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One of my acquaintances, one of the leading web directory business owners today, has just transformed one of his general directories into a niche one. What’s the reason behind the transformation and how to do it the right way?

GlobeWebDirectory.com, was a free general web directory, is now a premium legal web directory.

Why go niche?

The reason of the move is mainly due to the fact that there is not much appeal on general web directories today. … Click here to continue »

I have just stumble a good thread on DigitalPoint forums giving you “good reasons” to create a crappy directory.

When it comes to directory, “crappiness” are mainly measured in term of SEO. Here are some ways to help you build a really bad directory:

1. Use the same database on your network of directories, containing the same listing with the same textual content across the network.

2. Approve all listings automatically with no quality control whatsoever.

3. Interlink all directories … Click here to continue »

Web directory business is under the spotlight in the last several years due to some facts: Web directories’ role has been reduced significantly in SEO/link building and it is saturated with low quality directories that are either link farms or dead ones. It’s obvious that if you really want to establish a web directory, you should follow the right ways to do things.

I’ve browsed some webmaster forums looking for information on how to establish a quality web directory, and … Click here to continue »

Having link title, description and keywords in your web directory’s listing detail pages is so a decade ago. Today, web directories need to add some flairs into their listing. How so, and how to do so?

One answer: Google Panda.

With Google Panda updates, no site can escape the fact that it must contain original, unique, and quality content in order to get some Google love. If a page is useful to visitors first, search engine bots second, then the … Click here to continue »

I’ve just stumbled on an interesting post containing many Q-and-As regarding this particular issue: How to report paid links. I am particularly interested in one Q-and-A about paid links, review fees and web directory quality that basically answers this question: How do you know that you submit to a quality web directory?

Here is the interesting Q-and-A:

Q: Hey, as long as we’re talking about directories, can you talk about the role of directories, some of whom charge for

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Did you know what so-called experts suggest you on keyword to target for your web directory? Yep, you’ve guessed right: Many would suggest “web directory,” “link directory,” “business directory,” “real estate directory,” and so on…

So wrong. So misleading.

I’ve found a valuable advice – probably one of the best advice – on web directory on-site SEO. It’s one of the replies on a webmaster discussion thread evolving around the topic of “will users still visit web directory?”

One of … Click here to continue »

We all know that DMOZ/ODP is a quality directory; we also know that BOTW (Best of the Web) is a quality directory. So does Yahoo! Directory. The problem is, those are the authority ones. How about the rest? How do we know whether a directory is high quality or not?

There are ways to “detect” whether a directory is recommended or not:

1. Is it a paid directory?

Sure, not all free directories are low in quality, and not all … Click here to continue »

You have tried everything to add more monetization methods to your web directory, other than charging for express review: Adding AdSense ads, selling banner ad spaces, selling text link ads, and many more. But there is actually a legitimate way to bring in more revenue from your web directory: Affiliate program.

For some reasons, most directories I know don’t have any affiliate programs. Only a handful of web directories has it: BOTW and Skaffe Directory are two prominent example.… Click here to continue »