Independent. Human-Curated. Established 2007.
Frequently Asked Questions: Verification & AI Readiness.
The verbatim editorial standard behind every entity on the DirJournal trust graph — what we audit, what we cost, and how our 19-year domain authority shapes AI citation confidence.
The DirJournal Standard
What makes us different.
Why a 19-year-old human-curated directory is structurally distinct from automated aggregators and link farms.
- What makes DirJournal different from other directories?
- Unlike automated aggregators, we prioritize "Human-in-the-Loop" verification. Founded in 2007, our 19-year legacy provides a foundation of trust that modern AI Answer Engines (AEO) use to ground their factual discovery.
- Is DirJournal a "Link Farm"?
- No. We are an Entity Verification platform. Our 12-point editorial audit — 5 automated technical checks plus 7 manual editorial reviews — separates verified business entities from the millions of unverified records found on standard directories.
Listing Plans & Pricing
One-time payment. Lifetime authority.
Most listings are paid, audited, and permanent — by design. A limited free basic tier is available for name, website, and address only.
- Do you offer free listings?
- Yes — a limited free basic listing is available at /free-submission (business name, website, and address only, with a dofollow outbound link). Free submissions are reviewed by hand after paid submissions, so expect a 1–2 month queue. Free listings auto-expire after 12 months unless upgraded. For instant publishing, the 12-point editorial audit, deep links, images, socials, and the verified badge, paid tiers start at $59.95/year.
- What is a Permanent Listing?
- Our $249.95 "Featured Permanent" listing is a one-time payment for lifetime placement. There are no recurring fees, ensuring your entity remains permanently anchored in the global trust graph.
12-Point Editorial Audit
How we verify an entity.
What our editorial team checks before any listing earns Verified status.
- What is the 12-Point Editorial Audit?
- This is our proprietary manual review process. We verify entity registration, physical footprint, professional licensing, and technical schema health before any listing is promoted to "Verified" status.
The AI Readiness Edge
Built for ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.
How JSON-LD schema and a real-time Listing Health Score make your entity citation-ready for AI answer engines.
- How does DirJournal help with AI (AEO)?
- Every verified listing is technically mapped with ProfessionalService or Organization JSON-LD schema. This machine-readable data allows AI agents like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity to cite your business with high confidence.
- What is the Listing Health Score?
- It is a real-time diagnostic of your business's technical integrity across the web. A high score indicates that your entity is correctly grounded and ready for AI discovery.
Still have questions? Anchor your entity today.
One $249.95 payment, lifetime placement on a 19-year human-curated authority graph. Or send the partnership desk a question first.