hi everyone, just a quick question. do any of you own directories and do you make money from them? i was thinking of starting a directory of my own byut just want to research at the moment because i know its a very saturated market and was thinking of doing a niche directory. any advice any one could give would be appreciated. thanks in advance
Many things are saturated, but theres a reason why they are saturated. Yes i own some and yes i make money off them. Id read through about 10 pages worth of the threads in this section and you will find all of your questions answered about 100 times.
Well the first initial advice, is if you are 'work shy' then don't bother joining the directory sector However if you are hard working, patient, and organized 365/24/7 then join the market because after a minimum of one year hard work input, you will start to make money Plus you need money to invest in and market your directory If you are a 'fly by night' then 'go away sexually' and take your hook and do not even bother to enter the marketplace
I thought about starting up a directory a while back but decided against it because of the the rate of return you would get. Unless you really pile the link building on then arent likely to get noticed as you would be a needle in a hay stack. I would say once its up and running over time it would be profitable time was the factor for me...
Look at yourself. Do you have the monetary resources, knowledge, interest, and time to make a profitable business? It's just like any business, some make a lot of money and some go bankrupt. I own a directory, I make some money but a net loss because it's still under a year old and am still working on and investing in it. If you have an interest in building a good internet resource and will enjoy spending money to promote it you may make some money, if you want a quick buck shake dice in the Ramblas.
there is one rule in any business , to earn profit you must wait 1000 days .And I can say same rule is applicable for directory too. Its not like that create directory and host it and u are through. Managing directory, reviewing submission, marketing your directory there are plenty of work remains after starting a directory ..so if you are ready to do it then yes directory will give you considerable amount of money.
I think the work needed to create a successful directory is more than most realize. Way too many directories.
Well I created my directory only a few months ago and it doesn't have many listings yet but the ones i there are page ranked pretty well. How I made my directory "profitable" is my ading cpalead code to the site so to enter the first time you need to fill out the short survey. I want the code to fire off when you go to submit a link not just when you enter the site but that is another story. So I montized it that way. The directroy is free expect for feautred links which I charge 10.00 for but the main way I made it profitable is by bartering. Giving webmasters featured listings in exchange for links, services, traffic packages stuff like that. It has worked very well so far.
kflo01 How many links you got? And do you really think that people want to do a survey before they go on your site? Just curious?