Directory Contest is now on!!!

would be a great contest to watch out for ... lets see how the things come up

 

when is the finish ?

 

check the first post in this thread >> February 6th 2007, 10 AM P.S.T.

 

We think Mike will have all the latest news on this contest right here later today

Keep watching this thread

 

yeah ..
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showpost.php?p=1701309&postcount=39
Hes gonna post the Set of Rules tomorrow morning .
Good Luck anyways to everyone

 

wooohoo...! are multiple entries from the same owner allowed ?

 

Yes they are.

First off let me say this:
Ever since I have announced something about this contest a month ago, I've been getting the usual "Is this just another seo contest?" spiel. It's not! It's a contest where directories compete and we want to find out which ones are the strongest ones.
So I've been wondering about the rules way too much. I am now going back to my original post and realize that allowing directory owners to link into the categories any way that they want, is the only way to go. I also know that really good directories won't have to worry about it. How many sites with how many backlinks does DP outrank for some hard terms?

Now: The category can't be named http://www.directorycontest.com or Directorycontest.com and the title needs to be "Directory Contest", "DirectoryContest.com"or "Directory Contest - DirectoryContest.com".

 

lol...I dont think thats gonna happen

Edit ::
you posted juz before me . Good luck ..!!

 

Sure, you can enter all of your directories. But only one listing per directory, so make it good
(And the first prize has been increased to $1,500.00, the non cash prizes will be added lateron!)

All the info is on the official blog http://www.directorycontest.com itself and will be updated frequently as more questions regarding rules are coming in!

 

Hey Mike - can you give us the exact Google search you will use for the test results? When I try to search on http://www.directorycontest.com - Google automatically takes me to the website...

 

The exact phase is "directorycontest.com"!

 

Okay, got it - thanks!

Out of the 1,000,000,000 directories out there, I wonder how many will enter? This will be interesting!

 

Has this changed, I thought the search phrase was "http://www.directorycontest.com" as mentioned in the OP

 

Will you be keeping us to date on the rankings and who is in the lead?

 

Well i wonder with so many good dirs * yes there are many good dirs * ... whos gonna take this contest seriously * with great prizes * and come up stronger to win the game

> if a free dir wins then it will go paid in the very next moment .. lol

 

Yes, in this thread and on my blog.

 

Same question Mike?
Saad

 

Yes, I've had to change it, if I just search for the name directly, it will only give me results for my own site

 

I'm really confused now. The first post doesn't mention anything about not getting links to the directory for this contest, only links to the "official" page on the site where it says getting backlinks is encouraged:

So I add the link to my directory, start building backlinks, and now I'm reading that getting links to the directory is not allowed? WTF. Will you please clarify this? So I'm disqualified now for following an "official" suggestion?

 

Sorry about the confusion. You can get backlinks to your category and use whatever you like in your anchor. I was getting a lot of suggestions, but have now decided that you can do whatever you like to boost your category which has the listing. SEO is part of the game. We are looking for the strongest directories, but you are also allowed to use whatever resources you have available to help you rank for "directorycontest.com".
I personally believe that the really good directories are hard to beat, even if they don't get additional links. but we shall see


- Mike