Directory submitters, its your turn. What turns you off about directories. I have created a quick list of things that directory submitters don't peticuarly like: Directory Submission - Submitter Pet Peeves As always I would appreciate any input from people that regularly submit to directories.
Earlier this week I submitted to about 150 directories using lists I found here (thx guys). I've had at least 20+ already come back as approved which is great. Pet peeve... Make it EASY for me to find where in the structure my link should be submitted. For instance, many search algorithms return ok results, but they fail to tell you what directory the result if from! When you show me a listing in a search page, tell me what directory this company is in... because hey, it's very similar to mine (hence why I searched on it...) and I should be in the same directory. Instead I have to go back and guess & click, guess & click till I locate where that company is in this particular directories structure.
Excellent suggestion techbuzz If you do a search on something like "law" it is nice to see the applicable legal categories.
I would agree with that one techbuzz. Another pet peeve in the submission process is the need for endless lists of details. It's a directory submission not an application for a visa. Site Title, Description, URL, Keywords, Email. The rest of what's asked for wastes time, and isn't useful for the listing. Another peeve is incorrectly created categories, that aren't deep. Some directories might have a category called "computers" and that's as deep as it goes. Knowing that hundreds and hundreds of people are going to submit to that category mightnt it be a bit smarter to break it out a bit more. Hardware, Software, Operating Systems, Security, Networking.... etc etc etc. I could list some other pet peeves with directories but they aren't to do with the submission process so I will refrain.
Ok, another peeve: Recommend new category... From my point of view, it makes sense to have this on the link submission page, after submitters have already choosen the most appropriate category available. They can then submit to that category and also suggest a new one. Whomever reviews the link can choose to leave them in the category they choose or create the new subcategory if applicable and put the link there. Having the recommend category as a separate submission defeats the purpose... As a link submitter, should I first recommend a subcategory and then wait (how long?) to submit my actual listing, hoping that at some point in the unknown future the new sub appears? (answer ='s no). So I end up making separate submissions, one for my new link and one for a subcateogry recommendation... now, I'm guessing the liklihood of those two submission being matched up and the preferred result, a new sub created and my applicable link put in it, is nil.
1. These new directories popping up everyday on here that have absolutely nothing orginal to offer. I don't submit often but our sites have pretty Ok links now. 2. I submit to a site, then my site is halfway down the page of the site with Google ads above it a month later. 3. Again those sites built off of that free script. I like to expand our company projects & truly think that free directory script search engines will eventually be classed as sites that are made for Google ads by Google. I'm a bit cautious on submitting to those directories. It's like a new system on this site. A. Buy a domain B. Throw in that free script with a few categories. C. Go to Digital Point Forum & announce you have a new directory D. After you have 500 submitters: Charge for submissions or Ad Google Ads above All submitted links... Am I the only one thinking this system is really messing up the directory section. Maybe there should be a new directory announcement section or something.
I agree with all of you that have posted before me. My real pet peeve is those diretories that use redirects. They do me no good to list myself or my clients on their site. I am looking for directories that will give me good SEO value all the time. I also like to be able to submit inner pages of my clients websites, as well as my own. I do not always want to promote the home page or the business name. It is usually a product or service they offer, and quite often several, so am promoting several pages. Just my 2 cents.
Good catch Carolina SEO Redirects. It was so obvious that I never added it to the list. Its there now.
I'm not sure Carolina about the redirect thing. It's a matter of choice for the publisher. For their own marketing statistics they would like to know how many clicks each link has. If they can track hits they can have toplist for the site displaying which sites are people clicking on more in the directory. Also Toplist create a better chance of sites linking back to a directory, or people actually checking, or modifying their listings. I'm not sure if there is software for a directory that tracks hits without a redirect. We just examined Yahoo Japan recently & they charge from about $500 to $1,500 depending on the kind of listing. These stats are pretty vital for people who are serious about creating a major directory. I personally think using both for a directory is a good option.