Web Directory Blacklist

[John Scott]

I'm thinking it might be handy to put together a web directory blacklist. Like, web directories that never approve submissions, or web directories that are too full of crap to be useful...

Thoughts?

[wrmineo]

Awesome idea JS - no one wants to waste time, effort, resources, etc. in such ventures and such a list would help mitigate that exact situation.

A key to building such a list might be the criterion for listings - much like what you've started:

1. Submission approval timeliness
2. Full of spam
3. No follow
4. .....

[mystikmedia]

Great idea! Keep us posted...

[John Scott]

The one that really gets me is when they say "free submission" and then send you a bill.

[-MGS-]

Hey,

Its a very good idea you have As i run 2 directories so I would hope I don't get listed

But yes very good idea to have this list! It will save time but also will make the directories in question to maybe work on it and change the way they work or links

Maybe DMOZ will be listed in this blacklist

-Dan

[John Scott]

DMOZ has issues, but not enough to warrant blacklisting.

[-MGS-]

Originally Posted by JohnScott

DMOZ has issues, but not enough to warrant blacklisting.

Hey

Thats good then. So your going to be very strict about what sites you add to the blacklist? What rules or guidelines are you going to follow

[alegnafire]

Originally Posted by JohnScott

I'm thinking it might be handy to put together a web directory blacklist. Like, web directories that never approve submissions, or web directories that are too full of crap to be useful...

Thoughts?

that's a great idea john. I will support you with that 100%

[tantantin]

Originally posted by John Scott
DMOZ has issues, but not enough to warrant blacklisting.

Hmmmm. How about s**t eating, beastiality and similars.

Until then..... It will be pulled out from the blacklist.

[dcristo]

I think its a GREAT idea. There are sooo many directories which claim to be free (to get more traffic), but only adopt a paid directory model.

[James Trotta]

Strange, sometimes people think my directory is free and stick me on a list of free directories. I get more traffic but I hate that traffic as the crappy submissions just waste my time.

I would imagine that any paid directory promoting itself as a free one will be fairly short-lived but in the meantime why not blacklist them?

Originally Posted by dcristo

I think its a GREAT idea. There are sooo many directories which claim to be free (to get more traffic), but only adopt a paid directory model.

[montux]

Originally Posted by JohnScott

I'm thinking it might be handy to put together a web directory blacklist. Like, web directories that never approve submissions, or web directories that are too full of crap to be useful...

Thoughts?

John:
Let you start a thread and we will put our suggestions to there.
I Know a few directories those are providing FREE Submission only for attrcting traffic towards thier directories and they have never approved my site. i think those should be in list.

[LorenBaker]

Business.com seems to be on their way of making it to the list : http://blog.v7n.com/2006/07/05/busin...sing-nofollow/

[John Scott]

Yup, that sucks. Business.com just went from green to red in two seconds flat.

[cimmeron]

so, putting the rel=nofollow makes the link useless, right? can you always see this in the source code?

[am9905d]

Originally Posted by cimmeron

so, putting the rel=nofollow makes the link useless, right?

It depends, if it is a one time fee and the directory sends traffic then no it's not useless, you just don't get PR and link popularity benefits.

[cimmeron]

gotcha. thanks.

[BingoBalls]

This is a great idea, I am always looking for good directory lists which can be very time consuming when weeding out all the crap.

[ScottFish]

Not a bad idea...
I think creating a nice list of director