Hi, from your experience what's the best way to organize your diretory: 1. using only short descriptiosn like here http://botw.org/top/Reference/Quotations/ 2. or using long descriptions too and have pages like http://www.avivadirectory.com/detail/link-15547.html Thank you for advice.
Each are as per the design criteria of the respective directories So best to create a layout which is unique to your Directory I don't think creating similar to the 2 examples is valid Be Original & Unique
Well from an SEO standpoint #2 is obviously better. It's just more content and more of a niche page. Whenever you're producing more content especialy unique and categorized well it's better than a bunch of links on a page with short descriptions.
Nice point. Playing a little bit around with your mod_rewrite technique which is already used in the script can be beneficial.
Both of the examples you have given are well managed directories that execute their own ideas very well. I think the quality of management is more important than the techniques used.
Aside from the two examples give, i will giveme own: http://www.directorydump.com/online-print-services-uk-link-587.html I prefer this type of paging because: 1. it's very descriptive 2. rewrites as if off the ROOT of the directory 3. adds seo value With the naming conventions of #1 is good as well. singular keyword targeting. Harder to rank for it, but once you do, you know you're strong. These are my personal opinions and not to be take for fact.
I would suggest long description. It is SEO friendly. Long description many keywords. ______________ http://www.pakadtrader.com