I have been involved in the web directory industry for many years, and I am arrogant enough to believe that I know quite a bit about web directories. If nothing else, I know what I look for in a web directory because I have been working on them for well over a decade now, and…
In a packed market full of copycat web directories all using the same basic web directory scripts with a slightly customized theme, how can a new entrant distinguish their web directory from the crowd? Know Your Market. Let It Inform Your Decisions What market will the web directory serve? It is far better to focus…
Relevancy is a big issue on the internet, especially for web directories. When looking for more information, first stop is usually Google or Bing rather than a business web directory. How can web directories remain relevant, given the fact that the number of web sites on the Internet is ever expanding, and people are more…
The DWD Designers & Business Directory is a website created for professional developers and programmers. It is a directory that helps businesses and individuals to get in touch with web designers, internet marketers, programmers and various other service providers. Finding talented professionals can be an arduous task and it is important to make a proper…
The idea behind the Google PageRank algorithm came about at Stanford University in 1996 via an academic paper authored by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. When Google launched, this was the first major tool that was used to determine the quality of a web page and in part the web site that the page resided…
Web directories can be useful for far more than just pure SEO purposes. This is an often overlooked reality that is well worth considering when choosing whether to add a business to web directories in general and in particular web directories specifically. Qualified Visitors vs. Casual Visitors Casual visitors to a web site will usually…
What is a Web Directory? Are They Still Useful? Before Google hit the online platforms and before SEO even existed, most users had quite a hard time finding the right websites. Hence, Internet gurus decided to create web directories in order to provide Internet users with a complete database of web pages that are placed…
WDR Directory of Directories was established a year back and is a project initiated by Web Directory Reviews Org. Web Directory Reviews Org as we know also operate SEO/Web Glossary as well as Web Directory Forum. Some of the basic characteristics of WDR have been summarized below: The primary aim of launching the portal is…
To be honest, every website needs a place to showcase and make it known. Without this, you are not headed anywhere on the big world of Internet. Web Directories have been around since the days when the WWW came up and even today, some of these web directories are still sought after. When considering web…
Online communities often develop a bad reputation, and in many cases they’re richly deserved. From the bovine idiocy of YouTube comment threads to the cruel and coordinated personal attacks orchestrated by the members of such forums as 4chan, the Internet can be a writhing, depressing pit of negativity that makes one despair for the human…
As soon as the World Wide Web began expanding in the early 1990s, a problem quickly emerged of how to locate content on the web. The web had been designed to enable computers connect and share info. However, people soon realized that finding the right info was becoming challenging. Before the advent of search…
When it comes to web directories it is a good idea to judge them based on what they have to offer your business or personal interests rather than on any of the metrics linked to search engine optimization (SEO). Avoid Over Emphasis on Site Metrics There are many types of metrics associated with SEO. These…
Web Directory Digest is a project of Web Directory Reviews Org, which also operates the WDR Directory of Directories, WDR Directory of Directories of Directories, Web Directory Forum, and the SEO/Web Glossary. It is my hope that this publication will help to promote the web directory industry, to reintroduce the industry to those who were once users of…