Categories are the backbone of POI Australia, designed to organise the highly complex, and vast array of :
… which represent Australia → its People → Communities → Landscapes → Businesses . . .
To view all the categories available on POI Australia, refer to the following ‘Listing Categories‘ Menu located within the header of the POI Australia website. You can either view:
→ all the ‘Listing Categories‘ available in summary form, which are neatly presented under expandable lists or
→ simply select the Major Category from the Drop Down Menu as represented in the diagram below to view existing Listings and the relevant Sub Categories which are displayed in the Side Bar:
What are Categories ???
POI Australia has successfully simplified its classifications to contain only 3 levels:
Major Categories – are as displayed at the base of the Map on the Home Page
The 8 x Major Categories are allocated a separate Map each, from which the Sub Categories can be filtered to include: one, a few, or all – Sub Categories to be displayed on the map.
Sub Category – Level 1 – as listed to the right of the Map on the Home Page
The Level 1 Sub Categories combine the relevant Level 2 Sub Categories to provide quick, succinct filtering & access capabilities.
Sub Category – Level 2 – as listed under the expanded Level 1 Sub Categories
The Level 2 Sub Categories provide the most detailed level of POI Australia’s Category Classification.
Tags – then allow for further and infinite search classification allocations . . .
Allocating Categories to your Listing
Step 1 – Make sure you Login or Register with us, though you will be prompted to do so prior to proceeding further in any case.
Step 2 – Simply select the relevant Major Category option, for example:
→ if you offer a service, select ‘Add Service‘
→ if you serve prepared foods, select ‘Add Dining Out‘
→ if you own a shop or sell products, select ‘Add Shopping‘
→ if you provide places to stay, select ‘Add Accommodation‘
→ if you offer entertainment options, lessons, tours, etc., select ‘Add Things to Do‘
→ if you are in the education, medical, dental, beauty, or well-being fields, select ‘Add Health, Beauty & Education‘ and so on . . .
And that is your Major Category selected.
Sub Category Allocation
We suggest two options to approach the allocation of Sub Categories to your Listing. One option is to look up businesses or organisations similar to yours, note their category (and Tag) allocations & follow their example. The quickest method to search for Listings similar to yours is to select the Magnifying Glass located on the top right-hand corner of every page of POI Australia, & simply type your business activity, e.g. ‘Kebab‘ if you own a Kebab Shop, ‘Surgeon‘ if you are a surgeon, ‘Plumber‘ if you are a plumber, ‘B&B‘ if you run a Bed & Breakfast, etc.
Select one of the Listings listed and note their Category & Tag allocations as demonstrated below:
→ the other is to simply & systematically allocate categories via the system. Both require following these simple steps:
The above example is for a Dive Business that hires dive equipment, hires boats, teaches diving, and runs dive expeditions → their main focus is on hiring dive equipment & providing dive lessons – hence the DEFAULT allocation.
Some Examples:
Say you are a Barrister of Law specialising in Criminal Law, then the category allocation would be as follows:
Services → Business Services → Lawyer | Legal
. . . from this point Tags can be allocated: e.g. Barrister, Criminal, etc.
Say you are a Football Club specialising in Australian Rules, then the category allocation would be as follows:
Things to Do → Sports Clubs | Venues → Football | Soccer | Rugby
. . . from this point Tags can be allocated: e.g. Football, Australian Rules, Junior League, etc.
Be sure to apply for your 100% NFP Discount as all Non-For-Profit organisations, as registered on the Australian Business Register (ABR), are entitled to FREE Listings
Say you are a Surgeon specialising in Cosmetic & Plastic surgery, then the category allocation would be as follows:
Health, Beauty & Education → Hospital | Medical | Dental → Doctor | Surgeon | Specialist
. . . from this point Tags can be allocated: e.g. Surgeon, Plastic, Cosmetic, etc.
Say you are a Music Teacher specialising in teaching Violin, then the category allocation would be as follows:
Things to Do → Arts | Culture | Theatre → Music | Dance | Lesson
. . . from this point Tags can be allocated: e.g. Violin, Classical, etc.
Default Category
The Default Category simply means that you have the opportunity to display the primary function of your business or organisation as the Icon displayed on the Map, noting that the various search mechanisms provided by POI Australia will, of course, pick up all categories allocated.
We recommend that a Sub Category – Level 2 be the DEFAULT.
The above example is for a Dive Business that hires dive equipment & boats, as well as teaching how to dive. Their main focus, however, is on hiring diving equipment & providing dive lessons – hence the DEFAULT allocation.
We hope you enjoy your experience, as well as the continued growth of POI Australia
*** NOTE: If you cannot find a suitable category for your Listing, please Contact Us.