Nobody besides big G! knows exactly whats happening. Google wont kill Dmoz yet, the need a substitude first. Paid G directory, its all about money now.
www.ajdee.com 1st-spot.net www.agada.info/web-directory the above also have dropped from fairly decent PR to now PR 0.
I've frequented your directory a few times myself May have even gotten a buck or two from me... I've also noticed the following drop from established PR to PR 0: www.speedydirectory.com www.subjex.net (dropped from 6 to 1)
I have a feeling mine will get hit eventually too. I've been trying to add stuff to it that isn't just a directory though. I have some free templates - shameless plug - (I have a million to add, but I'm lazy -- if anyone knows a cheap data entry person let me know I'll happily pay someone to do it), a counter, some clipart, etc. Stuff like that. The extra content may be helping me a little bit. I keep meaning to run xenu against it to get rid of all the bad links going out. I also think not mirroring DMOZ's structure helps as well.
That doesn't exactly instill confidence in those who are considering or have already purchased your $29.95 premium listings!
Google is on a tear right now, what can I say. Since the big hits the past few weeks have come and gone and I'm still there, I could escape it, but there are no guarantees, obviously. Like I said, unlike most directories that are just that, about 6 months ago, I made a concious effort to add more features to it that would make it more sticky. I know the templates gets a lot of traffic (especially considering its not marketed) and its included in all the SE's same with the other stuff. I also rank top 10 in yahoo for "free web directory", top 15 in MSN for it too. I consider that very nice all around.
Think outside the box... or you can pay me for my ideas that I'm planning to integrate in a directory Ill build Some day.
Just build your own network with your own sites with different IPS for groups of sites and develop a slick linking scheme where relevant sites are linked togetherand have different IPs. Oh and read on here a lot
Why is hotvsnot is banned as posted. Does anybody have any idea. It came surprisingly it was a good directory with 7 PR. Strange that guy did lot of hard work now everything is lost.
They didn't have any editorial control over their listings. If you paid via paypal, you were automatically in there. Either linked to a bunch of bad neighborhoods or got busted for, in essence, selling PR.
Zactamundo, give people something new. Otherwise you might as well clone DMOZ ... everyone seems to do it