Howdy, just a quick couple of Q's for people that might run web directories... What are the benefits of owning a good directory? would you generate revenue through AdSense and the like, or through charging for link space? I ask as i am thinking of setting up an article directory as a side project to my main business - but with article submission being so big would i be overwhelmed? i'd like to build a nice site that has more worth than a "one stop article shop" where a user submits an article then buggers off - i'd like really good quality content that people want to read as much as Google does (good luck eh!). any thoughts appreciated
I think the main income comes from link sales with a little side income from the adverts. Quite a lot of work maintaining as there are always spammers who spam their links and you will need to clear these once in a while.