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Submit to Brownbook
A worldwide business listing database that anyone can add to or edit; its homepage counts more than 44 million businesses. A listing is a card with the business name, category and country plus optional address, phone, website and social links, so it works as a business citation, not as a product page. Adding a listing, claiming it and filling in the extra details are all free, and the website field appears as a link on the listing page.
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Brownbook at a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- The about page says adding, updating and reviewing listings is all free and instant, and the homepage shows the listing, the claim and the enhanced profile as free. The terms mention paid services with no refunds, but no prices are shown anywhere on the pages opened.
- Link type
- Dofollow
- Listing pages with the Website field filled show it as a direct link with rel="noopener noreferrer" and no nofollow, both on an unclaimed listing (https://www.brownbook.net/business/52446019/mba-house-gmat-prep-and-admissions-consulting) and a claimed one (https://www.brownbook.net/business/37880964/stephen-bilkis-associates-pllc). A listing with no website filled in shows no link at all (checked 2026-11-12) What a dofollow link is
- Review
- Automatic
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- Yes
- Domain Rating
- DR80
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Nov 12, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- Not ranked
- No Tranco rank on record for this site.
- Who browses it
- Business owners, local-SEO agencies and listing services managing citations, plus people looking up a business by name or city
- Last checked
How to submit to Brownbook
Open the Brownbook submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Create an account
Brownbook asks you to sign up before you can submit.
Have your assets ready
Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.
Fill in the form carefully
Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse Brownbook (Business owners, local-SEO agencies and listing services managing citations, plus people looking up a business by name or city), not for search engines.
Check your listing
Listings go live without review. Open yours, check the details and check the link points to the right page.
Tips for Brownbook
- Only the business name, category and country are required, but fill in the Website field too: a listing without one shows no link.
- Search by business name and town before adding. The form asks you to check first, and part of the database comes from public business data, so your business may already be there to claim.
- Claim the listing once it exists. Claiming is free and locks it so only you can edit; until then anyone can change the details.
- The terms allow only genuine listings added by the owner or an authorised representative, and say submitted content is not vetted. Agencies with many clients are pointed to the Publisher API.
From Brownbook’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for general web directories.
- Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
- A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
- Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
- 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
- The exact page you want the link to point to
- Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
- Consistent business name, URL and contact details (use them the same way everywhere)
- The most specific category the directory offers
- A plain description with no keyword stuffing
- A business address or country, if the form asks
Is Brownbook worth it?
A followed link, with a low bar
The listing link we inspected was followed, but listings go live without human review. Directories that accept everyone tend to carry less weight, so treat it as a small plus, not a priority.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 80 (very strong). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
- Listings are published without human review.
- Free to list, so the only cost is your time.
This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.
Questions about Brownbook
Is Brownbook free?
Yes. Listing on Brownbook is free. Pricing details: The about page says adding, updating and reviewing listings is all free and instant, and the homepage shows the listing, the claim and the enhanced profile as free. The terms mention paid services with no refunds, but no prices are shown anywhere on the pages opened. We checked on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Brownbook give a dofollow link?
Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: Listing pages with the Website field filled show it as a direct link with rel="noopener noreferrer" and no nofollow, both on an unclaimed listing (https://www.brownbook.net/business/52446019/mba-house-gmat-prep-and-admissions-consulting) and a claimed one (https://www.brownbook.net/business/37880964/stephen-bilkis-associates-pllc). A listing with no website filled in shows no link at all (checked 2026-11-12).
How do I submit to Brownbook?
Submit at https://www.brownbook.net/add-business. You need an account first. Listings go live without human review. Tip: Only the business name, category and country are required, but fill in the Website field too: a listing without one shows no link.
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