Posted on Tuesday, 10th November 2009 by admin
I rarely review a directory again, I had reviewed iBizDir earlier and decided to take a look at it again yesterday. As a business directory iBizDir is getting better and better. A completely different approach to directory homepage (having regularly updated content in focus rather than list of directory categories).
I like the simple Google maps integration they have done on detail pages (not to mention the SEO friendly URLs of detail pages). As I said earlier, I like custom scripts and this one impresses me with great bread-crumbs on internal pages.
Also checkout the AJAX driven category selection mechanism, I wish PHPLD AJAX mod was as slick as this one. You should not that it’s a business directory and concentrates on business address and contact details rather than PR, Traffic etc. that usual webmaster centric web directories are prone to think about.
A lot of new categories on the business guide section of the directory. Though I miss and RSS feed on this section. Some of their articles are really good but there is no way for me to subscribe to alerts. (Maybe there is, but I couldn’t find it).
The review fee hasn’t changed on the directory, I do hope they will publish some coupons for DirectoryBlogger’s readers.
Conclusion:
iBizDir remains a solid business directory that I recommend business owners to submit their site to. For the PR hungry crowd, it’s PR4 directory.
Tags: Business Directory, iBizDir, review
Posted in General | Comments (12)
November 14th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
With regards to PR for directories, I don’t think this is really a great indicator of a directory that you should submit to. If a directory is a PR4 it’s unlikely you will get any of that when your link is hidden somewhere in directory.com/category/subcategory/page10 – It’s better just to look for those that are well maintained and edited and in particular those that are relevant to your niche.
November 14th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Is this site meant only for businesses with with physical stores or can you submit an online business?
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November 24th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
setting up a negative keywords list will allow you to save money and improve it the click through rate of your campaigns to your web pages. The click through rate is important, because a good click-through-rate gets rewarded by Google with a cheaper cost-per-click.
November 25th, 2009 at 5:40 am
never heard about iBizDir, if it can really help to jack my business i would surely love to submit my URL to it,
November 30th, 2009 at 10:50 am
there are many links available who provides business directories, only thing you have to do is submit your URL to them and your link will be searchable thereafter from their directories.
November 30th, 2009 at 11:10 am
sometimes I wonder if such things are really necessary, I mean what if we don’t submit our URL to those directories, any how we will be surely ranked in Google and Yahoo SE for free.
December 2nd, 2009 at 12:33 am
yeah it is better to look for directories that are regularly updated and well maintained, doing this and linking with them will surely help you to increase your PR for sure.
December 4th, 2009 at 9:36 am
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January 2nd, 2010 at 7:53 am
The IbizDir looks like a very professional site – I like the content feeds on the home page, though I doubt they are making any money from adsense though.
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January 21st, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Directories are the stepping stone in the link building process and I am thankful to all those reviewers who does a neat job in assessing the pros and cons. This helps webmasters like me to take decision quickly. Getting a link from a bad directory really harms the website and also there is no point in submitting to directories who never accept our listing. Thanks for your review on Ibizdir. Their design itself is professional.
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January 22nd, 2010 at 9:59 am
I think directories are still an important place to your site online. While Google does not give them as much credibility as they once did, it is a good way to promote your business and build up your link count.
January 31st, 2010 at 5:31 am
There are tools you can use for keyword research; Wordtracker and The Google AdWords Keyword Tool to name but two. I personally use a combination of the Google Keyword Tool, Google LSI and T.J. Common Sense.