Quote:
Originally Posted by ! Ask !
And what about a model based on a small yearly fee, example ($50 first year + $10 every year).
|
Well if you ask me, I would prefer to see a Featured with yearly fee and a one time fee for a regular link, but if there is no choice, your suggestion is better than $50 every year.
I saw many paid directory owners going to full yearly fees, that's not good.
Just imagine if you are in a very competitive market you need a lot of power with directories or else. So if I need to list my site on, let's say, 100 of the most reputable directories it will cost me $5000 of advertising per year. That's not all, I also need to keep my products stocked. Let's not forget all the products that don't sell, which will bring you zero benefice.
I don't even talk about all the licences fees, corpo list names, professional copyrighters etc.... plus regular fees for running your site (computer, hosting, domains, SSL, pakaging, and time, etc...)
So, increasing the price of directory submissions or reviews has a heavy effect on running one of my business.
I am running two small directories, so I have an idea of how much that costs too. I don't think because you advertise your directory everywhere you will get more submissions but it will cost you thousands. You need to pay off your advertising campaign, in the end submissions will cost a lot. The question is: are they worth it? Some yes, some no, but you will never know exactly right away.
What are my options for my e-commerce? Submissions will be not be 100 as mentioned above, perhaps much less if I need to pay annually, and what happens if some of these loose power? This is another reason why it is a good idea to be listed on thousands directories annually? I don't think so.
I bet some directories with annual fees or reviews will not get as many sites as they've gotten before with one time fees or reviews.
So let's stay fair and accessible for all businesses.