Category directory more famous but Bid for Position Directories instant approved no waiting 48 hours 12 hours etc….
Yaa meaning more spam approved instant , a site of poor quality approved instant, blank page approved instantly. .........
I wish I could agree with ya. But -unfortunately I can't -- because some serious guys are also involved in this Niche unlike the word-cloud sites. Take BIGWEBLINKS and Webdirectorybid away -and I could support ya. But owners of these directories --well -----with them anything is possible.
Is your reasoning based on bidding script, being different from phpld, in terms of the script does well? If a directory succeeds or not is also depending on the ower, so whatever the script is used, it doesn't really matter. As for how G would think, I would think that G knows phpld way more than phplb, so it can take more time for G to decide how to deal with them.
Can't agree with this, wordclouds aren't categorised so can't be classed as directories. While I voted for traditional directories, bid directories offer extra marketing value.
Yep definetely will be soon released. Have 75% done though I started only few hours ago. So maybe even today/tomorrow will show you. Should be nice, functional, easy to menage from Admin and profitable.
My concern is both--whereas less on owners and more on the script. when it first became a craze few weeks back --was not it just a carbon copy of dollarlinking? Please find here what happened with dollarlinking I was guilty of buying 3 cheap PR5 links from there . Check Here Here Most bid directories --looked to me like the same when it first appeared - But now -people are getting more innovative and categories have appeared which is a positive thing. either way --how long did it take for Google to figure out dollarlinking? Hardly 5 months --8 months? But I differentiate --BIGWEBLINKS and Webdirectory bid for one simple reason. Chris can hire any talented programmer and can change/adapt and survive. Rob --does not need to hire --he is a tech whizkid himself. These two have the ability to weather any storm. I can't say anything for others --because I hardly know them and without knowing --I don't want to make a fool of myself by saying something that is not true. So am I against other bid directories? NO--NEVER. I am not against them at all. My problem is I don't have either the financial resource or the technical knowledge (dargre can vouch it for me --come-on man) -- to adapt to G's algo --and I like to think myself as a tortoise than a Hare who is very hardworking and a long-term ambitous man. So I am just watching how this phenomenon is shaping up and once I am sure about its viability -I won't have any problem jumping into the bandwagon. Its just my personal inability/shortcoming and nothing else.
With most inner categories not really being about traffic it is hard to see a big difference between bid directories and regular ones, being in the top 10 is sort of like buying a home page link. And bidding a bit higher to get on the first page of listings inside is like buying a featured link. I think it is a bit of a fad, but seems fun. People like to compete by nature and that is what bidding allows them to do. I think in the hands of a good marketer both are relatively equal.
Version 1.2 lets phplb directories have categories. I am sure you have seen it. So, you are basically saying this new script may not be welcomed by G?? How about if someone (a dedicated directory owner as well) can get a good script, similar to Chris' directory. Does it make you a fan of his directory, too?
Let me put it straight -- I am not a FAN of anybody My habit is --I admire all the things -that I personally think GOOD. Its nothing personal about Chris --as I hardly know him at a personal level. I have definitely seen the phpLB version 1.2 with category structure. And if you read my posts carefully enough --you would see that I mentioned -its a positive step forward. And if you forget the personal angle of BIGWEBLINKS (Chris being the owner) --still phpLB has light years to travel in terms of content management aspect in comparision to it. More content management--more SEO/SERPs ( longevity) --even a child knows it. Yes this is a CRITICISM-- but if you think a little about it --you would realize that --this is the most constructive criticism the developer of the script get. the developers of phpLB can take my criticism to their hearts and really work on improving on this which would make it great. On the site-note - I reckon --phpLD script has GREAT scope to capture even this market if coders like dargre can convert the script properly.
I guess I missed out your comment on phplb in the light of "most constructive cirticism". What exactly is your concern in that script? In detail?
I don't know much about the 1.2 version. But the first one had very limited scope in terms of customization. I remember Amit bought a similiar script from V7N most probably in February ( sorry --can't reacall the ecat date). He installed and showed me --I asked him if it was possible to customize the homepage --in terms of creating /putting in lot more extra content and also putting in lot more information for the listings. He answered NO. I think Amit won't sue me if I call him technically mediocore (of course much much advanced/expert than me ) . Then Rob also got into it and when I asked him if the script had some extra customization function to improve its SEO friedlyness --he also said NO. But being Rob -as he is -He could definitely do what he wants and get the script /his directory more advanced than other such directory owners who are not technically blessed as him. I don't think most directory owners are technically blessed --so most will be handicapped with the limited scope the script is offering right now. Few --who are expert coders can definitely go ahead of others. I hope I am clear now.