TOP 25 Best Web Directories!

Alive Directory 5/10
BlueFind 6/10
Botw 7/10
Business.com 7/10
Cannylink 6/10
Chiff.com 6/10
Dmoz 9/10
Elib 7/10
Gimpsy 6/10
Goguides 6/10
Joeant 6/10
Lii.org 8/10
Isedb 7/10
Mavicanet 6/10
Microsoft bCentral 7/10
Platinax 5/10
Qango 5/10
RubberStamped 4/10
SevenSeek 5/10
Site Sift 8/10
Skaffe 8/10
Umdum 0/10
Uncover The Net 8/10
Yahoo 9/10
Whatuseek 7/10

Most of them are paid listings . I think those are the best web directories we have in the actual period of internet! Don't you guys think?

Is there more directories i should add to that list ?
Is there some directories i should erase from that list lol ?

Tell me what you think bout it

 

Do you have any list of free submission directories ?

 

Nice list, but lie iceberg says any free ones you think are good

and one's that would take a submission > Dmoz < lol

 

You can add and submit to mine www.niche-listings.com
I'm gonna catch up with the big boys

 

Gotta love that alphabetical order.

 

i'm working on the free web directories don't worry, its not as sophisticated as vilesilencer but a quality list. Actually i wait until next june to update it. I just want to list web directories that listed my websites ! So beware web directories owners !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks!!

 

Nice list! I hope I can get linkalliance up there by the next pr update! I've been workin my butt off adding new sections and building backlinks; but I love doint it

 

Thats ironic, you're directorys the best too!

 

Thanks; I appreciate the comment.

 

Is there anyone that does a good job at submitting to the paid directories? It seems all the services are for submission to free directories.

 

Man, we did not make the cut? That's it, I'm closing down... Just kidding.

Nice list. Brilliant choosing an "A" name.

One thing I did notice in the list though is all the high PR 5 and up, and then there is one in there at "0". Seems a little out of place, nice looking directory though.

 

I actually visited a bunch of those dirs in the top 25 and aside from the high pr they are poorly structured, poorly designed and charge WAY too much. I think the list should be based on more than just page rank! Just my thoughts.

 

How about my two PR4 directories : Index Rated Web Directory and SEO Care Directory . Are they worth it here?

 

Yes, alphabetic can be nice when you're "Alive" ... but being at the top of the game and list regardless of alphabet is an even better kudo for Chris and some of the other directory managers.

There are some great directories there ... but being "best" is definitely a subjective term - DMOZ - waiting periods, and subjective editors
Yahoo - expensive

There are lots of good free directories out there too - NeO has a decent list over at his Directory Whiz

 

Is that what the list is based on then? PR? It would be interesting to delve more into what qualifies a spot in the top 25. I guess you have to take into consdieration multiple factors:

PR
Site Design
Organization
Cost
Interal PR
Whether you are seeing actual referrals from these directories
etc...

It would be neat if someone actually put together a site that listed/ranked directories based on a multitude of factors and ranking them both by those factors, as well as say a "users choice" ranking.

Someone should make a site like that. I know we don't earn any points on design, but that has been the last thing on our minds. I've tried to concentrate on organization, good SE saturation, and quality listings. The number one comment I get about our directory is that people have actually seen referrals from it.

It takes a lot of time to build one, and even more time getting listings, well ranked/indexed, etc.

That said, some build a site that ranks directories (I'm not talking about the "top directories" script. Something that takes into account more than just raw traffic.

Anyway..

 

Nice list. I don't think I would include Whatuseek on a list of best 25 directories, since their directory has no PR. And I've never heard of RubberStamped or Umdum.

But I will add a few more high quality directories everyone should know about:
http://www.ableseek.com 6/10
http://www.abilogic.com 5/10
http://www.axeq.com/ 5/10
http://www.categorizedweb.com 5/10
http://www.kingbloom.com 5/10
http://www.linkwith.us 6/10
http://www.octopedia.com 6/10 (Really like this one!)
http://www.stickydirectory.com 6/10
http://www.worldsiteindex.com 6/10
http://www.wowdirectory.com 6/10

 

Thanx man!!!

 

mia you're definately right somebody should make a site like that.... Maybe I will maybe I will

 

Very good additions.

 

People have, I think there are several sites out there that let users leave rankings, or alternatively give an editor's view of the quality of directories and compare them based on several factors.

The trouble with most of these directory-comparison sites is they don't often achieve a critical mass of users to do the ranking. And although a few take a number of different measures to compare directories, I don't think any of them combine the results into an overall score, so you could have an easy way of seeing who comes out on top. A sort of DirectoryRank algorithm made up of all the different factors.