WIKINAM <br> Business Directory in Windhoek, Namibia (CTC) : WIKINAM Business Directory

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Introduction

Welcome to WIKINAM!

Explore the benefits of subscribing to WIKINAM, where your support drives our ongoing improvements. As a subscriber, you'll not only gain greater visibility but also play a vital role in the platform's growth.

Choose WIKINAM’s affordable single yellow page listing subscription for just N$600 for 3 years, or explore our premium packages for features like prioritized listings, eye-catching thumbnails, creative ads, and more.

Our platform boosts your business’s exposure with powerful advertising, ensuring you’re always visible. Subscribers enjoy priority listings with enhanced details such as updated contact info, thumbnails, descriptions, social media, messenger buttons, and now full Google Maps integration.

Every business benefits from making it easy for customers to find them, while keeping potential clients informed about their services and presence.

More about WIKINAM

WIKINAM is a Namibian-owned digital business directory, created to offer reliable and accurate online business information. Instead of listing businesses alphabetically, we categorize them for better user experience. To support ongoing development and growth, we offer advertising space. Established in 2018, WIKINAM aims to provide Namibians with a trustworthy business directory.

Subscribers enjoy marketing benefits such as enhanced yellow page listings, ads, and landing pages. These landing pages act like miniature websites, designed for maximum advertising exposure. While simple to navigate and maintain, these pages are fully optimized for Google Search and Microsoft Bing, reaching 80-90% of the global search market. Furthermore, WIKINAM ensures public access without login barriers.

Employing a multi-level marketing approach, WIKINAM saw tremendous growth in 2023, with 7 million page views, and aims to maintain an upward trend in audience and subscriber numbers. In addition to search engine optimization, our marketing strategies include:

Marketing through Alternative Means:
- Google Search Indexing:
  
  Google Search remains the dominant search engine, used by millions to find relevant web content. Its advanced algorithms provide users with top-ranked results from billions of pages, ensuring visibility.
  
  With up to 75% of WIKINAM's traffic coming from organic Google searches, this continues to be our primary focus for 2024 and 2025.
- Microsoft Bing Search Indexing:
  
  Microsoft Bing offers a solid alternative with its visually distinctive interface and comprehensive search results, covering web pages, images, videos, and more. We ensure businesses listed on WIKINAM are indexed here as well. WIKINAM will start focussing more on Microsft Bing in 2025.
- Messenger Services:
  
  We integrate messenger platforms like WhatsApp, providing businesses a quick and secure way to connect with customers via messaging, voice, and video calls, helping to streamline communication.
- Social Media:
  
  While organic reach on social media platforms like Facebook is dwindling, we still encourage businesses to use these platforms for updates and engagement. Social media remains valuable for personal interaction and brand visibility.
- Door-to-Door Demonstrations:
  
  We engage with potential clients directly through personalized demonstrations, showcasing the benefits of our platform.
- Email:
  
  Email marketing will once again play a key part of our outreach strategy, offering a direct and personalized way to connect with your audience.
Graphic Design (Business Brochures)
Why Subscribe
- WIKINAM provides the most affordable and effective marketing solutions in Namibia. Your subscription support aids the continuous enhancement of Namibia's top digital directory, boosting the visibility of your business.
- WIKINAM's superior performance is evident, surpassing competitors like Facebook and Google Ads by over eight times in landing page visits, based on analytics and meta-analyses.
- Our implementation of Google Tag Manager in 2024 will enable in-depth analysis and CPC statistics. Yellow Page listings, available for as low as N$200/year (Charged as a 3 year bundle at N$600), offer basic exposure, but a bundled subscription for N$600/year provides up to 4 listings, expanding your reach significantly.
- Free listing have limited value, benefiting subscribers with visits. Subscribed listings, with priority placement, thumbnails, descriptions, and access to messenger and social media services, hold superior marketing value. Google Maps integration is planned for Q4 2023.
- For more impact, consider a landing page package at N$2,000/year, offering triple the value. WIKINAM recommends 2 hours graphics design at N$500/hour in order to enhances your business's visibility and appeal. Packages can be adjusted annually, and upgrades are possible at any time, with fees prorated. Our scalable packages cater to diverse business needs.
- While we plan simpler registration methods, setbacks have delayed development. Your subscription contributes to expediting WIKINAM's progress, providing mutual benefits. Express your interest via WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, email or Facebook Messenger. We prioritize messenger services but will call back at your convenience. Send multimedia files via email for optimal quality online usage.
Graphic Design (Business Brochures)
Telephone/Phone
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
- - WhatsApp
    
    +264 (81) 3967766
    (Recommended)
- - Mobile
    
    +264 (81) 3967766
Graphic Design (Business Cards)
How To Subscribe
- Demonstration
  
  While WIKINAM conducted door-to-door demonstrations in the past, we've now limited such practices to reduce our environmental impact and health risks like Covid. Most of our services can be effectively demonstrated through digital messenger services and telecommunications. These evolving services facilitate seamless collaboration in the remotest corners of Namibia.
  
  WIKINAM's outstanding annual growth rate of over 100%, combined with Google Analytics data and third-party meta-analyses, stands as solid validation of our capabilities. References from satisfied clients and spokespersons are available upon request, and our list of existing subscribers attests to WIKINAM's effectiveness.
  
  Quotation
  
  While estimates are rarely required, they can be provided upon request. An estimate serves as the foundational agreement, mirroring the final invoice between WIKINAM and the client.
  
  Payment
  
  Exclusively via CBD (prepayment), the payment details are outlined in the offer. WIKINAM's offerings are billed annually, and renewals are required one month before expiry, especially for those with domain name services.
  
  Invoice
  
  By making payment, subscribers confirm the contract as stated on the invoice. Any discrepancies should be noted beforehand for correction. The offer transforms into an invoice with updated company details.
  
  Development
  
  Development commences upon payment receipt, with Yellow Pages entries typically completed within 24 to 48 hours. Adhering to the FIFO principle (First In First Out), development of a landing page generally takes 2 weeks up to one month, depending on ongoing development,client cooperation, workload and graphic design. Failure to meet this timeline is generally compensated through a one-month contract extension.
  
  NB:“Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.” ― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield.
  
  Don't hesitate to subscribe! Perfection is rare; taking the first step is crucial. Rome wasn't built in a day, but prompt action ensures progress. There's no free lunch, and those not signing up may struggle to grow their business through WIKINAM.
  
  Contract Start
  Contracts commence after development completion. WIKINAM grants new subscribers sufficient time (Up to a month) to organize their affairs before pressuring clients into providing us with what is needed to get the job done.
Office Hours
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
- Monday - Friday
- - 07:00am
  - -
  - 19:00pm
- Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays
- - CLOSED
Graphic Design
(Page Heading & Letterhead)
Digital Marketing

During challenging financial periods, businesses should prioritize minimizing emerging pop-ups, events, and offline advertising. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a surge in people staying home, glued to their phones and computers, reducing travel and in-person meetings.

Consequently, companies ought to channel their marketing budget into digital strategies and online marketing. Undoubtedly, a WIKINAM subscription is evolving into one of the most effective ways to market businesses in Namibia. WIKINAM excels in providing top-notch marketing by integrating its Yellow Pages directory with online messenger services, social media, Google Maps, and Google Search.
WIKINAM Yellow Pages
Web
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
- - Web
    
    WIKINAM
    Business Directory
- - Email
    Office Email
Social Media
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
- - Facebook
    
    WIKINAM Namibia (Free Business News, Media & Advertising)
- - Instagram
    
    WIKINAM
    Business Directory
Street Address
- WIKINAM <br> Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
- - N/A & Simmentaler Street
  - Northern Industrial Area
  - Windhoek
  - Namibia
Graphic Design (5,000+ fonts available)
Graphic Design (Certificate Mock-up)
Google Search
by Category
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
WIKINAM's listings can be identified on Google search through their CL (i.e. Class) aberviation. This specifically identifies a certain type of business throughout Namibia.

This can be used to your advantage by specify this as part of a Google Search. The following example would focus on business categories concerned with "tow-in" in WIKINAM's Yellow Pages.
"site:wikinam.org cl tow-in" or "wikinam cl tow-in"

NB:WIKINAM's page design follow the following logic:
- IDX: Index Pages
- CL : Business CLass or Category
- CTC: Contact Page
Graphic Design (Mock-up certificate)
Google Search
by Business
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
All WIKINAM landing pages, including those of subscribers, are indexed by Google Search and Microsoft Bing through regular submission of the sitemap. SEO ensures that WIKINAM pages rank well within 30 to 60 days of indexing.

SEO ranking depends on various factors such as responsive design, page load performance, content, relevance, competition, multimedia, regularity of updates, etc. Subscribers benefit from WIKINAM''s already leading SEO rankings, which are continuously improving due to incremental updates and research. Google Search Console reported to us in February 2023 that more than 18% of our pages rank first. WIKINAM has about 1,000 pages online. That is quite an achievement.

WIKINAM developed abreviations can be used to your advantage by specifying this as part of a Google search. The following example would focus on business categories related to "Autoworx" in the WIKINAM's Business Directory in a Google Search
"site:wikinam.org ctc autoworx" or "wikinam ctc autoworx" or simply "ctc autoworx" in WIKINAM

NB:WIKINAM's page design follow the following logic:
- IDX: Index Pages
- CL : Business CLass or Category
- CTC: Contact Page
Graphic Design (Mock-up certificate)
Graphic Design
100GB+ Top Nodge, copyrighted and licensed vector graphics can be used as a basis for WIKINAM graphic design.
Graphic Design (Appealing Menu Designs)
Social Media
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
In 2019, WIKINAM incorporated the use of social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to raise awareness about its services and subscribers. However, the significant decline in the organic reach of posts by more than 90% in recent years indicates that these services have limited value without paid ads. Statistics from 2022 demonstrate that WIKINAM advertisements are at least 8 times more effective than paid marketing on social media.

Given the reduced reach on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter), WIKINAM has determined that social media now provides a poor return on investment. Subscribers can however still benefit from having a social media presence through WIKINAM's call-to-action buttons. Social media's role in business is to keep visitors informed by presenting timely information about products, brands, and services.

Support for X (Formerly Twitter) ceased due to its association with right-wing ideologies such as MAGA (Make America Great Again) GOP (Grand Old Party), which aligns with right-wing white supremacy and fascist beliefs. Such ideologies are not supported on WIKINAM, with Telegram being recommended as a suitable alternative.

Data suggests that a company's marketing budget is better invested in its business through WIKINAM and its presence on the world's most popular search engine, Google Search. WIKINAM, with over 18% of its pages ranking first on Google, has shifted its focus proportionally towards SEO and brand awareness through leading searches, including Google Search with 83% market share and Microsoft Bing with 9% market share in 2023. Google Search Console indicates that 35% to 75% of WIKINAM's engagement is generated through Google Search organic reach.

While social media still plays an important role in marketing, WIKINAM stands out by directing visitors to a subscriber's social media and messenger services, facilitating the spread of awareness for their online presence. WIKINAM encourages a reciprocal relationship, where customers link their social media and messenger services to WIKINAM, creating a two-way promotional channel. WIKINAM landing pages provide unique insights into a company's business, while social media and messenger services help address inquiries or promote specific products or services. WIKINAM advertising can further connect customers with these services.
Graphic Design (Business Cards)
Graphic Design (Appealing Menu Designs)
Free Listings
Example
Free Listings
Pros & Cons
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
Free entries in WIKINAM's yellow page directory helps us spread awareness of our and our subscriber's business by providing visitors with basic information about all known businesses throughout Namibia.

They provide little or no significant marketing value.

They lack prioritization and features such as thumbnails, descriptions, access to social media & messenger services and Google Maps.

Free entries have been limited businesses to support the ongoing development and maintenance of
Free Listings Include

Business Name

Phone Numbers

Mobile Numbers

Fax Numbers

Fax-to-Email Numbers

Street Addresses

Postal Addresses)

Web Pages

Free Listings Exclude

Prioritized Listing
Free listings are inconspicuous
NB: Free entries do not stand out and therefore do not attract the immediate attention of visitors.

Social Media

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Messenger Services

Signal

Telegram

WhatsApp

Thumbnails

Google Maps

Landing Pages
Graphic Design (Various Menus)
Subscibed Listing
Pros & Cons
- $sBusinessName
- in Windhoek, Namibia
A subscription shows visitors that you care about your company's image and reputation. Showcase it in Namibia's leading business directory.

Subscribed Yellow Page Listings offer prioritis listing, thumbnails, call-to-action buttons for social media and messenger services, Google Maps (Coming Soon) and more.

While a Subscribed Yellow Page Listings offers great marketing value, a Yellow Pages Advertisement helps subscribers get noticed throughout WIKINAM's business directory.

Need Yellow Page Listing(s) and Advertising and a landing page. Why not apply for a landing page subscription to the value of N$2,000/year. This includes 2 Yellow Page Listings, 2 Yellow Page Advertisements, 2 hours graphic design. WIKINAM's bundle of N$3,000/year includes 3 Yellow Page Listings, 3 yellow page adverts and up to 3 hours graphic design with the option to mix and match numbers. Landing page contracts include a free domain for a period of up to 1 year and includes an email and SSL certificate. A renewal fee of N$500/year is chargable 1 month before domain renewal.

Subscribed Listings
Include
- Thumbnail
- Descriptions
- Business Name
- Phone Numbers
- Mobile Numbers
- Fax Numbers
- Email Addresses
- Fax-to-Email Numbers
- Street Address(es)
- Postal Address(es)
- Web Pages
- Landing Pages
- Messenger Services
  
  Signal
  
  Telegram
  
  WhatsApp
- Social Media
  
  Facebook
  
  Instagram
  
  Twitter
Subscribed Listings
Exclude
- Exclusions are based on bundle choice
  
  Graphic Design
  A picture is worth a thousand words.
  
  An appealing ad, thumbnail or landing page supports your marketing by making your business more attractive for a visit. Graphic design helps to make your listing more eye-catching.
  
  Marketing through advertising in WIKINAM's Yellow Pages
  
  Marketing through a Email Advertising Campaign
Subscribed Listings
Example
Graphic Design (Appealing Menu Designs)
Categories
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
Graphic Design
Page Heading by WIKINAM
Graphic Design
Page Heading by WIKINAM
Category Index
Graphic Design
Page Heading by WIKINAM
Payment Terms
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
- - Cash
  - EFT
Additional Information
- Vehicle Parking : Available
- Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Graphic Design
LOGO by WIKINAM
Advertising
- WIKINAM
  Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
Advertising in WIKINAM helps your business get noticed.

A full subscription starting at N$2,000/year includes up to 3 advertisements that are marketed in all of our yellow pages during the contractual period.

The next step in the development of WIKINAM is the development of an ad portal where subscribers can upload their own ads. These will be moderated by WIKINAM to ensure that they are compatible with the our website guidelines (e.g. no pornography, obscenity, profanity, racism, etc.).

Advertisements may be displayed with or without transparancy, as is the case with all of WIKINAM's images sinze mid 2023.
Graphic Design (Thumbnail & Logo)
Examples
- WIKINAM <br> Business Directory
- in Windhoek, Namibia
- - Business Landing Pages
    
    XYZ Beauty & Wellness Salon
    
    Autoworx Tow-In Services
    
    Rocla Pipes
    
    Mannie's Bike Mecca (Swakopmund)
    
    Hydraulic Repairs
    
    Hygiene Solutions
    
    Windhoek Tool Centre
    
    Windhoeker Buchhandlung
    
    Opperman Thiels Auto Body Repairs
    
    Mr.X-Haust Mr.Tyre
    
    Klein Windhoek Pharmacy
    
    Namibia Machine Tools
  - Category Landing Pages
    
    Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
    
    Pharmacies (Windhoek)
    
    Cleaning & Polishing Materials & Supplies)
    
    Breakdown Services
  - Index Pages
    
    A-D Namibia)
    
    Panel Beaters (Windhoek)
  - Home Page
    
    Home Page
    WIKINAM.ORG Index Page

There exists an African proverb that dictates that the best way to eat an elephant standing in your path is to cut it into little pieces. At WIKINAM we do this on a daily by providing supporters the Swiss Army knife to cut off their own little piece of elephant.

Make a Difference Today

Be part of our team! WIKINAM is not asking for handouts! For less than the price of a loaf of bread WIKINAM users on average reach more than 10 users daily in 2020 through our different marketing channels.

NB: While WIKINAM can bring the horses to the water it is not our job to make them drink. It is our subscribers job to make lemonade from lemons.

Benefits through our yellow page contact page listings (i.e. Yellow Page Advertisements) that are displayed randomly on many of our pages. WIKINAM will be working on algorithms in 2020 to ensure that the clients that promote us the most receive the most attention. Additionally category pages are sorted based on the level of support (i.e. Categorized Priority), Google Search, Facebook and Instagram.

WIKINAM also offerc IT and ICT related services such as domain name services, to-levele domains, sub-domains and email. More products and services will be presented over time. There is no poin in cutting of more than we ca chew.

Our goal for 2020 is to offer a Trade Directory that is easy to find, use and understand and works well on all devices. If you therefore own a business in Namibia, please help us by putting bread on our table. Your business will certainly be better off for it. Please send us an Whatsapp, SMS or Email as can be found on our system menus. Alternativey call us. We will gladly return your call should this prove helpfull.

How to Get Started

A SERVICE Menu (Left Bottom) provides easy access to WIKINAM's System wide Contact Information, Categories and Important Services.

A PAGE Menu (Right Bottom) provides access to relevant information for that specific page.

Errors & Omision

Please report any recommendations, errors and omissions through SMS, Whatsapp, Facebook or email. Buttons have bee provided for email and Whatsapp to ease this process. Our contact details can be found under the Page Menu (i.e. Binoculars).

How to Find a Business

WIKINAM employs Google Custom Search to provide relevant iformation based on site content. This can be used to find businesses, brands, products, services and information. It would be difficult to match Google Search' complexities. Many have tried and failed. We therefore decided to work with Google rather than against them.

Most subscriber pages reach Google Search rankings on the first page in less than a month. Subscriber's are however warned that there are exceptions to every rule.

Introduction

More about WIKINAM

Marketing through Alternative Means:

Google Search Indexing:

Microsoft Bing Search Indexing:

Messenger Services:

Social Media:

Door-to-Door Demonstrations:

Email:

Why Subscribe

Telephone/Phone

WhatsApp

Mobile

How To Subscribe

Demonstration

Quotation

Payment

Invoice

Development

Contract Start

Office Hours

WIKINAM Business Directory in Windhoek, Namibia

Monday - Friday

Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays

Digital Marketing

Web

WIKINAM Business Directory in Windhoek, Namibia

Web

Email

Social Media

WIKINAM Business Directory in Windhoek, Namibia

Facebook

Instagram

Street Address