Our online business directory website is an online list or catalog of local websites. That is, it is a directory on the World Wide Web of businesses in the Tampa Bay region. Historically, directories typically listed entries on people or businesses, and their contact information; such directories are still in use today. A web directory or what we like to call a community resource website includes entries about websites, including links to those websites, organized into categories and subcategories. An upgraded premium listing may be purchased in which a logo, image slideshow, video, and email may be posted. Besides a link, each entry may include the title of the website and a description of its contents.

There are two ways to find information on the Web: by searching or browsing. Web directories provide links in a structured list to make browsing easier. Many web directories combine searching and browsing by providing a search engine to search the directory. Unlike search engines, which base results on a database of entries gathered automatically by web crawlers, most web directories are built manually by human editors.