New Directory online and ready for submissions.

I would assume that this category "Directories" would be ok to post this new thread about my new directory.

At the begining of August I launched a new directory called AroundTheWeb.com

I've had this domain for a long time and just thought that the name would brand will into a directory.

This new directory will be a paid submission. The price for submitting to this directory will be $15, but for a limited time there will be a price reduction of 50% off rate of $7.50.

This is a only a one time fee to be a part of the directory.

I know many people we be asking about the 0 PR but like many sites/directories you must start somewhere. I am currently working like a mad man building up the sites link popularity and PR. But of course the results of my efforts will show over time. (does not update PR as often as they use to)

Google has already index the site several times and in being online for only a month we have started to get SE traffic regularly now. As you can see Here

and as you can see from the last BackLink update (So a PR update would primed anytime now)

With in the past month 30+ sites have submitted to my directory which is very is a very exciting number. All the proceeds to this point have been used to help promote the directory by submiting to other directories like bluefind searchturtle, and purchasing text ads on other high traffic sites.

I don't consider my directory to be in competition with other directories (I even use them for submitting my sites too), but rather another SEO resouce to use to help promote your site.

Please consider my directory and feel free to post any idea or thoughts to improve it.

 

Another paid directory, its like a blog these days. First of all you need a website, secondly a blog, and thirdly a directory.
Juke, dont take this personally just my opininon. I dunno about anyone else but i refuse to pay to get into directories like this, the fact of the matter is nobody is going to search in your directory unless you offer something which is not out their already. My advice to you is to choose just one topic, web hosting, sports etc and make a really good specific directory. Dont just except paid listings, go out and find some good ones and add them for free. Also when advertising on the forum you probably have noticed people come to the forums and offer a free service for a limited time, in that way you gain credability and word spreads fast (especially paying for a link in a directory with PR0).

Hope this helps.
Mike

 

NP, nothing personal. Some people just don't pay to submit to directories some people do (I do..) I know that when I submit to a directory it is not necessarily driving to create traffic (directly from the site) but to improve "anchor text link" positioning in the SERPs. I do have other Free Directories that people can submit to.

But one of the reasons why I wanted to implement a paid directory was to limit the amount of spam submissions that you will find with a free directory.
Quality of the directory improves by that simple fact.

But I do understand the fact that some people will not submit to the directory. I use to be one until I really got to look at sometimes just paying for a submission was a lot easier trying to broker a trade with another site.

 

I do pay, but only when the directory has something to offer me. When your site gets going, you can prolly count me in.

 

Likewise I am happy to pay to be listed in a directory, but it has to have PR on the categories my website would be listed.

If you want a tip: don't add categories later, because turtlesearch have done that and pis*ed a few people off. When I submit to a category I expect to be listed in that category, or a category which has PR - not a brand new page.

I would research your categories better as 'Travel' is such a wide area, you need to split this one down further into lodging, guides, transportation etc.

 

Thanks for your suggestions... Good feedback.

 

Your best to get your topic structure built now not develop it as you go. With the script you are using it will give you a higher initial page rank to have the topics as content, aside from the fact you don’t want to be developing page rank for several years adding new topics as needed. It’s a lot of work but will pay off in the long run.

 

Thanks..

I know lot of work ahead both marketing and building. To this point I have spent countless hours building categories and subcategories, and I will never come close to completing that aspect. But yes you are correct the earlier I can get topics added the better.

I know that this directory is going to take a long time for it to grow.. I hope that customers see the big picture and that my overall costs don't go out of control. I'm reinvesting everything back into the directory right now.. Meaning I'm either submiting my directory into other pay to submit directories, purchasing text links on high traffic sites/PR sites so easily costs could go out of control but I'm fortunate to this point they have not. I feel I've made smart parterships with my text-link purchases and submiting to directories that charge only 1 time fees. And also leveraging my other sites too.

 

Hi Juke,

I hope you've taken a close look at the script you're using (it's a freebie, and carries a rather large back door).

As for paid listings, well, all I can say is there's a lot of directories out there with a touch more to offer (like being able to log back in and modify your own link for example), not to mention the benefits one expects from a directory.

Personally, when i see ppl charging for listings on a directory with no PR, running on a freebie etc, I tend to walk the other way.

Tell you what though, make something out of it, and don't migrate your listings to subcats, introduce some deep linkage (yes, you'll need to tweak the script), and I may be back for a second look

All the best

JL

 

Agreed..........

 

Thanks John_loch...
I was not aware of that security issue but it is now resolved. I recieved this script from another webmaster unaware of this issue.

This was discussed on a thread located http://www.v7n.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13242

But yes I understand the concern (and I hear it all the time since I launched the directory) about submiting to a paid directory with 0 PR.. But I have been fortunate there have been people to submit to the directory that has allowed me to reinvest into the directory so in the future that would not be the case. And in return they will be rewarded with the reduced submission fee and life time listing in the directory.

 

normally I'd agree completely- never pay to submit to a PR0.

but considering the special circumstances google is under at the moment it's not weird to have a PR0, even if it's obvious it's "really" a higher PR than that.

 

Many people have the opinion now that Google is going to a 4 times a year (quarterly update) rather than a monthly update(on avg) as they have in the past.

 

Is that pretty much the over-all speculation now? Or just a guess? I am not saying it isn't believable - companies that go public often do wierd things. Just curious if you had a source, or just a good hunch amonst the masses of SE optimizers...

 

I know as much as anyone else does about when and why taking so long. I'm just simply repeating what others are speculating now because people are just trying to find a reason why google has not updated in such a long time.

 

I am not going to submit to any paid directories aside from Yahoo and Microsoft small business directory.

 

You don't have any categories for automotive nor do you have a manufacturing category under businesses. You're category structure is very poorly thought out. Consider looking at yahoo or dmoz for a good example of how to create your cats and subcats.

 

Thanks for the suggestion.. Developing the categories is a daunting task, and will be an ongoing effort with suggestions like this will help find holes in the cat that I have missed, And is very appreciated

 

I just wanted to let everyone know that AroundTheWeb.com just got updated today to PR5. I was hoping that the update would have given me a 6 or 7 but I'll take a 5 for my first update.

In most of the subcategories they are PR 3 and 4 so. Just wanted to give an update on my directory.

 

Good luck with it! I'm developing a search site myself and believe the comments here will benefit me. I'm working on the site in the background and then when ready, I'll launch.

Cheers