Members does not follow rules and guidelines. webmasters submit the site and never click on validation link sent to their email addresses. Biggest problem is to get traffic other than Webmasters and put this in the minds of General web surfers that Web directories can find best of web for them.
In no particular order... - Submission services that keep submitting non-topical sites to niche directories. - Submission services that don't read what belongs in what field. - People who should know better and yet still submit to root. - The trend on DP and elsewhere that all free directories are blanketly being accused of: No inner pages with PR Are all QBC Are not worth submitting to
my biggest problem is those people who register networks of expired domains with pr and install default directories scripts in all of the domains, then they start selling guaranted inclusions in hundred of directories for $6. shameful..scam.. and very bad for the directories industry.
In general the directory market is doing very well!! Lots of innovation and committed directory owners. The only two problems that are quite prevalent are: 1. The huge amount of spam free directories need to deal with, which will make this category of directory extinct. 2. A small amount of folks looking to earn a quick buck by scamming people with dropped domains (meaning they buy a dropped domain, put a free script up, advertise it as a high PR directory getting paid links and free link submission traffic then sell the site at a profit). This type of person causes a negative impact on the whole directory industry. See this DP post for more details on how this works.
When I was on phpld 3.0.6 version, I got hunderds submission daily. Now I have upgraded to the newest version and self with catchpa off, I have no spam submission.
i don't think they are facing problems but 1 problem with me is that despite very cheap link price i don't get much sales