Listings are directories of items organised in some way. Listings can be the primary purpose of a website or a feature of a larger website. Some examples of listings websites include:

• Business directories
• Classifieds
• Career Sites
• Restaurant listings
• Real estate websites

Just about anything you can organise into a list can be made into a listings website.

Monetising Listings

Listings websites are usually designed to make money. Some methods of monetisation include:

• Showing adverts on listings and search results pages.
• Offering third parties a basic listing for free and charging for a listing with additional features.
• Linking to affiliate products. The website owner will receive a commission for referring customers from their website.
• Charge a user for preferential search results for their listing.

Implementing Website Listings

A fantastic tool for building a WordPress listings website is the Listify theme. Another listings tool is the WP Job Manager plugin, highly suited to making job listings.

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You can find more information on listings at the Wikipedia web directory article.