How do you monetize your directory? I've been wondering what the point would be in making a directory because i do not see much potential for a profit there. Am I wrong in this perception?
ok how do you make it so appealing to advertise at a site where so many people go to ad there site and thats it i mean how do you appeal to your potential advertisers/link buyers?
also how does a directory that requires a paid submission function? why does anyone ever use these directories?
custom good looking design ... different type of mods ... offer something unique ... like idk.in have its own arcade / freebies section etc etc.. hav special detail pages .... it all attracts a user to submit / advertise
This is crazy, buy (or get free) a directory, wait a few pr updates, then sell it - this is the road everyone seems to be taking... Now, if someone were smart, they would actually buy all these directories... then have the power of a Huge Friggin Army (or is someone already doing this? Chris? Jeffrey?... sorry if I leaked your plans, haha)
Perhaps people lost interest? Or it just takes up too much time? Or perhaps it is not making enough money to carry on?
Provide first a free submission until you have a good directory prestige developed and then you can charge later on for the submission on premium listings. This is just like AdSense, you first develop and promote your sites and then later on when you have all that it takes to including the popularity in the web, then that is the time that you can incorporate AdSense in them.
[QUOTE="firelady";2496665]Provide first a free submission until you have a good directory prestige developed and then you can charge later on for the submission on premium listings. [/QUOTE] Disagree, find some quality links on Google to start your directory and have it paid from the beginning.
Because they provide valuable one way links. Yesterday I received 4 paid submissions from an SEO consultant to improve the rankings of his clients.