How do you promote your Bid Directory?

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  1. #1
    I've recently started my own Bid for Placement directory and i'm wondering if anyone has any tips on promotion, etc.

    i.e. What is attractive to possible bidders and how would i go about building my reputation.

    I'm presuming (probably wrongly! haha) that it's harder to run a successful Bid directory than a standard Free / Paid directory. Am i right?

    Bam
     
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  2. mattdogs

    mattdogs Active Member

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    Purchase high pr directory links and High traffic Links , Submitted to other Paid directory ,You need to spend a lot of money to optimize your Directory.
     
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  3. Ibn Juferi

    Ibn Juferi Prominent Member

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    Submit to paid directories and other bidding directories, promote it in forums and spend money on blog posts to create a buzz.
     
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  4. bam bam

    bam bam Peon

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    Awesome, cheers for the advice fellas!
     
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  5. mikey1090

    mikey1090 Moderator Staff

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    bid high on other bidding directories, buy advertisements, submit to quality paid directories.
     
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  6. LanceT22

    LanceT22 Peon

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    Glad to see a new bidding directory around... Is it open? url?
     
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  7. bam bam

    bam bam Peon

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  8. LanceT22

    LanceT22 Peon

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    looks very nice. I would suggest getting active in the forums. Show potential customers what value you can offer them. Show that your directory is different. And advertise wherever you can think of. Branding and name recognition is just as important as anything else. :)

    Best of Luck!

    Lance
     
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  9. bam bam

    bam bam Peon

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    Awesome, cheers lance!

    So is cheaper necessarily better?

    I'm not a developer so i can't offer unique things like a unique deep link system etc, but i can offer fast submission times and good promotion.

    I guess they are the sort of things i should be going for, right?
     
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    jg123 Notable Member

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    I submit to directoriesm, buy blog reveiews and blogroll links and advertise in signatures.
     
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  11. LanceT22

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    I personally don't believe that cheaper is better, but you DO have to be able to offer something of value to charge a higher price.

    hmmm.... there are several blogs that you should check out for some mods and information.. :)

    1) HERE
    2) HEREhttp://blog.rakcha.com/category/phplb-mods/
    3) HERE

    Best of luck!
    Lance
     
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    adnan Peon

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  13. bam bam

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    I am Increasing backlinks, by submitting to quality directories.

    Submit your directories to quality free directories and quality paid directories.
     
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  16. navjotjsingh

    navjotjsingh Well-Known Member

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    #16
    Its a normal directory not a bidding directory.
     
    navjotjsingh, Oct 1, 2007 IP
  17. bam bam

    bam bam Peon

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    it WAS a bid directory. But i wasn't having much luck with it, so i made a new one with PHPLD. :D
     
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    bhushna222 Banned

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    is it a bid directory is seems to be a normal directory
     
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  19. bam bam

    bam bam Peon

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    #19
    This was the bidding directory i was talking about - www.bid4links.artofbam.com , the link above now points to my new directory - www.atomvine.artofbam.com

    I'm concidering taking the bid directory down as i can't imagine i would have as much custom as i would with a standard one.

    Sorry for the confusion.
     
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    The best way is to BID high on other bidding directories & also submitting to quality directories. ;)
     
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