i believe that it is generally true that majority of the people do not use directories for searching, but there are a handful of internet-savvy people who will and rest assured that this number will continue to grow. For now, the main reason why most submit to directories is as most have pointed out, to be indexed faster by SE and to gain valuable strong backlinks. But eventually, these submissions will also help to grow traffic as more start using established directories....
I agree with Robert, I look for directories so that I can improve the number of my back links. Good Directories help in building good PR and ranking in Google.
Well, thank you for all of your replies. Search engine loves when you link exchange with the same nature businesses or website. So, what happening, when you have muliple subjects in your directory and you exchange with mulitple subjects with another directory? Search engine get confused. I think it is more negative for your website, than positive.
If you read how to make your website SEO friendly, they have explanation, that you need to exchange links pref. with the same type of business. There is no 100% answer to: does links exchange with any type of directories good or bad for your website. I check many website, and there is website with PR 5 with no links at all to any other website, and there is website with PR 5 with many links. so, not very clear which way to go. In most cases, when, you add your website to any directories, the location of your site will not get any PR for very long time, why? because in 95 % directories, SE, don't look so deep in to in. any other view on this, please
When it comes to searching for obscure things, search engines don't always have what you're looking for. Likewise when you are searching on a topic that's a bit spammed-out. That's when directories come in useful. What you really need is either a large general directory, or a niche one on a fairly tight theme. I don't find small general directories to be very helpful at all in this respect. But if you can get together a lot of well-categorised, themed links, then it can be useful in a way that search engines can't hope to compete with.
Depends on what you seek... Backlinks... SE Rankings ... Yes directory submittion to a few good directories will do that for you ... As for Searching....... I think most conclusions would suggest that the ones that are coming to any directory are "webmasters" looking for pages that have PR and looking over the directory for submission.... though you do have many also just browsing threw your collected links in any given directory. Due try to come up with better headings for your threads thx malcolm
Users do use directories for niche categories such as wholesale list, porn sites, and free directory lists. As far as surfing like a search engine of course not, but if your directory has a category of wholesale eBay dropshippers and updates them with details then yes you will get traffic and regular users. If you offer something for the end user it doesn't matter if it's an online directory or a whorehouse in Guadalajara. I think you guys way over analyze. There are a lot of crappy search engines people don't use either.
yes I am transferring it to a newhost My bot has currently indexed 2000 sites( only 1250 are fit to be indexed others had server problems) in 2 hours from my server(xampp) hosted at xampp (at my home) I have a list of domains some million odd domains stored in my database! so it will definitely will cross 100000 in 1 week I think so! even if it(bot) indexed from my server hosted at home so I plan to put about 10 bots in my vps
Ok for kicks i decided to see what google thinks when i type in Garbage Web Directories......... Bwahahahaha http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...L:en&q=Garbage+of+Web+Directories&btnG=Search Yip gos to show that they finally got it right! and Dmoz rounded up the top 10! lol thx malcolm
hey, don't use word "directory: !!! if you type any word or phase, it wont end up in directories in most cases. sometimes im DMOZ( depent on search)
But this is definatly very worthy web directory at Dmoz http://www.invisible-web.net/ http://www.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Searching/Directories/ It actully Has disappered thx malcolm
Nemolist - I agree with you. Not enough people use directories anymore for them to be worth being linked on.
Very funny. But at least it's for a category on called Garbage_Collected, and not some kind of Google bomb.
I've said it before and I'll say it again ... stand alone web directories are as useless as two tits on a bull. If you want to build a successful business model and make money using directories you need to offer more than just a directory. I strongly suggest people get out of stand alone directories if you are not willing to invest the time and energy to produce something of value. If you are stuck on making a directory, at least make it specific to a particular niche. Global/Broad directories are useless. Create a niche directory, ie:Golf Directory, then wrap some other features around the directory to create a vertical. For example: - create a Buy/Sell/Trade classifieds for Golf equipment - create an article section where you post Golf Tips and Product reviews - create news area where you publish the latest and greatest news around golf - create golf course rating area where people can comment on specific courses they have played - setup a coupon area where golf courses and golf shops can post coupons - setup a forum where people can talk it up - setup a blog and share your expertise Now take a second to sit back and look at your directory!! Do you offer other services that compliment your directory, add value and give users a reason to keep coming back? 99% of you don't !!! In order for directories to work and make money, you need to have benefits to every person using the directory and in the "directory food chain". The normal customer (browser) needs to see value, the people submitting to your directory need to see value (more than just a place to get a backlink) and of course you, as a directory owner, you need to see the value aswell. Don't rely on link requests from webmasters, we all know webmasters are cheap! Good luck.
Dont worry, once Google gets serious and dedicated to the task of removing paid linking , they can pretty much annihilate 80% of the fake PR importantce by assigning 10 people to just lock out PR from directories, clouds, signatures and spam blogs. Sure paid linking will exist, but at least you won't have entire sites dedicated to it.
I belive this to be an incorrect assumption... While google and matt cutts can claim what they want... We know we are still a valuable resource to them and other engines as WE the human editors do what machines cant and thats filter websites into the web. It would also seem you dont understand what a REVIEW is about in the first place which is a service provided by the paid sector. To do otherwise will open themselves up for lawsuits and other indevours.... thx malcolm