In a head-to-head comparison, Broadstreet services are compared to "YP.Com", aka "YellowPages.com".
YP.COM
Broadstreet
Proprietary Software.
Your site runs on AT&T servers only. You can't leave them and take your site with you.
Free & Open Source Software
We use Drupal, a free & open source website system. You can host your site on our servers or you can take them to any other hosting provider you prefer.
YP Intellectual Property
Your website contains the following on every page: YP Intellectual Property LLC. All rights reserved. YP, the YP logo and all other YP marks contained herein are trademarks of YP Intellectual Property LLC and/or YP affiliated companies.
At Broadstreet, we believe your website and the content on it are yours and only yours. It does not belong to YP.com and I'm offended that they make that claim.
Web Page Updates
Call and then fax somebody something then wait 3 days.
Broadstreet will help you learn to update the site yourself, or you can call us any time for an instant response.
Email them files when you want an update, and hope it gets done.
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Site Design
Impersonal boring website
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Annoying sales people
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A huge beaurocracy.
A family-owned and run business committed to making your Web presence successful.
yp branding - favicon and powered by yp
This is your site! This should be the hub of all online activity. We won't stick our logo on your home page!
Yellow Pages
It's hard for some people to accept, but in 2013 You Don't Need a Yellow Pages Ad!
Broadstreet will help you use social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instragram, & Pinterest We will also help you setup your "Local" listings on Google, Bing, & Yahoo.
Yellow Pages
Yellow pages are expensive and they don't have the same return that they used to have. When is the last time you check the yellow pages for a phone #?
Mobile-friendly website that will attract more cell-phone users and improve your search rankings.
Most Annoying E-commerce Site ever.
Increased engagement with your customers
Lack of Content Management
Social Media integration