iWebTool Directory

iWebTool is a very popular webmaster and SEO tool website that was launched in 2005, the web directory came soon after that. Last year the directory categories started to get over crowded due to it having a very limited category structure, there was a big overhaul and now the directory is a lot more comprehensive and there is a specific category for most business sectors. I regularly submit my clients sites to the directory and the vast majority of the time the links will be picked up by all of the big 3 search engines fairly quickly. I expect the huge amount of links that the iWebTool website has helps with that. Listings are very affordable at just $9.95 per year each.

Click on the following link to visit the directory - iWebTool Directory

iWebTool Directory Statistics on the 30/03/08

Links found by Yahoo! Site Explorer - 1,303,008

Alexa Ranking - 3,075

More Reviews Coming Soon

I have just realised that I haven’t posted on this blog for a couple of months now, you may or may not be aware that Google recently penalized a bunch of directories including my own Biz-Dir, this has certainly been a big blow to the industry and many of the directories featured in this blog have been hit. I am currently dropping all of the paid links to my directory in an attempt to get back into Google’s good graces and once they are all gone I am going to try and get myself reinstated, I will let you know how it goes.

Killer Web Directory

I have just taken over a new directory (killerdirectory.com) the directory was launched in July of 2006 and has been tossed from pillar to post the poor little thing. It has built up quite a lot of natural links a long the way though and that is really what interested me in it. I have just had a custom design done and made a load of modifications to the script. The directory now has deep link options, SEO friendly detail page URLs and in a couple of weeks I am getting the pagination mod for it. Google doesn’t seem to like it very much at the moment, so I am going to be adding high quality sites and new links vigorously over the next few weeks, hopefully I will be able to get the Google bot hooked. I can’t honestly say that it is worth submitting to at the moment, but if you get in early you have more chance of ending up on the top hits page.

Click on the following link to visit the directory - Killer Web Directory

Killer Web Directory Statistics on the 11/08/07

Links found by Yahoo! Site Explorer - 15086

Alexa Ranking - 479648

Genuine Paid Directory IDK.IN

Genuine Paid Directory is ran by Syed Balkhi a professional web developer from the United States. He has obviously put a great deal of time into making sure that the directory looks the part and it ranks really high in the search engines as well. I submitted a bunch of sites a couple of weeks ago and was very impressed to see the listing pages indexed by Google and ranking high within a couple of days. This is one of the things that I look for in a directory and I will certainly be using it again. Regular listings come with 3 extra deep links are available for a minor $14.95, I recommend get yourself over there and submit. Also check out the webmaster blog where Syed blogs daily.

Click on the following link to visit the directory - Genuine Paid Directory IDK.in

Genuine Paid Directory Statistics on the 23/07/07

Links found by Yahoo! Site Explorer - 59551

Alexa Ranking - 46051

Directory Dump

Directory Dump web directory was started back in 2004 and was taken over by An0n in 2006. If you haven’t heard of him An0n is the man for directories and directory mods, he invented the deep link directory mod for PHPLD directories and has had a hand in making many of the best directories that are on the web today. The design of Directory Dump is awesome and the directory has tons of extra features including live stats (information about how many people have visited in the last 24 hours and the last month), page ranking mod (showing how many PageRank 1-10 websites are listed) and the latest relevant Yahoo news displayed on every page i.e. if you click onto the sports category page the latest sports news will be displayed a long with the directory listings. All of these extra mods will most definitely increase the value of directory, in addition Directory Dump is heavily marketed, has a lot of natural links and ranks on the 1st page of Google and Yahoo for the highly competitive phrase web directory. If you are serious about web marketing getting listed is definitely something you should do, prices start from as little as 24.99 a year.

Click on the following link to visit the directory - Directory Dump Web Directory

Directory Dump Statistics on the 24/06/07

Links found by Yahoo! Site Explorer - 283341

Alexa Ranking - 31004

New Directories Blog - Directory Kit

Just been checking my sites for blog reactions on Technorati and a new directories blogger has added me to their blogroll. I had a good read of the blog and it is offering some great articles about to run directories, here are some of the posts that I have read and liked:

33 Killer ways to increase traffic to your directory - Writing articles about your directory is definitely something that I have never heard of I will have to give this a try.

10 Steps procedure to accepting quality sites - Something that I am sure a lot of directory owners will struggle with, article offers great tips.

27 SEO tools that every directory owner should use - Great list of SEO tools for directory owners, these are probably good for all site owners.

The blogger has also created a list of directories and been kind enough to add my directory Biz-Dir. If you own a directory or are interested in learning more about directories then I recommend you get yourself over there and have a read, here is a link to the blog - DirectoryKit.com

Link Book Web Directory

Link Book Web Directory was established as a free directory in August of last year and was taken over by eWebPages directory owner CReed in I am guessing March of this year. Since the directory has been taken over the traffic has gone through the roof and Link Book now has an Alexa ranking of less then 50,000 making it a great opportunity to get traffic and business. Over the last few weeks I have submitted a number of my clients sites and I have been very impressed with the service, the listing pages are getting indexed by Google in no time (2-3 days max), all of the descriptions are hand written and best of all you can submit up to 10 extra deep links with each submission, this is great for my clients with lots of product pages. Link Book offers a range of inclusion options, you can either submit as regular (5 extra deep links), featured (10 extra deep links) or you can sponsor a category, prices start from as little as $19.95 a year.

Click on the following link to visit the directory - Link Book Web Directory

Link Book statistics on the 23/06/07

Links found by Yahoo! Site Explorer - 23724

Alexa Ranking - 44399

FreeIndex UK Directory

FreeIndex was established back in 2003 and literally lists thousands of UK businesses. The directory has very nice rankings on Google and ranks 1st page for the highly competitive phrases directory and UK directory as well as lots of other competitive phrases relating to the specific categories, this makes getting listed at FreeIndex a great opportunity to get targeted traffic and business. I just submitted my SEO site yesterday and the submission process is quite unique, you basically create your own listing using their new listing builder, I could do with something like this for my directory. The listing builder makes sure that when you submit you follow a strict guideline so that all of the relevant information is going to be there for the end user (this will ultimately increase your chances of getting business from your listing), I would imagine this makes the reviewing process a lot easier. To top all of this off the directory has a really nice design and a easy to navigate category structure where you can search by region or business sector. Like the name suggests it is totally free to get listed at FreeIndex however by providing a link back to the directory you can get a fully enhanced page.

Click on the following link to visit the directory - FreeIndex UK Directory

FreeIndex Statistics on the 21/06/07

Links found by Yahoo! Site Explorer - 94806

Alexa Ranking - 21232

eWebPages Web Directory

eWebPages was established in September 2006 and has quickly grown to become one of the most popular directories there is going. The owner of the directory CReed is a respected and trusted member of Digital Point Forums so when you submit to eWebPages you can be sure that you are making a sound investment. Many directory owners are simply out to make a quick buck and are not in it for the long haul, Creed treats the directory like his baby and exercises the highest possible level of editorial integrity. All of the listed sites are family-friendly, all of the company descriptions are hand written (no duplicate content) and all of the link titles are the actual company or website names, add this together with a nice easy to navigate category structure and a mint design and you have got a winning directory formula. eWebPages offer a range of submission options depending on your needs with prices starting from as little as $24.95 a year, whichever option you decide to go for I can assure you that you will not be disappointed.

Click on the following link to visit the directory - eWebPages Web Directory

eWebPages Statistics on the 21/06/07

Links found by Yahoo! Site Explorer - 206919

Alexa Ranking - 32491

Directory-Owners.com

Directory-Owners.com offers a range resources for directory owners. Offered resources include interviews with directory owners, directory script articles and reviews, SEO articles and the directory owners forum. If you own a directory I recommend you get yourself over there and check it out, I particularly like the interviews with directory owners, it is really interesting to hear what the real pros have to say about their directories and the directory industry. Also get yourself registered at the forums and talk to other directory owners about directory issues, there is a real friendly atmosphere over there and I am sure they will welcome you with open arms.

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