January 18, 2007 at 4:19 pm
· Filed under Directory News, Directory Resources
A lot of people are frequently looking for the most worthwhile directories to submit to. Where it’s based on PR, link popularity, etc, a good thorough list is needed to further strengthen the concept of the “strongest” directories.
Jeff at Aviva Directory has put together a phenomenal list of the so called “strongest” directories based on SEOMoz.org’s Pagestrength tool.
You can see the list here.
Short Excerpt:
A common question asked in all the forums is: “What are the best directories to pay to submit my website to?”
If you ask this, you’ll get lots of responses. But generally, the responses tend to list the directories that are most popular or that are owned by the person answering the question or his or her buddies.
There really is a lack of objective evidence as to which directories are truly good.
Bob Mutch attempted to address this somewhat by developing a measure known as ILQ or Inbound Link Quality. ILQ measures the number of inbound links a directory has from dir.yahoo.com, dmoz, .edu and .gov sites……
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January 15, 2007 at 2:13 pm
· Filed under Directory News, Directory Resources
The booming directory industry has given way to a new era of niche directories that target interesting topics. These niche directories allow internet users to search a specific niche for high quality websites of that topic which can bring better results than major search engines. CelebrityContest.net Entertainment Directory is a perfect example of a professionally run niche directory.
Built off the very interesting CelebrityContest.net, which allows you to play a game similar to the stock market by buying and selling celebrities, the Celebrities Directory allows internet users to search for high quality celebrities web sites. The categories are arranged by celebrity genre including television, cinema, music, sport, and more.
Browsers are able to view the latest keywords searched in the keywords tab, as well as viewing a large list of recent keywords in the cloud tab so they can find entertainment web sites much easier.
CelebrityContest.net Entertainment Directory is a high quality, seo friendly directory that targets a very popular and interesting niche and is a great resource for celebrity based sites.
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January 1, 2007 at 2:12 pm
· Filed under Directory News, Directory Resources
In 2006, webmasters saw a large boom in the directory business. Scripts such as Esyndicat and PHP Link Directory allowed ordinary webmasters to tap into the directory niche. As the year went on, many saw directories come and go as webmaster’s learned of the hard work and dedication in order to run a successful and profitable directory. As we enter 2007, there is one specific directory that has made strong name for itself in the directory world, Aviva Directory.
Aviva Directory was launched in early February of 2005 with the mindset of creating a spam free, search engine friendly directory that was a step above the rest. At the beginning, like many directories, Aviva started as a blank canvas and eventually evolved into a work of art. Now, almost two full years later, Aviva Directory is known to be one of the strongest and most beneficial directories on the internet.
Aviva Directory allows webmasters to submit their websites to a quality spam free resource that carries traffic and link value. Website owners can browse through various categories of interest such as the popular categories of: Business, Real Estate, Insurance, Employment, Health, Jewelry, and Clothing. In addition, Aviva Directory offers a wide variety of internet and internet marketing related categories that have proven to be very beneficial to directory owners, internet marketers, and webmasters in many other related fields.
Unlike most directories, Aviva Directory offers many other resources for webmasters and business owners. Wondering How to incorporate a business? Aviva knows the ropes with a detailed article on exactly how to get started. More beneficial articles include: 99 Ways to Cheaply Brand a Startup, 21 Surefire Tips for a Successful Blog Launch, and the Strongest Directories.
The owner of Aviva Directory spend thousands of dollars each month to insure Aviva Directory is not only promoted well, but also maintains strong page strength, quality targeted traffic, and superior editorial integrity. With its growing Alexa rank of 8,154, Aviva Directory is making a name for itself as one of the web’s best overall directories.
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December 30, 2006 at 1:55 pm
· Filed under Directory News, Directory Resources
With their success in 2006, the following directories will continue to grow in popularity and strength throughout 2007:
Each of these directories are unique and their owners spend countless amount of hours in promotion, design, and adminstration duties to make their directories what they are today.
I wish them all the best for 2007!
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October 23, 2006 at 9:19 pm
· Filed under Directory Resources, PHPLD
Here is a list of all the free phpld templates I could find using all my sources:
*Note: If you decide to use any of these templates, PLEASE keep the designers & sponsors links intact as it is a free service.
Version 2.0:
Version 2.1:
Version 3.06:
I choose not to list templates for version 3.05 because webmasters have the opportunity to upgrade to the latest version.
If I missed any templates or didn’t give the correct credit, please let me know.
Enjoy and I hope this is another good resource!
Updated: November 12th, 2006
Important Note: This list cannot be copied or reproduced without consent of BlueRaccoon Directory.
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October 23, 2006 at 8:59 am
· Filed under Directory Resources
Here is a short list of some directory resources that I have come up with:
Places to announce your directory (Free & Paid):
- Digital Point Forums - Free to announce your directories. Be sure to read the Guidelines first before posting.
- v7n Forums - Have a free directory? Announce here. Have a paid directory? Announce here by first becoming a v7n Sponsor.
- Sitepoint - Announce your directory here for $10. One of the largest webmaster driven communities.
- Info.vilesilencer.com - Directory Forums for announce & possible inclusion into Dan’s SEO Friendly Directory List.
- iWebTool - announce your directory here for Free.
- Directory Owners - a forum dedicated to directory owners & webmasters. (free)
- WebTalkForums.net - a webmaster community with free advertising.
- PHPLinkDirectory - free announcement of directories that use the PHPLD script.
Other Directory Resources:
Directory Lists
- Strongest Links - a directory list featuring over 250 top directories
- Strongest Directories - a list using the seomoz page strength tool
- SEO Friendly Directory List - the largest seo friendly free directory list. Also includes Paid & Niche directory lists in excel format.
- Directory Critic - a very large free, paid, and niche directory list with many features such as ratings, link details, etc.
- AddURL - a large free seo friendly directory list in partnership with info.vilesilencer.com.
- PaidDirectories - a list containing top paid directories
- PaidDirectoryList - a list of paid directories sorted by pagerank of 4 or higher.
- Koopy.org - a directory list in the form of a phpld.
- CriticDirectory - a list of directories sorted by directory script
I know I missed some resources so stay tuned for part II.
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