Interview with Brent Champagne@Best Web Directories

Hey,

This interview is with Brent Champagne @ Best Web Directories

We would like to thank him for taking time out to do this interview! This interview was done by Directory-Owners.Com

Q. Are you able to give us a short insight into your background?

For most of my life, I consulted as a Systems Analyst and owned my own computer consulting company. In my late 30s I sold the company and retired. I then travelled and did some major home renovations. About six months later, as the days started getting shorter, I started looking for something else to do. I had some experience as an amateur card counter so I started a blackjack site. Even though I had a computer background I knew next to nothing about building web sites. Three years later, I have diversified into 30 websites. I spend most of my effort on Best Web Directories.


Q. How did the idea of Best Web Directories come to you?

The idea for the site came to me early in the directory craze. It took a long time to submit in those days so I saw a need for unbiased directory information. I found that the few sites that were around tended to be superficial and self-serving.

Q. What was your biggest challenge getting the Best Web Directories to where it is now?

My biggest challenge is the undisputed fact that submitting to directories can be very tedious, not to mention keeping meticulous records of the submission and approvals. I have a spreadsheet with 1700 rows of submissions (many directories have been submitted to multiple times). Another challenge is keeping the site up-to-date. I slacked off over the summer and couldn’t believe how fast the information lost its usefulness.

Q. What promotion methods do you use to make people aware of Best Web Directories?

I submit to a lot of directories along with some advertising. I also try to stay active in the forums. I pay attention to how and where I advertise. This process has worked very well as the site is ranking incredibly well in Google and Yahoo. When I’m not number 1 its often because of DMOZ, Yahoo and Google’s directories are ahead of me.


More can be read here:-

http://www.directory-owners.com/showthread.php?p=8469#post8469

 

He owns a very nice site indeed,.

 

Yes, Its veyr nic ean dhas some good info on it

-~Dan

 

Fabulous interview. Very insightful. Good to seem more interviews being done.

 

yeah, sorry about the time out guys, been very bust over these past few weeks and months but hope to get back to normal now

-Dan

 

Very nice interview I think Brent does a great job, and probably one of the pioneers at least on Directory of Directories class.

 

Interesting great read made some good comments

Good Luck in 2007 to Best Web Directories

 

I think a DP member owns best web directories an web-directories.ws

His username here may be CanadianEh?

 

Are you speaking a new canadian language? because I did not understand a word of what you just said.

 

great reading

 

I agree, He works hard all year round to make sure we have the best possible information

Happy new year guys

-Dan

 

I was saying that he was a member of our forums


see the user profile here

 

Hi podman, great interview, is there any reasons why you removed nodangers.com link in the footer of your forum? I bought for a link for 3 months 1 month ago, hope you remember that, please pm me when you're back.

 

Only just read this, My error. Trying to keep track of everything with a new PDA I have got to try and stop using all the paper notes. I will sort it out now

-Dan