HI All I am pretty much new here.... but I promise I will be around a lot more after looking over this forum I think it is the place to be.... I have a question for all you directory owners out there,. Ok I owned LinkDirectory.com how can I make it better.. If you owned this domain and directory what would you do to make it better... I want to hear from every one... Again let me say I will be here a lot more now... Thanks Tom Dahne
Well get a bespoke designed template which you have from Serg and get some mods from an0n here on DP And that is only the start then work your butt off 365/24/7
Sell it to me.... i like the name.... It has potential if done correctly to achieve high spots in google... www.LinkDirectory.com Great PR5 ... get a Skin for it ..... cut back on some off the catagories on front page as it looks cluttered up top.. 1. New skin 2. 3-5 link mod just a suggestion is all thx malcolm
HI Well the template is unique... I would pay for more templates if people would contact me... I am using phpld... bespoke ( PM ME ) My directory is just over 12 months old... I may looking for more ideas to improve it... Thanks Tom Dahne
HI Malcolm Check google for the key word Link Directory. I am number #1 I get around 1k-2k traffic from that per month.. I have the options in the setting , set to show 5 sub cats I did not think it to be cluttered... I am looking at adding a classifield section to the directory... I spend let say 1k per month to promote the site It makes around 1k yes i am spending everything it makes right now... (I am tryin to grow it) Sedo said the domain is worth 8k grb that is around 16k usd just for the domain.. I am not looking for a sale right now but never know in the future.. I also own DirectorySubmitter.com the banner at the top of the site... is bring in around 300-400$ per month.. right now.. This is my baby and I do not see myself selling this domain for at least 3-5 years from now... unless the offer was right. You will never guess what i paid for the domain 12 months ago... Thanks Tom Dahne
Good im glad your sticking it out.... and reinvesting as you should do that as its what i do to all my directories... You should contact anon and get the 3-5 deep links mod installed and also the SPAM gaurd thats available also as that adds instant value to any directory... I as well have many top spots... "seo link directory" "link directory seo" and any other with those 3 words... Regardless its a Very nice domain name and definatly well worth the investment... good luck and much success to you... thx malcolm
HI All Well lets say I paid under 1k for it... It is a domain name that I will keep building... I don't see myself selling it any time soon.. Work out the traffic stats.... It makes now 1k min... per months and sedo.com said the domain was worth 8k grb I will build it for the next 3-5 years... I have a lot of plans for the domain... Thanks Tom Dahne
Great name and definitely lots of potential. Congratulations and wishing you the very best with your plans. I'm sure things will work out very good!
Layout: The colors used for the directory does not really match and it does not look lively enough to me, probably you can try changing a new layout with more colors and not only light blue, maroon, black and white as background color. It look a bit messy to me for how you've place the categories of your directory, maybe you would like to make a div layer or a table for each column or something? Domain name: Superb! I love it! =)
HI everyone... Ok Thanks so much Im still looking for ideas to make more money from the site... If you want to submit your site for a regular listings the price is $9.95 but i will give it to you for $3.50.... via paypal this is a regular listing... I want ideas to make my directory better.... the price is for a 12month listing...... normal price 9.95 you can get it for $3.50 I just want you all to tell me want I should do to make my directory better. Im going to bed now I will be back tomorrow. PM me if you want a 12 month regular listing at $3.50 Sites with a pr of 4-5 PM me for a link exchange.... I am also looking for sites to exchange links with pr4 - pr5 OK that is is for now.. I will be back here in a few days,, Thanks Tom
I think you are already doing a great Job. (Well Done) As of the template, as others said, that can be improved even more. I also agree with malcolm's suggestion that you should cut back the number of subcategories on the home page. It looks cluttered up. (3 sub-categories look much better) Also, you can remove "Links with nofollow attribute" from your submit page. There is no benefit so even if its free, it means nothing. (It gives a bad impression)
Well --are u joking man............... Your directory is already great with lots of .edu and .gov links pointing at it. Its almost 10 years old. I don't see any reason why you r doing this!!!!!!!! May be joking Can you pls list my site ( blog) free for this positive ( but 100% true) feedback?
I think the Biggest and Best Thing you NEED 2 DO 1st is Remove the "No follow" as i just noticed that in All your listings... It makes no sence for any directory owner to use as it provides nothing to the submitter and please dont tell me about the SEO value as its irrelevent as your a LINK DIRECTORY... thx malcolm
Hi ezimedia I pitty on you mate --you have such great statistics --respectable .edu and .gov links ---such an old directory ( judging by domain age)Click here to check all--his domain is 3608 days old And if you compare yourself with present TOP-DOG --Alive has a links value of 465+--- your links value is domain popularity http://linkdirectory.com PR 5 ( [Google PageRank™ 5] ) Backlinks: 924 (819 Domains » 718 different IPs) PageRanks: 529xPR0 61xPR1 96xPR2 100xPR3 28xPR4 5xPR5 LinkStrength: 10.01 [A score calculated based on all PageRanks that link to http://linkdirectory.com.] My newest directory that I launched on 28th March has a link value of 19.93 So you r nothing but a child in the directory business compared to http://www.alivedirectory.com and http://www.avivadirectory.com. U know why???? --becase you have PR5 and listing of PR3. -- The directory industry is an ever changing industry--now people look for links juice only ( how much PR backlink you can provide for a particular $$$$) Mate the ideas of DMOZ is gone and if you want to inprove --you have to invest lots of $$$ and buy high PR links ( I can be a broker)--and get high PR yourself and give your clients high PR links juice. For a PR3 linksjuice you give now--I am not prepared even to spend the $10 you charge now. If you have any question /difficulty in understanding my point --conract me viam MSN. Cheers
no doubt its a great domain with natural type in traffic, only thing I would change is add some more unique content and maybe either set it to view at 3 columns or more a sub category like Directories to top to fill up the white space now shown with 4 columns.
Hi Tom, this is Serg from www.realwd.com I am really glad to see your directory prosper like this and that you keep linking to me from the footer. Shoot me a PM and maybe we could talk about improving your design. Also, like others mentioned, you should get an0n's deep link mod. That will increase your revenue. Regards, Serg