Are Directory Sites Still Profitable?

Are directories still profitable today? What is the reason people visit such directories and what sets successful directories apart from others now?

 

Yes.
Directory websites have great potential to drive good amount of traffic.

 

if you ask about money, i will say hell no (hard to make single buck in a day) but i still manage my directory for fun and to keep myself busy.

 

No way. Show me proof. No one uses them anymore.

 

IF Directory Drive traffic , i will say "NO". but still worthy to do it.

 

My question is that are they still necessary for SEO or just a means of back-links and not so guarantee traffic.

 

Ya you can use them if you want variation in your bbacklinking.

 

What you should ask yourself is: When did I last time go to a directory for anything or find anything through a directory?

Me neither.

 

Yes, they are. I can PM you my income.

And some people still use real human reviewed directories. Check out a few of the best directories and just ask their analytics, filetering everything bur seach questies.

 

I looked over your directory; I would use your directory for sure, very nice
domain authority...however, I am so deep in the hole right now, one more
backlink is not going to make a difference right now, otherwise, i would not
hesitate on adding my site too your directory, and it does not matter if people
think they are useful or not, when it comes to backlinks, you need a diverse
range of backlinks, good, bad, high, low,it does not matter, otherwise, google
may think your link profile is not natural, however, your ultimate end goal
would be less irrelevant, and more high authority niche based backlinks.

Do not get me wrong, directories in my opinion are not very good in terms
of seo, in fact, my seo guy gives me a base line diversity links from
business directories, however, there is certainly nothing wrong if you are
looking to pick up a backlink from a directory that has some authority,
however, you should know why you are getting the backlink, it is more
for link diversity then anything else, if I want more solid effective seo,
then I would focus more on high authority niche guest posts....

 

im looking to make 2
one for rating nights out and one for secuirty companies in the uk to post jobs

 

Hi,

Directories are hard work, Most give up, Think about this, Most people use search engines, A low percentage use directories from an end user point of view, Most directories are visited by people trying to submit links where they have been paid very little to do so.

Trying to connect with say businesses and or even end users looking for businesses via a directory is really so hard, I've done a few, Tried many different methods, I have two directories that do ok but the truth is for the amount of work i put into them for the return i should have given years ago.

All The Best

 

the good thing for me, that in the uk, there is no site for the community of secuirty staff to chat and post
one site that was about has gone very very down hill to maybe 1 topic a month.

As sia in the uk is now law. It would be a good site to build up with companies all over the uk and also posting of new guidelines.
I have had 3 companies who would like to get on the site and post jobs. As over summer and other events, big comapnies need to get staff on board and if a good known site, people will use it to chat and build it up.

im very new to wordpress and rss feeds ect and made a temp site that im trying to revamp

 

Still there are lots of people using it. Back link from directory still a back link that count.

 

Not all backlinks count! It depends on the quality of the directory and the listings within.

Best Regards
J

 

If you can make good directory with many visitors - it will be very profitable way of business.

 

True, Easier said than done!

 

Still back links are standing as strong signals for ranking but it depends on numerous factors and experience. Don't pay for links it's not suggestible.

 

If you say Profitable as Owner, No is Not, today for directory owner very hard to make single paid listing.

 

No, they are not profitable anymore for SEO perspective. But if u want a traffic on your website then directories can be beneficial. Just go through some good blogs related to SEO and website traffic. Digital marketing is not that much easy these days, If you want you can read my blog here:
https://www.logicsofts.com.au/digital-marketing-for-every-small-business