Aviva Directory - Alive Directory .. slow down guys
In the last three years the web directories industry has witnessed a significant booming, the reason behind that in my opinion is:
1- More webmasters get educated about seo and they know the impotency of inbound links in controlling the SERP so the demand for links has increased.
2- Links exchange has lost a lot of its value so the concentration now turned to the one way inbound links.
3- Getting one way inbound link from quality high PR website is getting harder.
So paid directories come as a good solution, it is fast affordable way to build links. Aviva directory and Alive directory are the new generation of web directories, they are high PR well promoted directories which I loved to add my websites there until the last month when they have changed their packages to more expensive annual fee based ones, and I think the reason they are charging so much is that they have high PR categories so it is a kind of blatant links selling now rather than directory submission especially that your listing their is with zero traffic guaranteed.
So guys slow down, even the oldest biggest directories like botw.org or uncoverthenet.com have one time fee listing, you need to know that many of your clients are seo companies those offer on time seo service package or one year seo course, so they would like to use affordable one time fee directory, for me I took both of you from my paid directory submission list and found another affordable directories those have one time packages and they are high PR (even their categories), so smaller directory owners should be appreciated for that.
Cheers
April 20th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Thanks for your comments. It’s always insightful to see what other professionals think of your website.
The recurring revenue model has been added to help fund growth. Aviva has hired a number of editors and we are building out a comprehensive database. As well, we are contstantly working hard to improve our directory’s backlinks.
Ultimately, it boils down to value. I think that most serious businesses will get a good value from a listing, even with the annual fee. It is still very cheap compared to Yahoo! and Business.com directories.
April 20th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
I don’t submit to Yahoo directory and Business because they are not affordable for many customers and they have annual free packages.
But I don’t think any directory on the net could be put in comparison with those two.
Yahoo Directory
- It is Yahoo property, and there is a potential to get some traffic beside a chance to get boosted in Yahoo SERP
- The directory pages rank very will for many keywords even in Google SERP
Business
- The domain itself was bought for $7 000 000
- Those guys run on going PPC campaign to drive traffic to every single category on their website
- The directory pages rank very will for many keywords in Google and Yahoo SERP
So those 2 have a high profile business model that enables them to charge more than others