irst a web directory is skateboard.
web site that specializes
Free Directory
in finding, categorizing
What you get with free
and listing links to other directories are an extremely
resources on the World Wide Web. crowded directory where your link
Owners of web sites can submit will get lost in a crowd of low
their sites for review and quality links, less traffic from
possible inclusion. Those sites the directory due to less
are then reviewed for relevancy visibility, much longer time
and site content to determine if between submission and
the site would have value to the acceptance, very time consuming
other internet surfers. as you typically need to submit
By using a Web Directory your to hundreds of these to get the
site can gain backlinks which are value of one link from a quality
like doorways to your website for paid directory and your listing
traffic to flow. They are also will typically get placed with
considered votes of quality for listings for low quality spam
search engine rankings which filled sites.
brings additional targeted
Let’s just face facts, most
traffic through search related people start a business to
actions. Web Directory links generate revenue and a directory
create unique and topically is a business. With directories
relevant backlinks to your that allow for free submissions
site.
the owners look to generate
The thing to note is that all revenue from the site in other
links are not created equal.
ways and those other ways will
The fundamental difference in decrease the quality of the
directories is free vs paid. The directory.
differences between the two are
One way they generate revenue
like night and day or BMW and on free directories is by
installing adsense on it. Those are a directory that is
adsense advertisements compete maintained by professionals, rich
with the listings on the in content with articles and
directory for the visitor traffic quality resources/listings,
and decrease the value of a link unique design with additional
in the directory. features such as deep linking
The other common way to options, quick review times
generate revenue for a free usually 24 to 48 hours and a
directory is to sell advertising directory that is focused on
space on it. The idea being to providing a destination resource
use the lure of a low quality for visitors which generates
free link on the directory to traffic.
draw traffic in to see the paid
The focus to be a destination
advertisements like site wide resource is easily spotted by
sponsored links, site featured features and content. Does the
links, site wide footer links, directory provide something in
site wide partner links and they addition to a place to submit
can call them other things also. links? Is there a blog with
Such as our network, friends and content in it? Are there articles
the list goes on.
posted within the directory
The fact is that search category structure? Are there
engines devalue web sites that other features that are just
sell placement of site wide links there for visitor’s enjoyment
on them and that severely limits such as an art gallery?
the value of a listing on those
In addition there should not
directories.
be any site wide links for
Pay for Review Directory
sponsors, there should not be
Some of the things which a pay distracting/traffic bleeding
for review directory will bring adsense.
you and that you should look for
A link from a quality paid
directory has more value than
free links. They are seen as a google_ad_width = 728;
higher quality endorsement of the
sites listed there. google_ad_height = 90;
It is our hope that this will
help you identify a directory google_ad_format =
that is worth submitting to from "728x90_as";
one that is not.
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