Tips to Run A Successful Directory!

[eXweso]

Having some experience in making a good directory, I would like to share it with new directory owners. Correct me if I am wrong and add some tips which I may have missed.

Building it:

• Get a good domain name, will help you a great deal!
• Get a unique design, the defauly directory design won't help you a great deal
• Choose a script that suits your needs.
• Various mods are now available. Add them as features to your directory. Be unique and don't copy other successful directories
• Don't collect databases lying around and apply them on your directory. Its duplicate content. Manually add as many categories as possible to give the customer value for money and the user precision
• Directories are supposed to provide information, add original content on your directory related to your niche. If it is a general directory, add all you can!

Development

• Keep updating the directory by adding mods, original content, offers for your customers
• Don't focus on PR, focus on developing your SERP rankings and PR will take care of itself
• Don't link exchange and fill your footers or sidebars with unwanted outgoing links
• Add high ranking websites like Google, Yahoo, NASA by yourself
• Edit, change and review each link to make it unique. You don't want same descriptions of a website in each directory
• Re-build your category cache regularly
• Get yourself listed in other stronger directories and websites
• Release freebies like free WP and Directory themes and templates
• Take user feedback and work on it

One final tip: Don't follow the crowd, you are unique and so is your website. Think out of the box and show them what you can do!!

[karmadir]

That's quite true, for a successful business we have to think out of box.

[jakki]

thanks mat, nice tip but i m saw a same thread at dp

[eXweso]

Originally Posted by jakki

thanks mat, nice tip but i m saw a same thread at dp

I posted it there too. Have a different username there..

[lloyd.velarde@gmail.]

your tips are all needed to run a successful directories.....that was really true!

[istongtotong]

Wow, that's good for starter like me "how to manage directories".

[msright1981]

Haha that inspired few of my change on electronsonline.com . Thanks for the tips.

I will update you when the changes take a place.

[dzinestand]

thanks for your nice tips dear.

[lizkurt]

if you have the courage to run your directory and if you have the passion on it then probably your website will be one of those successful websites

[andrew1]

Thanks to share with us these wonderful tips!

[Konrad]

Thanks for the tips.

[arrisweb]

agree, at first good domain name is very important. Before registering directory owner should consider if this domain will be good for directory.

[seocipl]

Really nice Tips. Yes it's really true tips for running successful directory. Thanks For sharing tips

[Himalayan]

These tips are really very helpful in creating a effective directory.

[istongtotong]

Awesome tips providing more ads I think might help.

[Curadebt]

Hi,
Even if you have a successful directory do you think you can make money from directory? I have a pr5 directory www.mastbusiness.com and still cant make $100 per month.

[LinkItDirectory]

Thank you, very helpful

[websitepromotion]

Thanks for your great tips how to manage Successful Directory.

[Methu09]

Useful tips....Really

Thanks...for this....

[medy3a]

Thank you for tips