Directory category structure...

Discussion in 'Directories' started by tarponkeith, Jul 12, 2007.

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    Ok...

    I'm starting a directory... Not a cheap wanna-be like the one in my signature :)

    I'd like to find a good category structure for it, anyone want to give me permission to take some ideas from their directory? Thanks
     
    tarponkeith, Jul 12, 2007 IP
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    SasaVtec Notable Member

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    ideas no, but its not hard, make em up yourself and make em unique
     
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    Tryy see the category structure of FWD web directory
     
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    CReed Prominent Member

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    Look to the more prominent directories for inspiration; Yahoo, dmoz, Business.com, etc when creating your category structure. dmoz has some value after all. ;)
     
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    Bernard Well-Known Member

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    Unique content, unique category structure, they both go a long way to help getting established
     
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    Yes, try and follow the most prominent directories out there. Deciding a directory structure for your web directory can really be a time consuming task. :eek:
     
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    No, because the best idea is to make it as unique as possible. Although at the same time, you will want to look to large, established directories to get a good idea of which categories attract the most submissions.

    Uniqueness can mean giving a different name to what is essentially the same category: for example, you could have a top category "Business", or use the word "Commerce" or "Commercial" instead. Ideally, however, you should look to having a slightly different structure to other directories as well. Regional listings are a good example: many directories categorise regional listings by Continent > Country > District > Town, or something similar. As a result, a lot of the individual category pages end up as duplicates, because there will be the same websites, and often the same descriptions for these websites, within. Instead, consider using a category structure such as Continent > Country > District > Topic, or Continent > Country > Topic > Subtopic. The more thought you put into this, the less you will be affected by duplicate content problems.
     
    Obelia, Jul 13, 2007 IP