Directories Died years ago - so why bother?

you are totally right..also trusted directories like hubs that search engines love.

 

As long as people know how to differentiate SEO from PR chasing.

 

Jamie,

You and others beg and demand proof, tell me to go away, and ask questions that aren't any of your business, and you wonder why I tell you to bugger off. Yet you still reply to my posts, anger me and engage me further, so you're either very bored, have no life or are just plain stupid. It's definetely one of those and probably all.

What's the matter, now that I have shown one of my sites (and that's just one) you're now not so sure about my power, let me tell you, I have a team of 80 web designers so I could simply set up a rival directory to CantUfind by next week, totally custom built (no scripts used), and have the PR rolling within 2 to 3 months. This would make me a ton of cash and give you a major problem - the only reason I choose not to do this is I don't care much for general directories.

You got what you asked for (my url), so be happy, because like it or not, believe it or not - I'm part of the directory industry just like you guys, and have more knowledge of this than you do. So either be civil, gain from it, or get off your high horse yourself.

So enough hostility - it's not productive.

 

You'd be surprised what relationships I have at the moment, I just negotiated a ton of free traffic with a major business provider plus access to their database of 4000 clients. It's pretty easy if you have the right type of sites and know-how.

I agree totally, but that site isn't a main business company site. It's more like a sideline effort. Just to collect links and some operating cash.

My main sites are way superior in every way, think along the lines of FAST or Alta-Vista, as I could probably give those guys a run for their money in a few years time. That's my intention and the plan.

 

Thanks for replying Downunder,

It's not designed to be special, it's intention is to be tidy, collect links etc and I used it as an example test site, to test various ideas for my main search engine and directories etc. The rating system was a bit of an error, but have a better idea for my main site so.....

 

What on earth are you bleating on about. I never begged you for anything, I advised you to put your money where you mouth is if your to offer advice.

Even disclosing your so called super directory hasn't done that, its nice enough but nothing to write home about, certainly not enough to warrent your pathetic condescending remarks.

Do yourself a favour, go away for a while, take stock of who you want to be and read the constant advice to look at yourself and what you really are, not what you think you are. Come back with a decent attitude toward your peers, those with less and those with more. That way you will be better appreciated. nobody here takes joy ripping into you, sadly you bring it on time and again.

As for the rest, I won't even rise to the bait, your a total waste of time.

By your main sites, you mean reallygooddomains? or would I be wrong there?

Don't answer here as I've put you on my blocked list, you can p.m the answer and I'll consider getting back to you.

 

Yes and I am sure I could surprise you with a few things too just like I have in the past, but that doesn't answer the question. The reason for my asking is that Europcar are the legal owners of that domain name, therefore you must be in some way related to them.

Either you are part of that company, or you are a sub contracted company. Point being that posting the URL doesn't really prove anything other than you know how to add a site to your sig But I dont really care because if that is the standard of directory you are using to come and preach to us about then I think I will stick to the advice I get from other members whom I have come to know and trust.

I mean come on, a script that requires you to register to do just about anything on the web site is like so 90's! Each to their own

Irony at it's best The very person who started this thread "Directories Died years ago"... has moaned about his lack of earnings (in a seperate thread) which were subsequently proven to be extremely low, then comes along with a statement like that. Alanis Morissette eat your heart out

I think you should take Jamie's advice.

EDIT

You may well be in the industry but dont be such an arrogant fool to think that you have more knowledge than some of the people on this forum including me.

 

Silky - Jamie - The one thing I have learned from forums is that people love to hide behind the anonymity it gives them. People who may be flipping burgers come off as the King of Prussia or just of Events. Knowing everything about everything on any given topic... They talk like Bush thinking if they tell everyone how incredible they are enough it will then be so. It just takes arrogance after all.

Anyway the long and short of it is this - you can't convince them otherwise over a forum if they don't want to be convinced. Put them on ignore and let them post notes to themselves being they are the only ones worthy of their own company. All responding does is fuel their rhetoric.

I expect I will soon get another anonymous red rep now.

 

Directories are not dead by far there are 1,000's out there and still going strong

 

Good post, perhaps the best way to deal with people with such attitudes is to do what you said and put on ignore.

p.s I've sent you some rep, to help toward any red you get. Signed of course.

 

i m weak enlish, i'm sorry

But i don't agree with you...

 

Judging by your welcome to another new member here http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?p=7676976#post7676976 your command of English is quite selective?

 

Bingo! - I think you said it, I also can care less. Google is not the internet god to determine how you will and will not develop your own directory.

I find that even with backlink strategies gives great monetary value as well to boot next to the SEO reasons, I can go on and on but I think you know where I am coming from.

 

Amen brother dan....

 

Don't take this the wrong way but if you seriously think you could survive without Google you are either no-where in the SERPS for your keywords and your traffic is nothing but other directory owners. Sadly Google ARE god on the internet, anyone who says otherwise really hasn't got a clue or is genuinely very misguided. This isn't personal, its a fact.