Hi Guys, Looking for some constructive criticism / advice regarding my travel directory. Stats: Directory has been online almost 1 yr Categories were hand built and described Listings are edited to ensure no duplicate content Directory is PR3 Directory is top of its niche at directory critic Directory is listed at vilesilencer Directory is free So with all of the above why am I receiving an average of 1 submission a day?? Directory is profitable as is so its not about moneterization simply that I don´t understand why I don´t more submissions??? Thanks in advance for any advice. Cheers, Angus
Hi Mikey, Serps are no good for "Free travel directory" however there is alot of long tail traffic. Daily uniques from the SE´s are steady at around 100 per day. Normally for long tail keywords. Travel as a niche is huge however activity holidays feature well in the serps. Cheers, Angus
I get a lot of SE traffic to inner pages. Try aim for keywords on each category like "add url car hire" or whatever. Build more links, do more SEO. i am sure you will do better.
I just submitted a site, and I don't see anything wrong with the directory or the submission process. It's fairly typical for niche directories to attract very little traffic, particularly when you're just starting out.
use all promotional resources for your site like - directory submission, article submission, classified, forums, blogs and social bookmarking sites.
For some reason I cannot figure out, most webmasters do not appear to check niche directory lists Your directory looks top 100 visits a day isn't bad is it 717 links is on the big side for a niche directory, compared to other niche directories i've seen, I would guess that you're well on your way
Hi Guys, Many thanks for your help and it looks like there´s nothing fundamentally wrong... just a lack of promotion. Thats already started to be rectified with article and directory submissions this week.... Lets hope it bears fruit. 700 links is actually quite small compared to most travel niche directories. I guess its because of the sheer number of travel sites out there... The way I´ve always seen it: If the site is good enough I´m not going to reject it... The add url tip will come in useful and I´ll look to include that and a few more similar keywords in future updates... Thanks again guys and really has been most appreciated. Cheers, Angus
as others have said above it just needs constant marketing, I think it looks good and to be fair the level of submissions is nothing to be ashamed of, if anything it just means that the sites that ARE submitting are of a decent quality. I get a few hundred submissions a day and you would beleive some of the cr*p that gets submitted lol!
Crap submissions.... I get that with the general directory... an absolute nightmare sometimes... but you´ve got to enjoy that feeling of power when you hit "Delete"
Hello, Your directory is selling links. No one buy links. Change "links" to "listings" in your directory.