Start a niche directory website business while you keep your day job

You do not run the day-to-day of this business; Actionist does. Here is how it works on any business idea, applied to a niche directory: you pick it, the agent plans every task, then works through them and brings you the few that need a human.

1. 01

   You pick the niche and your limits

   You choose the category, the town and your pricing for paid listings. You also set how much time you can give each week. That is the only heavy thinking you do. Everything after this, Actionist plans and runs around your schedule.

   →A clear brief Actionist can plan against.
2. 02

   Actionist maps every task and subtask

   Actionist breaks the whole directory into a plan: the stages to launch, the tasks under each, and the subtasks under each task. You see the full scope in one place, from setting up the site to chasing the first paid listing.

   →A complete task plan for the directory.
3. 03

   It schedules the work and works through it

   Actionist schedules the tasks and works through them one by one in the background. It finds businesses, writes their listings, optimises the pages for search and keeps the board up to date while you are at your job.

   
   →A filled, search-ranked directory without you driving it.
4. 04

   It assigns you the human-only tasks

   Some tasks only a person can do, like picking the niche or taking the call with an interested business. Actionist assigns those to you with everything you need, then carries on with the rest of the plan once they are done.

   →A short, clear to-do list just for you.
5. 05

   It asks before anything that matters

   Before Actionist sends outreach to a listed business, publishes a new listing batch or raises an invoice, it stops and asks you to approve. You choose how hands on to be per task, from reviewing every email to letting routine updates run.

   →You stay in control of every business-facing move.
6. 06

   You keep your day job and check in

   You run this around your job. Check the board when it suits you, approve what is waiting and message Actionist over Telegram or Slack to nudge or change anything. The directory and the paid listing pipeline move forward between your check-ins.

   →A directory that grows around your schedule.

This is the plan Actionist builds to launch the directory: every stage, task and subtask. The work is split across your Actionist agents, from niche research to filling listings to chasing paid upgrades. Only a handful of tasks and approvals are left to you.

An example plan Actionist builds for this business. Yours adapts to your niche, your town and your pace.

Here is what a week actually looks like once the directory is running. Your agents keep the listings and the outreach moving every day. You step in for a handful of moments, all on your own schedule, and the rest of your week stays yours.

Your directory and your relationships with listed businesses stay in your hands. Actionist drafts every email, every listing and every proposal and only sends or publishes after you say yes.