Brilliant Directories Reviews

I recently purchased the Tier 5 plan of Brilliant Directories, and I must say, it has significantly simplified the process of managing my membership site. The platform offers a ton of features, including the ability to accommodate up to 50,000 members (on my plan), developer tools, and seamless integration with Zapier, which has been a game-changer for my marketing efforts. The user interface is fairly intuitive, allowing me to manage member profiles, analyze revenue metrics, and organize content efficiently.

While it does require some time to fully grasp all the functionalities, the learning curve is worth it for anyone serious about launching a successful membership site. Customizing my site's appearance has been straightforward, enabling me to adjust settings such as membership plan URLs and member review configurations effortlessly. Overall, if you're an entrepreneur or marketer looking for a comprehensive solution to launch, manage, and monetize your membership community, I highly recommend giving Brilliant Directories a try.

Brilliant Directories is was easy to setup although I am still learning all the ropes and how to make it perfect for my wedding vendor directory. There Facebook group has been a huge help along with their tutorials and support articles.

I'm just getting started with Brilliant Directories, but so far have been impressed with the professionalism and maturity of the product. The richness of its feature set seems truly remarkable. And what really stands out is their dedication to continuous improvement –  they consistently roll out updates in a systematic way. Equally impressive are the educational resources available for users, a comprehensive training program delivered via a plethora of webinars, extensive video tutorials, and many other options. It feels like you're buying not just a software package, but getting access to a complete and well-rounded professional ecosystem.

A great platform for both building a directory and/or creating a membership website!

Took me only a few hours to build the directory that I wanted and start getting my first paying customers!

I have mostly positive things to say about BD.

I'm a former web dev so am used to getting elbow deep into code but for this project, I wanted something that works without a big learning curve. For my business, I realised that others in my niche (not necessarily the most tech-literate) were already using BD, which definitely helped persuade me to part with some money.

Second, the flexibility of BD is great, without it becoming overkill with options. Yes, the trade-off is that if you're a designer or developer, functionality or design may feel restrictive, but for something 'out of the box' that works and doesn't require eleventy-billion hours to setup and tweak, I'm not arguing. As a way of getting a project off the ground and running, it's great.

So, why 4 not 5 tacos?

I know customer service is inundated with AppSumo enquiries but I emailed with a very specific list of features I did want, along with particular questions. I got a relatively generic reply back, rather than something addressing my queries. Thankfully, the wording used in the reply gave me a hint as to what I actually needed to search the documentation for, and found it myself. However, had there not been comments about the quality of customer support, I might have been less inclined to purchase.

The other part of the taco deduction is that the sites can be slow. I noticed this when using two different BD sites prior to exploring the AppSumo offer. I haven't yet explored whether using CloudFlare or a similar service on top of BD would help solve this, but it's on my to do list, as if it catches my attention, it might also be noticed by my customers/clients.