Hedir Review : Web Directory

Jackie · Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 357 23604 Hedir Points

Guys, suppose if you are asked to start a web directory then what sort of directory would you like to start? General or Niche?

Edmond Dantès · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 12:37 pm Post subject:

Niche with a lot of content (text - description)

Google Junky · SuperMOD Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 3868 286 Hedir Points

agree with niche and content pertaining to the niche on the site as well.
Never hurts to look like you know the niche well.

Michelle · Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 168 6731 Hedir Points

I opt for “Niche” as it provides more specific information. And search engine gives more weight than “General”. Also users on net always search for specific details.

nozzmoking · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:56 am Post subject:

Definitely niche. Far too many sites running a general directory, usually for no purpose other than to stick Adsense on every page.

JerryMaguire · Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 104 5985 Hedir Points

I do agree that Niche is better but I still prefer General as it brings lot of new submission everyday Wink

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Globalnetsolutions.us · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 203 7770 Hedir Points

I like Niche. Mine is a niche directory. IT is more fun as niche because you know what you want and it is your passion. General is like you think you know everything but you end up knowing nothing really...

Peace,
Emma.

globalmanufacturer · Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 12 739 Hedir Points

I think if a general directory has a high pr, I will take it into consideration, but I prefer to choose niche directory

AlphaWebDesigns · Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:32 pm Post subject:

but I still prefer General as it brings lot of new submission everyday

Yes, but how many of those submissions are high quality? I'll bet 99% of them are spammy submissions of affiliate sites. I don't know if you'd get fewer junk submissions with a niche directory, but less volume = less junk to wade through.

Also, there is an abundance of little general directories cropping up and as was pointed out, their purpose is not to help people find things - their purpose is to run Adsense. How many little directories are needed?

- I don't use general directories at all because I know they do not contain enough sites to be useful.

- Once in a while I'll use a niche directory because I believe it might contain some good sites I might not find using a search engine.

Best of luck, I hope you are successful with your directory Smile

MediaGuy · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 26 2413 Hedir Points

Niche - but it's so easy to choose the wrong niche. Niche anything carries more risk.

Risk that one is so small, too small to stand out. Or niche might not have the following expected. Lot's of reasons for failure!

Saksco · Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject:

I prefer niche as well. There are too many low quality general directories out there.

MediaGuy · Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 26 2413 Hedir Points

At least niche is targeted and the right traffic is visiting. You don't get that with a general all-purpose site.

Eg: Visitors want a certain type of info, and dislike wasting time on searches that don't produce fast results. Advertisers want good exposure that converts a visitor from the engine to their website. If the engine can't do this, the visitor never makes it to the client site and the client can't make a sale.

Pretty obvious I know - but most important.