Locallife is an on-line directory that represents

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in multiple countries. Locallife hosts local maps and directions, special coupon offers and

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s to business websites.

History and spread

Locallife began in the

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in August 1999. The company continued to expand throughout the UK both physically and on the Internet. Locallife launched the first franchise in

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of 2004. In 2008, the first location for Locallife USA was established at SkySong in

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. Locallife spread across the United States,

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, and

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

. In the United States, Locallife directories represent over 12 million businesses. Locallife hosts approximately 320 local community online directories in the United Kingdom, 380 in France, and more in New Zealand. This service has since closed down, as confirmed by a local New Zealand web agency. All of the URL links now redirect to random sites that are no longer affiliated with the original intent.

Locallife for users

Locallife is a network of sites that constitutes a guide for both visitors and residents of a particular area. On local sites, users browse menus of restaurants, retailers, contractors, professional services, details of schools, and much more. The individual Locallife sites are identical in design and layout. Locallife websites are organized into nine main categories, which are color-coded for clarity and ease of use.Plumber Directory
3 April 2023

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External links

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Web directories