Yes I do, and it's one of the reasons that I am keeping my submission fees low. It's easier to refund 6$ than refunding 30$ Oh back on topic, I used to get about 200 per day (on weekdays) but since I turned my directory to paid it's much much less than that
Creed, dkessaris glad to see that you guys hold true to your directories. I can't even remember the last time I accepted something into awl. it has to definately be over a month now. I do remember the last was a gambling site, but damn, the site was awesome. Other than that, I've just been turning them away. Rob
With my newest prices i get 1 maybe 2 a day submissions a day. when i change it low again around 5-10.
I get around 120 - 150 in free and 2 - 5 in paid directories of mine... Had to turn all my free dirs. to paid as around 4000+ listings in 3 directories were pending and 1000+ in each other directory were pending lol
Since I opened up most of my directories for free submissions with a no follow just for this month, been seeing an average of 15-25 a day to those directories. About 1 paid submission per day to the same directories. My free directories I get about 120 submissions a day. Yes, I have refunded on paid submissions for good reasons. Usually they are porn sites or pharmacy sites thinking they can get in if they pay.
Get it known and get PR or something. People usually submit if they know your promote your directory well and are a good owner whos not looking to sell it after a month or something.
Get all the backlinks to your directory you can. Build up the pr (that does take time, but it works to have a pr4 or better). Promote the site to get visitors. My second directory I have had for some time is slowly getting more and more paid featured ads. I promote that directory and my others constantly to get visitors.
In my 3 paid directories I get: 30 paid or reciprocal free on ave 10 paid and some reciprocals on anto 5-10 paid and many reciprocals on ofcourse.us Not bad stats for paid dirs.