Directories Died years ago - so why bother?

Well you may have ran yourself short by kind of pissing off a pretty large segment of the user here in the DP world. But of course ideas come and go. Instead of waiting for that idea to be given to you, why not create it yourself and explode a new market yourself.

 

I'll tell you why threads like this get trashed. You come across as a pompous, patronising and incredibly condescending idiot who has shown no evidence that they have ANY experience of directories in any shape or form. You talk the talk but haven't shown you can walk the walk.

Show us why any person on this forum should pay any level of attention to your constant preaching when you support it with no experience.

If Directories died years ago why on earth are you posting here? Is this some kind of psychological experiment to see how many people you can wind up here? If it is then your on the right track, if your trying to get ideas you seriously need to get of your pedestal as not many people like preachers.

 

O EK I must be careful in what i write, you have created a a storm

EK we all have views, and rights to those views, and i appreciate your views, but remeber they are yours only, you are correct in the old directory ways are dead and dying, but there are many here elvolving to newer type systems adapting with the market as in any business, this takes time

I have every faith that as a collective / positive group that will happen.

Still trying to unravel the EK mystery i ask, this guy believes all / most directories are dead, but one may come along in a million year miracle, he has his own secret directory or site of some sorts, of which you have found the secret holy grail that makes it work, but wont share the directory ( and thats your choice ), so i simply ask for what purpose do you have here ?

There seems to be no logical answer to this and is the un answered question i have, surely if your successful, the directory industry is dead, you have now done the good samaratan deed and warned us, so why stay , whats your purpose, ? to disrupt even further as often happens here in some kind of organised mayhem to divide the troops there is always one or 2 attempting this.

I am happy to listen to one valid reason as to why your here ? because according to scripture we should shut the door on the forum and all go home ?

 

"To say this is a silly thread is bizzare, I could say that all threads are silly, but they are what it takes to push the boundaries."

The title of this thread (linkbait?) and the thread itself it's something silly from my point of view as it is not constructive and it doesn't help any directory owner or someone new who wants to find out more about directories. I never refered at any other threads except this one - and you should do the same - leave the other threads alone please, as the subject of discussion is this one.

"You speak of all these big changes, but if your honest, and really know what you're on about, then please point me to a general directory, that's so unique it takes my breath away - I'm betting that you either won't or can't, because you know deep down that such a thing doesn't exist yet. So let's forget the useless insults and prove me wrong then, and we can discuss why this brilliant discovery works, and then those newbies you speak of can benefit."

Here are just two examples: Haabaa.com and Romow.com . Not sure if these will take your breath away but their are pretty much going into the right direction. Before you'll tell me I'm wrong I would kindly ask to show us some of the directories owned by you. This way you'll prove that you have experience in the directory niche and people will start respecting you...otherways...sorry you are just one of the many trolls around and your thread will become even more silly from my perspective. I always liked a fair debate but with someone who knows the industry not with someone pretending to know...

"Your not trying to make me believe that this forum somehow saved the web are you. "

Naah...I was just saying that most of the new ideas and concepts launched in directory niche came from DP members

"Yes they have improved, can't argue with that - but nowhere near enough of an arguement to convince me that you know your stuff. Not even close my friend It's going to take a lot more than you think to turn around a very damaged directory industry, and I doubt the members here can do it, or most on the web."

I'm not trying to convince you or anyone else. It is what I'm thinking and it has to be taken as it is...

"well, I say they might be alive and kicking, but for how much longer because at the moment they are dropping like flies (which is true and can be backed up by me easily), so I don't think the industry is as strong as you make out."


They are not dropping like flies. Google wanted to send a signal and like in any battle there were casualities. Let me know how many directories has been penalised during the last update, a few days ago?

"Google openly admits it penalises directories by reducing pagerank/positioning, so directories will plummet as many directory owners openly game the engines, so how the hell are general directories going to survive when Google keeps dropping them."

You're wrong. Google openly admits it penalises ALL the websites not respecting their guidelines - which is a big difference, isn't it?

How the hell are general directories going to survive? Here is my little philisophy: I admit that a niche directory might be more useful than a general directory in terms of relevance but what you don't see is that general directories have a big advantage in front of the niche ones. Every general directory it is formed by at least 10 -16 niche directories which are actually the main categories. If directory owners will understand the true potential of their general directory will start treating every single main category as a niche and will start working individually on each one...I know...it is hard work but it will eventually pay off some day. If every single category is improved and advertised as a niche (which it actually is) the general directory will become a network of niche directories more than anything else. This is my little philosophy and I'll go this way...hope you understand my point.

Thank you

Dan

 

He got you folks again. Why don't we all just stop replying to these sorts of idiotic rants? This thread looked so much prettier when no one had bothered to reply to this nonsense.

 

Best response I have seen all day!

 

Hi Dan,

I've seen Haabaa.com before, and you're right, it doesn't impress me.


But Romow.com, is more my kind of site, still not perfect, and has clearly copied blogs, news, and sports directory ideas from others and has a Tiscali feel about it's categories - but it's miles better than a lot of the stuff that's out there. One thing I do like is the info and facts sections, quite a neat idea actually.

Yeah, not bad.

 

I take it by the remark and colour of reputation that you left me some rep?
You have lots to say about web directories yet you forget to leave your name when sending rep.
Sent you some rep and signed it.

Thanks Brian

 

He did the same thing to me Brian and it was unsigned also - i reciprocated with a signed version.

 

extremely well said, bravo, and rep added .

 

Dude ! in here are only dedicated ppl, who are doing this as a hobby in first place...and for money as well. Starting a thread like this will only make them angry. This thread could be started and successfully debated on the Link Development forums...


And besides than...

Take a look here and tell me what you think : "Doorway and Portal Pages A Bad Idea SEO Video "

Thanks,
hyper

 

Directories are not dead and they will not die, they are a good advertisind medium. It all depends on the directory some do well some bad. However if you are going to make statements such as "Directories Died years ago" then at least have the decency to provide a good source to back your argument. Anyway, for some reason you think its dead then it is for you but the truth is that the directory busines is far from dead I think, there will always be business for a good directory.

 

Ok, I'll take a look, but I'm not sure what you want me to say. Just don't expect me to rate it highly ok.

 

Thanks for replying.

Yeah, well I've yet to see that. I see so few directories that can produce what your talking about, and it might be helpful if you explained what you meant - as newer type systems can mean anything.

My url is now in my signature. My purpose is to make the web a better place, perhaps now the proof hunters will shut their mouths.

I've been doing nothing but posting valid reasons - 170 posts worth, and all I get is bitter, sad comments and abuse. So tell me why the fuck I should help anyone on here. If people here want to see me angry, then they will see it

 

Hmmm interesting, if this simple-travel.co.uk is your web site what relationship do you have toward Europcar UK Ltd?

 

I have a niche directory in the plumbing world - sends me on a world cruise with the family once a year. . .

. . . time and effort are what make any business succeed, whether you build an internet directory or wash peoples windows. A script does not a directory make.

 

And you wonder why people don't like you? I hope you get banned for the profanity as foul language should be kept to p.m because believe me I've wanted to tell YOU to STFU lots of times but never.

 

Nice site, but the interlinking you are doing could get your site penalized.

I think you have some real issues that need to be dealt with off this forum. I for one have grown tired of your condescending remarks and of your childish behavior. Many others have as well, and your reputation is a good indicator of that. You have done nothing to contribute to DP except spew hate and create controversy by slamming others in a disrespectful manner.

Nobody here wants to see you angry. DP was certainly a great forum before you arrived and will be one after you depart. The anger you speak of is self inflicted by your lack of professionalism and courtesy to other webmasters and website owners.

While I agree that your directory looks nice (appearance is not everything BTW), your social skills are certainly lacking. Should you grow up and learn to treat people with respect, then my opinion of you may change. But for a few reasons, I see you continuing down your path of hate and ending up permanently banned like many others before you.

I wish you well on your journey through life...

 

HE can use one of the cars from Europcar as mentioned by Silky.

 

? Ok it looks good, wish you well with it moving forward, there was nothing that jumped out as special, but it is clean neat and tidy, the log in to rate is not my cup of tea, and probably the lack of people using it ( that i can see ) backs this up and is a little old school, not being funny with the suggestion, but i ask who uses a guide to find a site, finds and goes there, then bother to say " i must return and rate that site " I doubt less than 1%

? Do you wonder why that is perhaps if you put those bitter , sad comments together with the forum rating system you may see a pattern, this result is from a broad range of people here all with the same view, just perhaps regadless of your good intentions you may be sending your message the wrong way and the resulting angst may stem from your end and in that, it may be that for you to acheive the goal of helping others you may need to review your own approach first.