traffic source for directory web sites

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    Please give your 2 cent on the following topic.

    What are main source of traffic for directory web sites?
    e.g.
    (1) Search engine
    (2) forum
    (3) other directory sites.
    (4) ppc ads
    (5) social network and bookmarking
    (6) articles submission.
     
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  2. Smaaz

    Smaaz Notable Member

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    sponsored templates
    newsletters
     
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    earticles Well-Known Member

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    for me, search engines: google and yahoo; and reciprocal links. My website acts very well while it's 1/2nd places in SERPS for many keywords.
     
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    First is DP forums, then Google :)
     
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    MeetHere Prominent Member

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    DP forum
    Search engines and than
    Individual site advertisement.
     
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    All over the net its a big place out there, and press releases are great for traffic :)

    Your question asked about traffic and Asia is huge source of traffic too
     
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    PRWEB for my real estate directory on Sunday :D
     
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    Individual advertising counts a lot. You can promote it in sig links, avatars, rent locations on forums, get people to blog about your directory on their blogs (paid or unpaid), get yourself listed in Directories of Directories lists, leave comments on blogs etc. There are lots of other ways, like Banner Advertising and so on. Press Releases can also work if you have something new and exciting.
     
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    for me, DB forum, search engines and other directory sites.
     
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    1. Google (this always should be number 1 - if it's different you should work over your dir seo optimization)
    2. PHPLinkDirectory.com
    3. Other directories
    4. Submission services
    5. Directories lists (Avivadirectory, seocompany.ca etc.)
    6. DP.
     
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    dargre under what keywords do you are on the best places in Google ?
     
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    Out of total 2935 visitors for my primary directory--

    Google 488 only :mad: (neeed to improve a lot)

    My add on [B]http://www.searchenginecolossus.com[/B] is doing just great --
    so far -- 103:)

    DP -- 89

    These traffic stats is for 1st July to 12th July:)
     
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