How do you decide what director is a premium directory and which one is not? I must confess I use this term for some of my directories and some I don't. My own definition of premium web directory is a directory with contents and lots of other interesting stuff that make its looks like work has been put into it for example Ozami. Non premium directory are directory that are more or less just a directory script with a logo stuck to it and loads of categories which are probably default categories from the script creator. I will like to hear a different definition.
Well, not only the ones that cost money. The ones that actually have people searching for relevant content and using the directory as what it is. I think that most directories´ traffic tends to come from webmasters submitting their sites to them. They´re not really benefiting the purpose of what an actual directory does. Why would anyone use a directory which is not huge when your best alternative is google. So any directory that is actually offering great curated content and has "real" info seeking traffic, would be considered premium in my eyes.
A premium directory is one that has good content that people use. In addition, the directory is well indexed in google and comes up in searches for relevant categories. Google uses premium directories to help figure out which sites are in which niche so getting listed in a premium directory will help your site.
The database - relevant categories populated with useful links which are described by the directory owner, not the submitter, in a concistent third party format. Really that's what a directory is.
I very much agree with this description, the point I like most being that sub categories withing the directory come up in SERPs and there are good contents within the directory itself.
It is confess that which directories are require premium listing and which directories are not premium. But it not difficult it is so easy to decide that which directory is premium or which is not. those directories which is paid and want to a payment for your summation are the premium directories and other are not premium other are free, reciprocal linked or account made directories.
unique nice design good category structure good backlinks well SEOed well promoted good backlinks human edited spam free i think so
Premium links are those links which accepted your link for the exchange of Some Dollar, yuro, pound .
for me.. premium will not full with ads.. like adsense..or pop windows.. and premium should make easy they user's to submit they site... and give more benefit..
in my opinion premium directory are those who offer something extra than just a bunch of links. Use of Google Maps for example or user votes!
I think premium are those directory which have good looking directory theme , relevant content, category and having good backlink, lots of visitor in a day and also having good pr.