If, after buying the full version of a script and having a custom template designed, you had $350 left in your budget for your new directory, how would you spend it to get the most bang for your buck? I'm primarily thinking promotion-wise, but if you've got a suggestion in another area, please post it too.
With only $350 left, I think the best you could do is spend that money on building your self some good links. Look for sites that offer listings for say $5 to $15 a year or a one time fee for the same price. This way you can get at least a few good links but chose them wisely and do good research before you buy. Not sure what else you could do with that kind of budget. I'm sure others will have some good ideas.
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Banless brings up a good point. Suppose you had 3x that to spend. What would you do differently? P.S. I'm still looking for some good $350 ideas. I don't want to get the whole thread sidetracked on the $1000 budget, but I thought it would be interesting to see a comparison of what you could do at different budget levels.