Do Directories Really Make Profits

Guys

I Have seen here many people have directories

do these directories make good cash/income

do people buy featured links and stuff

 

There's probably a reason why everyone and their dog has one. My guess is it's not for charitry of the web.

 

http://www.audioworld.com/addurl.shtml

http://www.audioworld.com/dir/New/

I think that's enough

 

this is confusing????

 

Yes. Too many people. But most are crap sites run by people who are clueless. They won't make much money from their sites. Most likely in a year 90% of all these new directories that are popping up daliy will have disappeared.

Uh....yea. People do buy links. Not just in directories but on practically any kind of site. If you didn't know this, just check out the Link Sales forum here on DP. Oh, I almost forgot...welcome to the Internet.

 

I'm sure that plenty of people who have directories on the web have found ways to make money out of them somehow. You'd have to talk more to the people who actually have them to find out more, though.

 

probably the directories help them for link building...

 

so what are the normal prices links are sold and does domain effect the price

 

Links in the directories can be anything from free to very expensive.

Page rank of the whole directory (not just the home page) will largely affect the price you can charge.

 

If the directory is a quality one and well promoted and able to pass the PR then serious people will buy the Featured Listings as it helps , thogh dont expect revenue off adsense on directories

 

I have few directories.

They are a pain in the a**.

If you make them paid no one would submit, if we keep them free 60% or more of the submissions are crap.

And if you check each submission it would take one or two minues.

And at $0.25 per minute of you time, I get about 130 submisions per site per day.

Do the math, do I make that much money ****** NO

Actually I am loosing money + Time.

The only reason I am keeping them is to help my other sites rank.

Other than that they are not of any use.

That is my openion.

Thanks

 

Exactly!

You gotta spend a lot of time and money before you can potentially turn a profit. A nice, clean, well thought out, we'll marketed site that looks different to all the rest should bring some revenue. You'll not likely be retiring on the back of it though.

 

This is really a great post, a hard reality check.

 

I feel the same way, but how can the directories help your other sites rank? please share

 

They can but that doesn't mean it is easy. I was loosing money for 6 months before my directory turned profitable and I am not talking about losing 10$ per month for hosting costs. Add to that the time spent during that time and you get the picture.
Directories need work, a plan and patience and they can potentially be profitable (like any other site after all)

 

I am looking into this topic. I wanted to offer directory submissions too when it caught my interest since some people are looking for them and I have extra time during the evening.

How would I know if a directory is worth submitting to or not? Does the PR rank of the directory make a big impact?

 

Not much becuase you have to spend money on links etc moreover alot of time to be spended on revewing sites...
Saad

 

Yes, people dont wanna submit to low pr directories.

 

Directories surely makes profit.

In my case some months my directories make more profit then my e-commerce websites.

 

Thanks for understading.


Thanks