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Originally Posted by factoring
Lets put this in different terminology since people can't understand anyones point of view here.
Lets say you could pay a one time fee of $500 to live in a 600 square foot decent condo. (This is the lifetime link directories)
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You could pay $500 per year and live in a luxurious mansion.
(a little exaggerated, but this is Aviva)
When John made the statement about paid directories he was making a business point. Why pay 10 times as much over a 10 year period for something you only have to pay once somewhere else. Which I agree due to ROI (return on investment) but, if a service like Aviva is worth paying 10 times as much over a ten year period then it is worth it. Aviva is like the mansion in that it is advertised everywhere. (I don't mean to act like I know exactly what John is thinking but that is my take on his post about paid directories.)
A company like BOTW which I just submitted to, may not be worth $70 per year depending on what you are looking for. I payed for the lifetime link $200. I believe that is worth it.
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I agree, but Aviva is not a mansion, the only two directories that I consider a "mansion" and worth paying annual fees for are Yahoo.dir and Starting Point Directory. Aviva is a fine directory, and if they offered a lifetime link I would get it in a heartbeat, but it's not worth paying for annualy. Aviva is just a condo and should offer lifetime links like most other condos. They should really offer a plan like Best of the Web where you pay so much for an annual link and then more for a lifetime.
*I have an idea, since Aviva owns V7n, maybe John could talk to them about letting registered V7n forum members get a lifetime link. This would prove that Aviva really isn't greedy.