What would be the first thing to invest into when u build a directory?

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  1. #1
    Let's say you have just build a directory...

    what would be the first thing you will spent the money on, to promote your new directory?

    please only professional comments who know what they are doing... ;)
     
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  2. mikey1090

    mikey1090 Moderator Staff

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    #2
    i would buy

    mods
    custom design
    unique content
    backlinks
    directory submissions
    advertisements/promotions/high bids on bidding directories
    banner ads made for visual adverts
    blog posts for traffic/brand promotion/backlinks (no spammy blog networks tho)
     
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    popotalk Notable Member

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    Simple. Dirsensei.com. :D
     
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    jetbrains Well-Known Member

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    I will buy

    custom design ($500)

    directory submissions ($5,000)

    High PR links($300 monthly)

    DP Signature($200 monthly)
     
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    wounded1987 Well-Known Member

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    that is a lot of cash to spend, if it is limited, what would be the most important?

    also what about free templates u give a way with a back link?
     
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  6. wounded1987

    wounded1987 Well-Known Member

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    well..... what about free directory submissions? or are u talking about directories like aviva, yahoo etc?
    5,000$ .... wow
     
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    mikey1090 Moderator Staff

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    #7
    I guess directory submissions, the design and mods are vital:)

    EDIT :: All are vital (except blog posts and maybe banner advertisements. Traffic, SE rankings, backlinks are vital to running a successful directory.
     
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  8. wounded1987

    wounded1987 Well-Known Member

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    and what if the directory is name is brand able enough to survive at first with crappy design :p

    also isn't submissions at first can hurt SEO? becasue of the high increase of back links?

    how much directories would u get for 5,000$?

    also what are mods? aren't they free?

    i received 3 days after starting the directory about 200 submissions, is it good?
     
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    mikey1090 Moderator Staff

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    #9
    if you are a free directory, thats average. if you are a paid directory, i dont belive you, unless you charge $0.10 :p

    go to www.avivadirectory.com/strongest-directories and submit to those. Directory submissions wont harm "SEO" as they are quality backlinks.

    The best mods are not free. They will cost you some $$$. A custom design is vital - it shows you care and have invested.
     
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    Ibn Juferi Prominent Member

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    Well, I went for submissions to web directories, custom design, more submissions to web directories, sponsored theme links, even more submissions to web directories, mods, buy avatar space, yet even more submissions to web directories.

    Get the picture? :D
     
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    wounded1987 Well-Known Member

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    i can get from a friend a service, manual, 2500 directories for $120.... where is the line between this and what he said $5,000 .....?
     
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    Tim_Myth Peon

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    #12
    The first thing is a good template, followed quite closely by several mods. This will help make your directory unique, and with the right mods (like my emailed confirmation link mod) your directory will be easier to manage. I get a few hundred submissions per day at ndthunder.com, but only about 5-10% bother clicking the confirmation link.

    Most mods are cheap if you can install them yourself (you can get *all* of my mods for just $5!). If you have to pay someone to install them the price goes up a lot. No one will submit to a directory with the default template and no mods unless its free, and even then most won't bother. If you don't take care of your directory, how will people expect you to take care of their links?

    Once your site is squared away, start getting links. Digixmas is good for free directory submissions. Also announce your directory in the major webmaster forums like DP. At this point, popularizing your directory is pretty much like popularizing any site.
     
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    #13
    That is submission to free directories, which is not as effective as paid directories
     
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    wounded1987 Well-Known Member

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    tell me, if they don't click on the link? what u do? why they have to click on a link?do u have paid dir?

    i can get $40 1000 DIR PR2 - PR8 or 2500 DIR of all PR's, what's better?
     
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    #15
    its better if you forget PR and free directories

    go submit to quality paid directories
     
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    Brandon Sheley Illustrious Member

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    #16
    I'd say find a nice style or if you can get a custom style.. You can usually alter some of the nice styles to make them unique if your tight on cash.
    Then I would add category descriptions to all cats. Then submit your site to every directory you can find, big and small. ;)
    Add deep links mod and tag mod, both are free.

    So, it doesn't take a lot of money to start off, if you have the time, you can save a ton of cash ;)
     
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    wounded1987 Well-Known Member

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    can some one confirm that opinion?

    that will be a good start :)
    i just want to know, what design can you get for $500 ?
    it must be something very special to charge so much for it
    if you can show me an example it i will be great

    i recently bought some PSD templates, not special but ok, i was thinking of coding them (by a coder) and releasing them for free to get a back links. what do you think about this way of strategy? i am thinking that i made a wrong move and i should sell them again so i can pay for other things like design and paid directories.
     
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    #18
    i dont think its wrong move, but i think some other things discussed in this thread come first .. like submitting to quality directories and start building solid backlinks to your directory.

    about the "paid vs. free", quality is what matters but quantity wont harm ;)
     
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  19. wounded1987

    wounded1987 Well-Known Member

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    how much a design like alivedirectory.com would cost to order?
    *Like* it..... i mean from the complexity...
     
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    #20
    Are you sure they are all approved? If not paid one would give you a guarantee.

    Personally, I would not pay for manual submission, I would do it myself, only quality free directory would be submitted. :)

    $1000+ I believe ;)
     
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