’re a human, and press Create New App.

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After that you’ll get your API Key.

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Copy the API key and paste it into the configurations tab of your DirctoryImport Plugin

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Remember to keep your personal Yelp API key to yourself! It is the credential for your call to Yelp’s API and must be used only by you.

If you need to get back to the API at a later point the best way is to browse to this link and sign-in. You should see your API at the top of the page. If you try to use the normal page to login it goes to your personal account and makes it very hard to find this page again so use this link: https://www.yelp.com/developers/v3/manage_app

What are the limits of the API?

By default, any client is limited to 5,000 API calls per 24 hours. This count is reset every midnight UTC.

Can I choose which reviews to display in an API query?

DirectoryImport only displays the data presented by Yelp. The sort and order of reviews are determined by recency, user voting, and other review quality factors to help consumers make informed decisions. The Yelp API cannot be configured to draw any alternative or hand-picked review excerpts.

Why is the Yelp API not delivering content for businesses I know are on Yelp?

Yelp API only returns the info for businesses that have some Yelp user-generated content added. Specifically, they must have at least one customer review.

Question 3

How To Connect A Live Domain Name to Your BD Site

Accepted Answer

Digital Download: Printable Ebook

How To Connect Your Domain

STEP 1: Point your domain

The first step is to point your domain to the BD servers through your domain registrar (Uniregistry, Go Daddy, etc.) by using either the Nameserver Method or A Record Method.

Why Do I Need To Connect My Domain?

When you launch a new Brilliant Directories website you get a "Staging URL", which is a temporary URL that you can use while you build your website. Some of the advantages to having a staging URL is that it affords you the time to work on your site without impacting your eventual domain. This allows you to have it live on your old service until your new directory is complete. Some users prefer to wait until their website has all of the proper keywords and settings set to avoid having their websites indexed before it is ready.

Please Read These Three Tips Before Connecting Your Domain:

You must update your domain nameservers OR A Record BEFORE connecting your domain. Skipping that step and connecting your domain will make it impossible to view your website. Name server changes usually take 24 to 48 hours to fully start working. This period, called propagation, is the projected length of time it takes for root name servers and cache records across the entire web to be updated with your website's DNS information. Therefore it is recommended this step be done several days before trying to add your live domain to your BD site.
If you are currently using a 3rd party service for emails and do not wish to have any email interruptions, BD recommends pointing your domain using the A Record. NOTE: There are known issues with GoDaddy Email Services and BD does not recommend using them for your emails.
When you change your domain, in rare cases it can take up to 48 hour for the new domain to work. See if your website is online here: https://geopeeker.com, or http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com

Domain Pointing Methods

Nameserver Method

EASIEST: This is the recommended method to update your domain. You can connect your domain by pointing your nameservers to the following URLs:

HELPFUL LINKS:

A Record Method

This method is popular when using a sub-domain. Connect your domain by pointing your domain's A Record to its assigned IP Address. To find out which IP to point your a record to, please go to SETTINGS >> DOMAIN MANAGER and scroll to the "A Record" section. You will see your IP address here. Please note that the IP address will vary depending on the server that your website is on:

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STEP 2 Update The Domain Of The Site In The Domain Manager

This area of the Admin allows you to specify the domain of the website.

Go to Settings - Domain Manager

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Add your domain in the "Set New Primary Domain" box. Please note that if you are adding a primary domain you will need to add the "www." even if you plan on setting your website as a non-www website. If you are using a subdomain you must not add the "www." If for any reason you forget this information, the system will not allow you to proceed until you've entered the domain correctly:

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Once you have entered your domain with the proper format you will be asked to add it in the "Confirm Domain" box:

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Once you've complete that final step you may proceed to click on "Add Domain"
You will be prompted by the system to confirm that you would like to proceed.
Click on "Yes, update domain".
Your website is now live. You can confirm that your domain is live all around the world by using this free 3rd party tool: https://geopeeker.com

Important: If you are part of our VIP add-ons or have purchased a SSL certificate with BD you will be asked if you wish to install your SSL right away!

Click Yes, to finish installing your SSL certificate or No if you don't wish to install it right away.

Once the domain has been updated, continue to edit the Default Website Email and the Email Domain in the General Settings section of the back-end.

Question 4

How do we grant access to our Brilliant Directories admin?

Accepted Answer

How-to Video: https://marketing.dubb.com/v/v2ccXy

Question 5

How do I update the plugin?

Accepted Answer

In general you plugin will auto update with the latest code and bug fixes automatically. It is not immediate updates however. To keep the site speed up the source code is cached and the widget code will only load the source from our host via API every 2 days. So you will get any fixes automatically, but only when your 2 day caching expires. You can force the widgets to recache by adding the following (?liveDevmode=1) to the end of your DirectoryImport plugin URL https://ww2.managemydirectory.com/admin/go.php?widget=google-yelp-data-plugin

It just needs to be done once. Shortly we will also have a refresh button in the Configs section.

Question 6

What are the configurations for DirectoryImport?

Accepted Answer

Configuration Overview

DirectoryImport has many configurations to preset items for import so you do not have to enter them for each listing and allows settings to reduce API calls if desired based on your specific needs. Read more to find out about each one.

As a quick reminder always be sure to click the save changes button after you make changes so you do not lose your settings updates. https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/RftB9KeMum/resources/wiXXVgSPsk/Save%20Changes.png (Save Changes)

Google API

The Google API will be pulled from the normal API setup within your BD account if previously configured. You can add an new alternate API code here to separate the two and this will not affect your default map API if a new item is saved here.https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/RftB9KeMum/resources/YAp6P17cDP/Config%20-%20Google%20API.png (Config - Google API (1).png)

Yelp API

The Yelp API is used for reviews only and is part of the DirectoryPhotos plugin if you have purchased that. If you do not own DirectoryPhotos or want to include Yelp Reviews you can leave this blank. You can find a guide about setting up a Yelp Fusion API key here.

Outscraper API

The Outscraper API key is used to download the listing data to your site. This is a required item to be able to use this tool. You can find a guide about setting up an Outscraper API key here.

Default Membership Level

This setting allows you to select the default membership level to use for the new listings created with the generator. A list of your membership levels will be in the drop down for you to select.

Enable Photo Listings / Reviews

These settings are used in conjunction with DirectoryPhotos which allows users to add Google Images and Reviews to their business listing. If you you have DirectoryPhotos installed these will appear as settings so you can also import the images and reviews during the initial import process instead of having to have the customer or yourself do it from the from end. If you do not have DirectoryPhotos these configurations will not be shown. The default phot and review count number is the amount of photos or reviews the API will download during import.

The "Current Listings Update" tab has several areas seen below that allow you to load Google/Yelp images and reviews for a given listing. These configurations allow you to turn on or off the images and reviews import when the "Load Pictures and Reviews" bulk action is chosen in the "Current Listings Update" tab.

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This data pull process normally pulls these items together. However some directory owners may not want to pull both of these items, so these configuration options allow you to remove either item from the download/update process. As a result if either item is turned off the images or reviews will not import when the "Load Pictures and Reviews"action is chosen in the top bulk action or side individual download option.

In addition, this also controls whether these items are preselected for download in the new listings import tab. If the configuration is unchecked then these will not be present as a download option preselect.

Default Gallery Name

This is another configuration for the DirectoryPhotos integration. When photos are imported for a location DirectoryPhotos makes a Photo Album under each business that includes the images. This setting sets the default gallery name for that album when created during import.

The name will be what is presented on the front end. The name can be changed by the user or admin in the photos tab of each listing or in the title name of the associated photo album. The names will be updated in both locations if edited.

Verify Listings

BD has a verified badge capability that you can add to listings. The purpose of this feature is for the members to receive a badge on their listing that lets users know that the member was verified by the website administrator.

A default badge will show on the profile (checkmark) that can be altered to whatever image you want in the image settings. It will show a message telling the public that the listing is verified if users hover over the icon.

Normally this is a manual process that is done one by one for each listing, but since we are importing data directly from Google My Business, users may want to mark the listing as verified right away. This setting allows you to do that. If this option is selected then all listings will be automatically verified during import.

You also will have the option to override the setting for each listing in the import tab even though the Yes or No is preset based on your config setting.

Question 7

What are the DirectoryPopup Terms of Service?

Accepted Answer

The following Terms of Service (the “Main Agreement”) set forth the terms and conditions that apply to your access and use of the Internet website owned and operated by Sovereign Net LTD, located at Craigmuir Chambers, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands and located at https://app.directorypopup.com and your access and use of the Internet website owned and operated by Michigan Business Solutions, located at Grandville, Michigan, United States of America and located at https://www.directorypopup.com/ (the “Sites”) including all subdomains, subdirectories and subsidiary web pages therein and access to any optimized version of the Site via a wireless device, and access and use of the services available thereon, including, without limitation, the services that enable you to create, test and host promotion-specific custom widgets, opt-in forms, screen elements and landing pages for online marketing purposes (the “Services”). Widgets, opt-in forms, screen elements and landing pages are collectively called “Widgets”. This Agreement is legally binding on you, the person using this Site, and Sovereign Net LTD. Terms such as “we”, “our” and “us” refer to Sovereign Net LTD.

YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO THIS AGREEMENT, PRIVACY POLICY AND THE DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT (DPA), BY DOING ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: (1) VISITING THIS SITE; (2) MAKING A PURCHASE OR SUBMITTING CONTENT THROUGH THE SITE; (3) COMPLETING THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS BY CLICKING A BOX INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE; OR (4) BY EXECUTING A SUBSCRIPTION THAT REFERENCES THIS AGREEMENT.

If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to these terms and conditions, in which case the terms “you” or “your” shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with these terms and conditions, you must not accept this Agreement and may not use the Services.

On our Site, we may provide short summaries of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Any such summaries are provided only for your convenience, are not legally binding and do not modify this Agreement in any way.

Sovereign Net LTD may update or modify this Agreement or the Privacy Policy or the DPA at any time and such updated versions will be posted on the Site. You are responsible for periodically checking the Main Agreement, Privacy Policy and the DPA. Your continued use of the Site and/or the Services after this Agreement and/or Privacy Policy and/or the DPA are updated shall be deemed acceptance of any such updated Agreement and/or Privacy Policy and/or the DPA.

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You may not use the Services and may not accept this Agreement if (a) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Sovereign Net LTD, or (b) you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the United States or other countries including the country in which you are a resident or from which you use the Services.

Before you continue, you should print or save a local copy of this Agreement for your records.

Your Account and Profile Information

Your right to access and use the Services is personal to you and is not transferable by you to any other person or entity. You agree not to disclose your password to any third party. You are solely responsible for all activities that occur under your Account or under your Profile Information. If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your Account or Profile Information, you are responsible for notifying us immediately.

By providing us with your email address, you agree to receive all required notices electronically to that email address. It is your responsibility to update or change that email address, as appropriate. We may use the provided email address to notify you about important changes, events and promotions on the Services. If you don’t want to receive such notifications, you can unsubscribe from them in your Account settings.

Fees and Subscriptions

Paid Subscriptions: fee-based type of Services (hereinafter also referred to as “Paid Services”, “Paid Version” or “Premium”).

You must have Internet access and provide us with a current, valid, accepted method of payment (as such may be updated from time to time, “Payment Method”) to use the Paid Services. You may cancel your current Subscription before it renews each month or year in order to avoid billing of the next month’s subscription fees to your Payment Method. Access for all subscriptions can be accessed at https://www.directorysubscription.com

Except for refunds provided for cancellation of any Paid Subscriptions (as described in the section below entitled Cancellation and Termination), there will be no refunds or credits for partial months or years of service or for periods in which your Subscription remains active but you do not use the Services.

We may offer a number of subscription plans, including special promotional plans with differing conditions and limitations (“Differing Subscriptions”) in the form of purchased or received Subscription discount codes. If you have purchased a code sold by or received it from or on behalf of Michigan Business Solutions, for access to the Paid Subscriptions for the time period indicated on your email (“Code”), or if you are accessing the service through some other limited offer which you received or purchased from Michigan Business Solutions (“Limited Offer”), this Agreement applies to your access to the Services. Any separate sets of terms and conditions presented to you along with the Code or other Limited Offer also apply to your access to the Service using the Code or Limited Offer, any materially different terms from those described in these Terms of Services will be disclosed at your sign-up or in other communications made available to you. Subject to any rights you may have under section entitled Cancellation and Termination, Codes are only redeemable in the country where you purchased such Code, not redeemable for cash and may not be returned for a cash refund, exchanged, resold or used to purchase other Codes. We reserve the right to modify, terminate or otherwise amend our offered Differing Subscriptions.

We reserve the right to modify, terminate or otherwise amend our billing rates at any time upon thirty (30) days written notice by posting such fee changes to the Services or on the Site.

Submission of Content

All Content that belongs to you will belong to you. In addition, any Widget you create using our Services may be used by you for any lawful purpose, personal or business during your subscription term, provided however that you may not resell or license any template or other Sovereign Net LTD materials or content or otherwise violate any terms of this Agreement.

Note that if you cancel your subscription, Sovereign Net LTD will discontinue providing hosting and any integration and back-end services for your Widgets. This means that you will no longer be able to use your account to access the Widgets you have created using our services. Sovereign Net LTD will use Content you upload solely in connection with providing the Services to you, and for no other reason. You agree that by uploading, importing or otherwise providing any Content on or through the Site and/or the Services, you grant, and have all necessary rights and permissions to grant, to Sovereign Net LTD a transferable, sub-licensable, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, process, display, all or any portion of such Content, solely in connection with providing the Services to you. This license includes the right to host, index, cache or otherwise format your Content in order to provide the Services.

You also grant us a transferable, sub-licensable, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use any Content that you have published, made public, post in any form and/or share with others for our marketing purposes, including publishing, making public in any form in connection with Sovereign Net LTD. Aside from the rights specifically granted herein, you retain ownership of all rights, including intellectual property rights, in the Content that you post to the Service, except that you agree to waive your right to be identified as the author of any Content on the Service and your right to object to derogatory treatment of such Content.

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Beta Tests

From time to time and at our sole discretion, we may initiate Beta Tests. We may implement, run, suspend, or terminate Beta Tests at any time without notice or liability, and do not guarantee that a tested product, service, modification, upgrade, or other adjustment to the Site, Services, or means of providing the Services, will become part of the Services. We may deliver (and subsequently cease delivering) Beta Tests to all or any subset of Sovereign Net LTD Account holders at our discretion without prior permission at any time.

If we decide to incorporate a tested product or service into the Sovereign Net LTD Services, we may adjust our prices accordingly. Sovereign Net LTD accepts no liability for any consequences resulting from, or related to, your participation in a Beta Test.

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Data Processing

To the extent that we process any Personal Data (as defined in the DPA) that is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), on your behalf, you represent and warrant that in using the Services, in particular in creating lists of Contacts, sending emails and collecting personal data, you comply with all personal data protection, privacy, and electronic communication regulations applicable in the European Economic Area (EEA) and its member states. In particular you are required to:

Clearly inform data subjects about means and purposes of the processing of personal data, including for processing through the Websites;

Monitoring

Sovereign Net LTD uses tracking cookies to track visits to your pages, and page views, in order to calculate conversion rates per page and traffic usage per Account. It is your responsibility to adhere to all applicable laws within your jurisdiction regarding the disclosure of such monitoring, and Sovereign Net LTD disclaims all liability in this area.

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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Sovereign Net LTD grants to you, during the term of this Agreement, a non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, revocable, limited-purpose right to access and use the Services that are subject to a valid Subscription.

You acknowledge that any ideas, suggestions, concepts, processes or techniques which you provide to Sovereign Net LTD related to the Services, the Site or Sovereign Net LTD or its business (“Feedback”) shall become Sovereign Net LTD’s property without any compensation or other consideration payable to you by Sovereign Net LTD, and you do so of your own free will and volition. Sovereign Net LTD may or may not, in its sole discretion, use or incorporate the Feedback in whatever form or derivative Sovereign Net LTD may decide into the Site, its software, services, documentation, business or other products, or any future versions or derivatives of the foregoing. You hereby assign all rights on a worldwide basis in perpetuity to Sovereign Net LTD in any Feedback and, as applicable, waive any moral rights.

Sovereign Net LTD owns any test results, data information and other output generated by your use of the Site and/or the Services during the term of this Agreement.

All custom graphics, icons, logos and service names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of Sovereign Net LTD or its Affiliates. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners. Nothing in these Terms of Use grants you any right to use any trademark, service mark, logo, and/or the name of Sovereign Net LTD or its Affiliates.

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Question 8

Why is DirectoryImport only adding 3 Yelp reviews?

Accepted Answer

Currently the Yelp API only allows 3 reviews from its API endpoint to use in our tool. As a reminder the tool is used to provide seed content from Yelp and Google and is not intended to be a duplication or replacement or complete copy of other site content.

[figure]Yelp allows 3 reviews in their API endpoint[/figure]

Question 9

Review Marketing: Tutorial

Accepted Answer

NOTE: Currently Review Marketing must be configured by admin so contact support to provide credentials to connect desired services.

Review Marketing in DirectoryTestimonial enables you to post your most valued testimonials to a variety of social media channels. A scheduling feature allows you to choose the date and time that these are sent.

By using Review Marketing, you are able to extend the potential reach of your best testimonials and get them seen by your different social media audiences.

Quick Start

Click on Review Marketing in your DirectoryTestimonial dashboard sidebar to view the feature. https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/RftB9KeMum/resources/bF4K7SNxCP/Review-Marketing.png (Review-Marketing.png)

On this page, you will see four tabs; 'Queue', 'Setup', 'Social accounts' and 'Schedule'. Each tab opens a new section on the page.

Queue

Here you can see how many posts are currently queued, with each post shown in a list for each social media channel.

You also have two buttons, one that allows you to add existing approved testimonials and another clear the queue (and remove the posts).

Setup

This section enables you to choose the criteria for the testimonials that can be queued and scheduled, and to set the theme for the post. The settings operate in a similar way as for Widgets.

Social accounts

Here you can activate and log in to the social accounts you wish to use in Review Marketing. https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/RftB9KeMum/resources/ICakj9tJ0P/Connected%20Accounts.png (Connected Accounts.png)

Schedule

This enables you to choose a date and time for the testimonials to be posted to the selected social media channels. Each date and time selected is for posting one testimonial. The schedule will repeat each week until you adjust it, or deactivate the social media account(s).https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/RftB9KeMum/resources/GRnS67g2VL/Schedule.png (Schedule (1).png)

Overview

Using the right settings and criteria, you can automate the posting of your testimonials and put them in front of new audiences. This can significantly increase your social proof and help build confidence in your brand.

Step-by-step

A good setup of DirectoryTestimonial's Review Marketing will enable you to post your best testimonials to your most important social media channels. Based on the nature of social media pages and audience expectations, the key here in most cases is to put an on-going process in place, focused on quality over quantity.

Selecting your Best Testimonials: Setup

Aim: your best testimonials are ready to be queued and posted to your selected social media channels

Start by clicking the 'Setup' tab. You should see the 'Testimonials Settings' header.

*Testimonial Settings *

This part of the setup enables you to choose your criteria for which testimonials should be available to post to your social media channels.

*Minimum rating *

Select a rating between 1 and 5 to match the minimum testimonial rating you require. Any testimonials with a rating below this will not be added to the queue.

Maximum quote

characters Choose the maximum characters a testimonial can have to be accepted in the queue.

Show testimonial source (Facebook/Google etc)

The posted testimonial can show the original source. This can be useful to help build trust. You can turn it on or off.

Show DirectoryTestimonial branding

Select whether DirectoryTestimonial branding will show or not. The branding will show that your testimonials are verified by DirectoryTestimonial.

Show recency

Show the date on each posted testimonial when it was created or imported

Theme

Here you can decide on the overall look and format of your posted testimonials.

Select theme

Choose from a selection of testimonial themes designed by the DirectoryTestimonial team. As you view each theme, you will notice layout and font size differences, to enable you to find the best one for your social channels.

General

You can turn Card Layout on or off. When it is activated, it adds a card-style view including rounded corners and shadow.

Colors

In this area, you can select different colors for each part of the testimonial view.

Choosing the right social channels: Social Accounts

Aim: select, log in and give your testimonials access to your chosen social media channels.

This section enables you select your preferred social media channels. There is also the option to connect to Zapier (coming soon), opening up the options beyond those provided by DirectoryTestimonial.

Connected Accounts

Activate each social channel by turning on the toggle on the right-hand side

LinkedIn

When activated, to select this channel click 'Continue with LinkedIn'. This will open an external window or tab that logs in directly to LinkedIn, giving access to DirectoryTestimonial to post your testimonials.

Twitter

Once activated, to select this channel click 'Continue with Twitter'. This will open an external window or tab that logs in directly to Twitter, giving access to DirectoryTestimonial.

Facebook

After activated, clicking 'Continue with Facebook' will open a popup box. In this box, if not already logged in to Facebook, you will be asked to log in.

You will then have the option to 'Continue as ...'. To ensure Facebook has the correct access: - click 'Continue as ...'

select the page or pages you want to use
click 'Next'
ensure all permissions are set to 'Yes'
click 'Done'

Instagram (coming soon)

When activated, you will be able to log in to Instagram and post your selected testimonials there. This feature is coming soon.

Zapier (coming soon)

When activated, you will be able to log in to your Zapier account and link to other services through Zapier. This feature is coming soon.

Note: Once you have completed the above steps to activate and give DirectoryTestimonial access to your selected social channels, click 'Update Setup' at the bottom of the page.

Choosing the days and times for your posts: Schedule

In this section you can use DirectoryTestimonial's powerful scheduling to pick your preferred time(s) and day(s) for when DirectoryTestimonial will post to your activated social media channels.

Publishing Schedule

This is divided into timezone selection and a weekly scheduling tool.

Select your timezone

Ensure that the correct timezone is selected so the times selected match expectations.

Set your schedule

Here you have the real power of the scheduling side of Review Marketing. You can choose the day and time of day for the posting of your testimonials. You can make more than one selection.

Some things to consider:

at each time selected, one testimonial is posted to the activated social media channels
once the schedules are in place, the process is automated and the week repeats
only approved testimonials that are queued will be posted by the scheduler

Summary

DirectoryTestimonial's Review Marketing feature is a powerful tool to expand the reach of your highest rated testimonials. When combined with the other features DirectoryTestimonial provides, you can ensure your testimonials have maximum impact on your website and social channels.

Question 10

I have a question on my invoice, what do I do?

Accepted Answer

You can send comments and notes back to us directly from any Invoice you received. Just use these steps:

Open the Invoice, Estimate or Proposal
Click on the text bubble at the top of the Invoice, Estimate or Proposal
Type in your comment
Then when you're done, press the Send button. We will receive an email with your comment automatically.

Note: You do not need to create a Client account to see an Invoice, Estimate or Proposal, to print or save as a PDF as long as you have the link.