Comments on: Connected Internet Directory Passes 4000 Links

By: PS3 Addict

PS3 Addict — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:01:32 +0000

My directory flopped, whats the secret to making it successful ???

By: Everton

Everton — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:40:00 +0000

@TheFix

Other than a few posts like this and linking to it from my site nothing. I did have a link to my directory added to the TypoReloaded theme, but that just helped with backlinks.

@Zath

Yes, I used to be a PR6 but since going to a PR3 the number of links added/day has gone up not down!

By: Goran Website

Goran Website — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:05:09 +0000

I use directories for my clients as they bring local business, in actual fact most of our clients get at least 20% of their business from directories. I do realise that everyone is looking at what Google thinks but what about what are clients want, more business and local directories do, do it. Or that is what I think. And forums these days, 99% of them ones I go to are uncontrolled and full of sh$t.

By: Zath

Zath — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:58:52 +0000

Also, does anyone know Google’s current stance and opinion of directories? Would they penalize you for having one?

By: Zath

Zath — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:57:29 +0000

I’ve still not got round to looking at this option, clearly it’s worked really well for you Everton, do you think it was because you were offering a WordPress theme back when you started it that helped? Did CI have an appealing Pagerank at the time?

By: TheFix

TheFix — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:15:00 +0000

I wish I could say the same about the Directory I launched a while ago. Ev, did you ever write a post about how you got your Directory up and running so well, so fast?

By: John

John — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:31:43 +0000

I’d not heard of that, but it looks like the code is available so it might be worth checking out the available mods or having a friendly php coder tweak it to filter out some of the more common spam.

By: Everton

Everton — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:35:12 +0000

@John

I use SMF to power my forum

By: John

John — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:16:49 +0000

I know how you feel, my forum isn’t as popular but still gets flooded with spam attempts.

What software are you using for it? I’ve been slow customising phpBB to add my own spam blocking which seems to be keeping the worst of it from getting through.