I need the help of some fellow directory owners. Actually, its more like a trial with some honest feedback. Here's the deal: I will place your directory creative (125 x 125) on my directory list page for free. It can't be a heavy graphic, have continual animation, or be obnoxious. I will run your ad for a week minimum, possibly longer. All I want in return is your private/honest feedback regarding the traffic received and what you believe is a fair fee for that ad slot. I realize a week is not that long of a period to really test something out, so I will do what I can to run it longer. Your banner will run only on the directory list pages, which at the present time is 15 pages. If any directory owner is interested, please let me know and point me to your creative. I will accept two, and possibly three 125 x 125 creatives depending on the file sizes. PS: All ads follow Google guidelines and are nofollowed. Creatives are served from my server. I reserve the right to reject any creative.
Mikey, I know you just sold Zorg - but do you have another directory creative that I can place on the page? Or maybe the new owner is interested? I know traffic is the important issue, that's why I'm posting the ads at no cost. I just need a little feedback from directory owners themselves.
Can't you use the counter on the affiliate link on those pages as a guide ? at a very rough guess it would be between 1 - 5 % of traffic, and again it depends on many other factors.
i am up for it, however the size of the creative is 253x111 http://www.wwwi.co.uk/templates/Groovy/images/logo.gif i am using google analytics so all the traffic from your directory will be recorded.
I know how much traffic the pages and affiliate links get. Regarding the creatives, that I don't know about. Sure, I could add a creative and track outbound clicks. But I'd rather just give 2 or 3 directory owner an opportunity to get some traffic/branding in return for their honest opinion...
Remove where it says Deep Links Web Directory. .... anything that mentions the following scares the crap out of me: Deep links (oh yeah, my links will be deep placed will they?) Free Directory List (remove that, anything that says 'list' makes me think you are about to add me to a mailing list and either spam me or flog my details) Categories: 333 (Get rid of that - it serves no advantage) SEO friendly directory list? (sounds like you rely on the SE's, and likely don't have any other promotion going. and it makes you sound like a webmaster) Remove the adsense block - it makes you look desperate, and it's unprofessional. Get a new redesign done, and lose the SEO garbage talk on the site - it doesn't sell. Lose the PR indicators also - you never no what impression that gives out - but it won't be favourable.
Because Event King is the know-it-all of directories, and is more successful than Yahoo directory, Business.com directory and every other decent directory in the world. Or so he believes
Wow, this post makes you sound like you know absolutely nothing about web directories, or web sites in general. Just an observation.
Yes. The critque was a bit harsh - but some of it was on target with my future plans. I guess offering other directory owners a free ad on my page was an invitation for being abused. Thanks to those that responded, and even those that critiqued my site. It's a work in progress (obviously), so there will be some changes in the coming months. Best of success to all! The free ad offer is now closed.