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Bidding Directories: Letters or Categories?

Discussion in 'Directories' started by cientificoloco, Jun 4, 2007.

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    Do you own a bidding directory? What did you choose to sort your links? Alphabetical or by category?

    PLease help me make up my mind!
     
    cientificoloco, Jun 4, 2007 IP
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    Richie_Ni Illustrious Member

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  4. cientificoloco

    cientificoloco Well-Known Member

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    tuleja Peon

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    Categories of course.
     
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    mistermix Active Member

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    Categories, without a doubt.

    The big guys will do both.
     
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    Richie_Ni Illustrious Member

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    I use phplb in that directory too.
     
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    Freewebspace Notable Member

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    categories only! will benefit both!
     
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    jetbrains Well-Known Member

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    Definitely category. Alphabetical isn't SEO friendly
     
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  11. cientificoloco

    cientificoloco Well-Known Member

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    why so many dirs using letters? just because it is the default option?
     
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    mistermix Active Member

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    Thats the only reason I can see.

    Maybe if we tell them to use a 'unique' category structure they might just jumble up the alphabet :D
     
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    coolsitez Well-Known Member

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    Mine got both too. I didn't want to erase all those alphabet categories. Besides with those, I can expect more links to be listed in top levels ;)

    You don't need a mod for that. Just modify the header.tpl.
     
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    buy making it alphabetical it makes a link farm.

    my reason for that is: you may have a gaming site, couple of real estate sites, couple of gambling sites, couple of blogs, etc.
    in one alphabet: in my openion that is what a link farm.

    So, I go by categories

    www.SharpDirectory.com

    bought one with alphabets changed to Categories immediately.
     
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    templates Notable Member

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    i use catagories on Direcbid but the original script was just letters
     
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    NeoGen Writer

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    I have recently converted Hits Delivered into a category directory :D
     
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    sachin410 Illustrious Member

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    I don't have one, but categories is definitely better from SEO point of view.

    Till now, I have bought links only from those bidding directories that sort sites by categories.
     
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    maldives Prominent Member

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    I see catagory as the better one.
     
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    I will prefer categories too.
     
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    categories is better option. Good luck :D
     
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