Today, little rant on those submitters who never take the time to read the submission guidelines of a directory. Every directory owner surely has the same problem as I do when it comes to dumb submitters? You know, you have a directory that is a say cat niche and only sites you accept are those about cats. And bam, you get submissions from webmasters who do not bother to see your niche, or read your guidelines, and submit sites about dogs, porn sites, and more.

I only have at present (maybe not too much longer as I am trying to sell it) one directory that accepts free submissions. It is a directory about directories. From the main page to the submit page, it says this is a directory of directories. At the submit page, it states plainly “Failure to follow the “guidelines” may result in your Web site being declined” “IF YOUR SITE IS NOT A DIRECTORY, IT IS REJECTED OUT OF HAND! THIS IS FOR DIRECTORIES ONLY! NO OTHER SITES ARE ALLOWED!” and yet every day, I get stupid webmasters who waste their time and my time submitting all kinds of sites that are not directories.

Now I realize that a lot of those submissions come via software programs that search around for any directory that has free submissions. And also those dumb manual submitters who add every free directory they can find to their lists. And webmasters use these submission softwares without bothering to check the directories in them! Same with all those webmasters who spend their bucks on manual submitters who love to submit to any directory that is free.

Okay, so much for my rant on idiot webmasters and submitters! Some more directories today to check out and yes, if the guidelines say to submit only relevant sites, please make sure your site is relevant to the directory.

Xeenit! Ultimate Free Directory
http://www.xeenit.com

http://www.rapidlink.biz
Rapidlink - Web Directory

Jam Word Directory
http://www.jamword.com

Want to buy my directory? Only $30 and it can be yours! Go to this link and buy my directory: http://www.namepros.com/turnkey-websites-for-sale/500190-directory-for-sale.html

I am going to have to find some good way to keep this directory blog updated on a more consistent basis.

It is hard getting directory owners to want to have their directories reviewed! I believe most directory owners do not want to spend any money promoting their directories. These are the ones who throw up directories, and only want free ways to promote their directories. Yet they want other webmasters and directory owners to spend money at their directory! Go figure, but today that is the way it is.

I have always done reviews for directories at too low a price, but still too many won’t spend a few bucks to get their directory reviewed or to get visitors or a backlink. But yet, open up a FREE directory and all these so-called directory owners who won’t spend a penny promoting their directory will jump all over FREE! Repeating above, there are too many directory owners in this business who should not be!! My opinion, and I am sure that is shared with a lot of the good directory owners who work at and spend on to promote their directories.

Okay, I will rant some more on another day about how I see the directory business and the directory owners who do not have a clue. Here are some directories to check out.

24 HOUR FORUM LINK DIRECTORY
http://www.24hourforum.com/links/index.php

The problem with marketing blogs is that there are just too many ways to do it. There’s Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, MSN Adcenter, article marketing and web directories, just to name a few.

To make things worse, many marketers suffer from information overload. With so much information out there on the Internet, it’s easy to get lost and confused. Without a marketing battle plan in mind, the blog is pretty much headed for failure. So consider these tips to set yourself up for success.

First, think about your linking strategy. Success for your blog depends on getting targeted traffic, and traffic comes links. Do a little bit of research and come up with a list of traffic sources that you can target. To help you save time, here are some suggestions.

You may wish to consider getting free traffic from article directories, web directories, press releases and other social networking sites. Choose one or two traffic sources and really focus on getting the links out so that your blog gets the much needed early exposure. Article marketing and web directories submissions are highly recommended because these two tactics are easy to understand and implement.

Don’t go chasing after the rest of the traffic sources until you feel that you’re getting a substantial stream of traffic from your current sources. You may then consider other sources such as uploading viral videos, forums, social networking sites and so on.

Remember, no traffic source is a hundred percent free. You can write and submit articles for free and get clicks within a few days but you still need time to write and submit those articles. So invest your resources wisely to maximize the results.

If your blog is new, you may want to submit your blog to web directories. Web directories will get your blog indexed in the search engines very quickly. There are many free web directories out there that you can submit your links to. Alternatively, you may want to hire someone else to submit your site for you. Go for a service provider with a professional track record and a positive reputation to ensure that the submissions are really done. Whenever possible, ask for verification. The best verfication is when your links start showing in the search engines. You may want to make a small order just to test out the service. If it works for you, continue using the same service provider. If you get this wrong, time and money will be wasted.

Finally, when building your links, place the relevant keywords as the anchor texts of your links. So if you blog is about green baseball bats, just put your links as green baseball bats and not anything else. Also, be reminded that link building requires consistent effort to work. If you’re submitting articles, submit ten articles on a weekly basis. If you’re submitting links, do the same. Your efforts will pay off eventually, and you may then reap the long term rewards. 

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Author: If you would like your blog to be featured on popular sites, you may wish to consider buying some Featured Blog Links. Links are keyword targeted, so that visitors know what your blogs are about.
 

PushToAuction.com Helps Get Domains on Sedo Auctions

Wednesday, July 6th, 2008

Site promotes $60 reserve domains to help get them listed in auction.

Getting a domain listed in Sedo ’s domain auction can be a big win for domain owners, especially if their domains are generic. (See “When Should You Send a Sedo Offer to Auction?“)

There are two ways to get a domain listed in Sedo’s auction. One is to submit it to an account manager or to the monthly Great Domains auction. You have to have good domains with low reserves to get accepted. Another is to receive an offer on your domain and send it to an auction with the offer as the reserve price. But waiting around for an offer is never a good sales strategy.

Enter PushToAuction.com, which lets domain owners promote domains listed at Sedo that they agree to send to auction if someone makes a $60 offer on it. Users can look for domains that look reasonably priced at $60 or above and submit a bid at Sedo. The bidder makes a legitimate offer on the domain and the seller agrees to send the domain to auction after receiving the offer. This is no different than setting a $60 price expectation on Sedo, except that you get more promotion for the domain — it doesn’t get lost in the sea of 11.5 million domains at Sedo.

It appears to be working for some sellers. According to the site, these domains used the service and sold for over $400:

iooa.com $950
6jt.com $610
pafl.com $650
exo.mobi $400

You may see a pattern here: short, generic domain names.

Michael Sumner and Bogdan Nastea of DomainRaiders.com launched PushToAuction.com about 7 weeks ago.