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having an Australian web directory I try to focus on website that are relevant to the Australian community. no point of havng a website that can't serve the need that a local person has. That's the reason why I have a section for non Australian sites

Chris, I thought this was a good article and glad to see you are developing some directories the right way. 

I think Libby is right -- niche directories can serve a valuable purpose and are difficult for SEOs to exploit.

I also think Greedy got up on the wrong side of the bed.

The overall value of this directory, like any "human-edited" directory will only be as good as the opinions of it's human editors.  How biased will you be, what criteria will you use to "judge" a sites value, or lack of?  Will there only be One person making the decision to allow a site in, or will there be a panel?

Just curious.  Thanks.

Hi

Do you think everyone is stupid?  iEntry owns about 200 other FREE directories and none of them are worth anything. The templates where ripped on most and the creators links removed which is against the terms of service when you downloaded them.

So anyway what makes us think that this directory will be any different then the others you own that just sit and grow mold? Where you so bored that you had to pimp an article about how great this NEW Free directory will be? Dude get a life as this link bait isnt going to work

As for Paid Directories

Let me explain that a paid directory offers a "Review Fee" which is what you get (a review, usually within 48 hours) as thiers nothing etched in stone that says your link will be accepted under any circumstances. Another thing that the review fee goes towards is advertisng and marketing for that directory and yearly maintence for that directories links.

Good luck with this new  201st  iEntry Free directory

lmao

greedy

Welcome to the world of directories. :}

Are you ready for your friends to start distancing themselves from you in the bar? Because running a 'real' directory is a bit like running a massage business for sports injuries...everyone (inc google) will assume it is the other kind of massage service.

One 'yardstick' question... What percentage of your listings will be generated by you?  There is a difference between a list of widget manufacturers and a list of widget manufacturers who happened to submit to your directory.

Users aside, is it true that Google places a lot of importance on directories vs. smaller niche sites becuase of all the information available?

In other words, isn't a site more vaulable (SEOwise) if it has more pages than it's competiors in general?

Also, wouldn't a site generally be seen by an average user as a more trustworthy site becuase of the amount of content avaiable? More is better?

These are questions that just popped into my head after reading the comments.

Thanks!