Why TrueLocal?

Right now approximately 11.9 million people are using the internet in Australia, up from approximately 9 million just a couple of years ago. Over 90% of these people are using broadband¹.

These figures confirm what we already know, which is that the internet is increasingly a part of everyday life, including how people find and interact with businesses.

No wonder then that TrueLocal is itself growing at such a rapid rate. We’ve shown a huge 420% growth in the number of people visiting our pages in just over two years², with an average of over 5.4 million people searching our pages each month.³

We are, in fact, Australia’s fastest-growing online business directory.³

For you, this adds up to more interested customers looking for your business.

Web and Newspaper partners - meet the family

Because we’re owned by News Limited, an Australian global media powerhouse, TrueLocal reaches over 8 million people per month⁴ through the family network of over 125 News Digital Media sites and newspapers.

These include:

• Major metropolitan newspapers (such as Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail and Herald Sun)
• Community newspapers (such as Cumberland, Leader, Messenger and Quest)
• News Digital Media sites (such as news.com.au, CarsGuide, CareerOne, FoxSports and Realestate.com.au)

Mobile Partners - You’re never far from a TrueLocal customer

Because customers are often out and about when they’re looking for a business, being able to access TrueLocal on their mobile phone is a handy way to go.

With TrueLocal available on 3, Vodafone, Optus and Virgin mobiles - and more mobile phone companies to follow soon - now your customers can find you pretty much anywhere they happen to be.

You pay no extra to be found on the TrueLocal mobile service, and you’re listed automatically whether you have a Basic or Priority Listing.

Testimonials - What are people saying about us?

Here are some of our own customers rate and review us:

Rhea Mercado, Owner, KyzenGroup

Quakers Hill, NSW

’TrueLocal has really helped out our business, I’ve seen great growth since I began advertising on TrueLocal and I think it also is beneficial as it increases the credibility of my business. I like that on the site, when you search, you get instant results. Unlike another web directory I advertise with, it doesn’t filter results pages. I also like the new maps on the side of listings, they’re really good as they help point out where we’re based.’

Jamie Ragen, General Manager, Budget Printer

Gosford, NSW

’We’d tried all sorts of marketing and I’d heard about TrueLocal through a friend. I wasn’t sure if it would work for us but after only two days on the site we’d received two high quality leads and converted one sale - a great result. We now have two long term clients and several leads’.

Rachel Johnson, Health and Aged Assist

Melbourne VIC

Message to TrueLocal Sales Staff Member:
’I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for getting Health and Aged Assist involved with TrueLocal. Health and Aged Assist has been operating off line for several years and we just launched our on line side of the business in Nov. 07. Since we became involved with TrueLocal we have had enquiries from all different parts of Australia. I know it has lifted our profile in the industry. We were reluctant at first to enter into an advertising arrangement with TrueLocal because we had a small budget and we needed to secure what was going to work best for us. We are now looking to more than double our spend with TrueLocal because it has been very effective for us. We track all enquiries and hits and TrueLocal is second to Google for us.’

Ross McGlone, Operations Manager, Love Heart International Pty Ltd

Australia Wide

’I have been advertising with TrueLocal since Feb 2005. I have found that my business has experienced growth from the traffic generated through our advertising with TrueLocal. Our online business has grown by 25% and we are quite content with our advertising campaign. The customer service at TrueLocal has been excellent, always looking to do the best deals possible. I will be continuing my advertising with TrueLocal as I’ve seen the progress in site development, networking, and site popularity’.