How to earn from a directory site ?

I have a directory site, it is new and not big. Can you provide me some ways to earn money from a directory site ? I know only Google Adsense

 

You can charge a couple of dollars for premium submissions, you can also add some affiliate links and make money per lead, per sale or per click

 

Alternative to google Adsense is AdBrite.com

Manolis

 

U can add CpaLead gateway and earn some money.

 

Adsense is well-known for not working well on directories. The vast majority of visitors to web directories are webmasters...and these are NOT the kind of people that are likely to click on ads. Even if you whore out your directory with adsense all over the place, it's doubtful you will make more than a dollar or two a day...at best.

Selling listings is the way to make money on directories. Selling one listing will often times produce more money than a couple weeks worth of adsense revenue. And popular web directories will sell alot more than one listing ever couple of weeks. That being said, not alot of people are going to pay for a listing on a directory that doesn't appear to well-maintained.

I assume you are posting this thread in regards to the directory in your signature. If so, there are things that you need to do if you want to be taken seriously, but the most glaring problem is you need CATEGORIES. Your directory has 25 total categories. You need to spend a day or two and add a couple hundred categories (minimum). If you could add 500 or so that would be a good start. No one will pay to be one of 200 sites listed in Business or Shopping, etc. Create relevant sub-categories so that you aren't stuffing so many listings in particular categories.

 

You can also place banner advertising.

 

Thank you very much for your advice. It is very useful for me
Sometime, I think it is not good if you have too much category. All sites in my directory in Business and Business only, Not every sites in any filed
Do you think it is too much if I have 500 categories ?

 

i think you can earn from advertising banners ,selling banner ads and adding feature links on front page

 

I saw some people and group make a lot of directory with many domain and location. Then they give for people submit for free. That's mean you will have traffic for it and $ from advertiser such as Google Adsense -> $$$$$$

 

The best way that I've made money with my directory is through premium submissions. Not only does this mean that you will review their submission quickly, usually within 24 or 48 hours, but you will give them priority placement - usually at the top of the category.

 

Hard work to get some good PR 3 + . Spread it telling that Get Quality Backlinks. Place 125x125 banner / affiliate banners / adsense etc..

 

You should try to earn from Banners but they will only sell if you have good page rank.

 

CPA ads on your directory is another good way. Many CPA Networks online for this. Some better than others, and then some that I would not touch.

Another way is sponsored listings.

 

can i put affiliate links to php link bid directory? anyone used for affiliate marketing ? and i want to hide the url of course.

 

You can use your directory site to sell your link in cheap price but i would recommend you to earn from CPM as this will earn u bucks too

 

1) You can setup premium submission on your directory that users pay you money for submitting their links.
2) You can insert PPC ads on pages of your website. Some of best PPC networks are : Adsense, Adbrite, Bidvertiser

 

Ive tried CPALead before but it seems to string viewers away from the site I used to have.