Independent directories for everyday services across Malaysia
Ranked by a published method built on public reviews. Rank is never for sale.
We publish independent city directories for everyday services across Malaysia and explain, in full, how each one is ranked.
What we publish
Seven directories, each covering one category in a defined geography. Every one is scored the same way, and each states its own coverage before it sends you to the list itself.
Klang Valley
One metro area, five municipalities. A plumber in Puchong takes jobs in Petaling Jaya, so splitting the Klang Valley by council would be a fiction.
Single city
The demand sits in one city and the businesses are local to it, so the directory stops at the city boundary.
Nationwide
People plan these rather than call them in an emergency, and they compare across cities, so the directory covers the country.
Four rules, and where to check each one
Every directory we publish runs on the same four rules. Each one links to the page that sets it out in full, so you can check the claim rather than take it on trust.
The method is published
The full scoring method is written out, not described as proprietary.
Rank is not for sale
The ranking engine is featured-blind. Any paid surface is labelled as paid and sits outside the ranked list.
Re-checked monthly
Scores refresh every month, and businesses that have closed come off automatically.
Being listed is free
No business pays to appear, and no business pays to stay. Nothing is required of them.
Why some cover one city and others cover the country
Malaysia is a set of separate local markets rather than one. So each directory is drawn around how that trade is actually searched and hired, not around a map that looks tidy.
Every directory states its own coverage on its own homepage. Here is the reasoning behind the three shapes we use.
Klang Valley
One metro area, five municipalities. A plumber in Puchong takes jobs in Petaling Jaya, so splitting the Klang Valley by council would be a fiction.
Single city
The demand sits in one city and the businesses are local to it, so the directory stops at the city boundary.
Nationwide
People plan these rather than call them in an emergency, and they compare across cities, so the directory covers the country.
How to read a ranked directory
Short, plain explanations of how the rankings work, what independence means in practice, and what to do if your business is listed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A ranking you cannot check is just an advertisement with a number on it. So the method is published, and the rank is not for sale.
Editor of Meridian Guides, the independent Malaysian directory publisher. Responsible for the scoring method, the monthly re-check, and every correction and removal.
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