# Guides | Meridian Guides

> Plain explanations of how our directory rankings are built, what editorial independence means in practice, and what to do if your business appears on one of our lists.

URL: https://meridianguides.my/guide/

The library

# Guides

Short, plain explanations of how a ranked directory works, what independence means in practice, and what a business owner should do about a listing they did not ask for.

7 guides

## Our Directories

7 guides

001

Directory vs Marketplace vs "Top 10" Listicle Tell a method-based directory apart from lead marketplaces and paid "best in KL" listicles: who pays, whether rank is bought, and how each list is built.

Deciding

5 min

[/guide/directory-vs-marketplace-vs-listicle/ →](/guide/directory-vs-marketplace-vs-listicle/)

002

How a Ranked Directory Works What the order in a Meridian Guides directory means, how to read a listing at a glance, and why the ranking shifts month to month.

Understanding

4 min

[/guide/how-a-ranked-directory-works/ →](/guide/how-a-ranked-directory-works/)

003

How Often Listings and Scores Are Updated Directories are re-checked monthly: scores refresh, closed businesses are removed automatically, and stale listings do not linger.

Understanding

3 min

[/guide/how-often-listings-and-scores-are-updated/ →](/guide/how-often-listings-and-scores-are-updated/)

004

How to Shortlist a Business From a Ranked Directory From a ranked list to a confident shortlist: what to weigh, questions to ask a provider before hiring, and when to look past the top result.

Deciding

4 min

[/guide/how-to-shortlist-a-business-from-a-ranked-directory/ →](/guide/how-to-shortlist-a-business-from-a-ranked-directory/)

005

If Your Business Is Listed: How to Check and Fix It Listed without being asked? You need not do anything. How to find your listing, correct or remove it by email, and the five-business-day target.

Understanding

4 min

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006

What "Independent" Means for a Business Directory Editorial independence in plain terms: rankings are featured-blind, the engine cannot see who paid, and what would make a directory not independent.

Understanding

4 min

[/guide/what-independent-means-for-a-business-directory/ →](/guide/what-independent-means-for-a-business-directory/)

007

Why Rankings Differ From One Category to the Next Each category is scored on what matters for that trade. A locksmith is scored on response time; a homestay is scored on suitability, not speed.

Understanding

4 min

[/guide/why-rankings-differ-by-category/ →](/guide/why-rankings-differ-by-category/)

Next

## Ready to use one of the directories?

Each directory page states its coverage and what its ranking weights before it sends you to the list itself.

See the directories

[/directories/ →](/directories/)