The public index of Boston

Find the people building what’s next.

A living directory of companies, creators, products, and places made in Boston. Explore the index, find your next connection, and make sure your own work is represented.

2,480listings in the index
142verified profiles
18ways to explore
Explore the index

Worth knowing.

Start with a few of the teams and makers shaping the city right now.

Find your corner

Explore by category.

From first idea to finished product, there’s a Boston-built answer.

Built for a useful index

Every listing has a lane.

Structured categories, tags, and search language make the directory easier to browse and easier to find.

Taxonomy classifier

Turn a description into a discoverable profile.

Each submission is assigned the closest category, three useful tags, and one search-focused phrase. When nothing fits, the index can propose a new category for review.

Developer ToolsMarketing AutomationReal Estate DataMunicipal RFPsRemote Jobs
Example output
{
  "category": "Developer Tools",
  "tags": ["API", "workflow", "data"],
  "seo_focus_keyword": "Boston developer tools"
}
The structured result powers category filters, related listings, and programmatic SEO pages.
Ready for the index

One record. Every surface.

Directory content can move from intake to a published listing without losing its structure.

Publishing payload

A clean source of truth for every listing.

The listing record is designed to feed the public profile, category pages, search results, email notifications, and future WordPress or database integrations.

PUBLISHSEO READYACF FIELDS
{
  "title": "{{ $json.post_title }}",
  "slug": "{{ $json.post_slug }}",
  "excerpt": "{{ $json.post_excerpt }}",
  "content": "{{ $json.post_content }}",
  "status": "publish",
  "fields": {{ $json.acf_fields }}
}
Structured listing intake

Built for clean publishing.

Every Boston Made record can be enriched once and reused across WordPress, search, category pages, and structured data.

B2B data enrichment

Facts in. Search-ready listing out.

The intake layer standardizes titles, slugs, excerpts, operational details, pricing, location, pros, cons, source links, metadata, and LocalBusiness schema without adding promotional filler.

WORDPRESS · SEO · JSON-LD
{
  "post_title": "Primary Name - Core Value",
  "post_slug": "primary-name-core-value",
  "post_excerpt": "25-35 word factual summary",
  "post_content": "<h3>Overview</h3><p>...</p>",
  "acf_fields": {
    "pricing_type": "Subscription",
    "starting_price": "N/A",
    "primary_location": "Boston, MA, USA",
    "verified_status": false,
    "featured_listing": false
  },
  "seo_metadata": { "focus_keyword": "target search term" },
  "schema_jsonld": { "@type": "LocalBusiness" }
}
Listing notification

Clear notice. One next step.

A plain-text transactional message for owners whose organization has been cataloged in the public index.

Owner notice

Institutional by design.

The notice identifies the public profile, explains how users use the directory, and gives the owner one direct path to claim and upgrade the record.

PLAIN TEXT · 3 PARTS · SINGLE CTA

{{ $json.acf_fields.company_name }} has been cataloged in the Boston Made directory. Inspect the public profile at https://bostonmade.com/directory/{{ $json.post_slug }}

Users research companies in this sector through Boston Made to review verified metrics and submit direct inquiries.

Claim ownership, remove unverified disclaimers, and upgrade to Featured status at https://bostonmade.com/checkout?listing_id={{ $json.wordpress_post_id }}

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Your basic page is already live.

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Verified badgeShow customers that your listing is claimed and reviewed.
02
Top-of-category placementPut your work where people are actively looking for it.
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Direct contact lead formLet the right people reach you without leaving your profile.