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In a earlier post, the idea was floated about running a web directory. If you did start a web directory, what differences would you make to the directories you’ve recently been submitting sites too?

For example, what categories would you choose? My natural instinct would be to choose software related categories. Most directories bundle all software into one category, e.g.

[top] -> Computers -> Software

Do you think a finer categorisation would work? For example:

[top] -> Software -> Development Companies

[top] -> Software -> Development Blogs

[top] -> Software -> PHP Scripts

Of course, even if the categories were different to a lot of other directories, would submitters use them and do you think you’d have time to review submissions to check they are appropriate to the categories?

by ML

I’ve now submitted my new MS Access program site to about 250 directories using Mikes submitter tool. I’m now well into PR 0 directories.

I don’t think its worth doing any more, working on the premiss that sites with no PR will not pass me a slice of their PR?

However, I was thinking of waiting to see how many links I get. Then seeing if its worth doing this on my others site. But I want to go further and submit a pad file. So I won’t be able to tell how much value directories give my site.

I’m also not sure which sites / pages I should submit next?

Ideally I’d like all my pages submitted separately to all the directories

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by JM