Hi. I'm New Here. My name's Dave. I have is a question about Link Directories. Are there any real marketing advantages to running a Link Directory? I can see that people want to post their site on directories. Is there a true marketing advantage for the owner of the directory?
Not a whole lot unless it gets big. One thing you can do is market your other websites from the directory.
Well there are some advantages as mentioned above, it depends on what you are aiming at. The competition is fierce and in visitors often come to submit a link and leave again, so it can be pretty difficult to monetize from it. Search Engines dont seem to like directories much either, so you have to be patient if you hope SE traffic. But if your directory grows big there are many possibilities for multiple income and marketing advantages, I think your best chance is brand promotion.
It really doesn't do too much for you. Even if it gets large you may only make a few hundred a month from it. You can always market your own websites through it which is a plus but google is all about relevant links now so can't really say how it could help you as far as PR.
Greetings Dave, Sandor says you Welcome. This is a nice place to develop your ideas. But now, I join the ones sounding before me. Much time, much work and some money are needed in order for start your library to be with enough greatness, and does not bring tall incomes then. You may start it naturally, but you will be unable to live on it until a time. Try to stand on more foot, deal with something else, which yields money soon. Next if yet always likes the topic and you have money, set about it. Good luck, Sandor
If you have a second site you can allow free entry into the directory providing you get a link to your main site, that way you get plenty of one way links to a site you are trying to promote.