Directories are DEAD?

**arthur.online** · 06-17-2009 02:42 PM

I've read that google is changing it's search algorithm and I noticed that a lot of directories have now PR on the homepages but no PR on the internal pages. Even not 0 but no-PR/not-indexed. PHPLD almost all directories are like that.

Any comments / ideas?

**temi** · 06-17-2009 08:56 PM

Yes, you are right directories are more or less dead, there are very few directories alive this days, they tend to be niche directories with good contents apart from just listing websites.

**Robdale** · 06-17-2009 09:19 PM

I think you are absolutely right. web directories are almost dead as now i think google is not considering backlinks to determine the PR. If they are not considering backlinks then what algorithm are they using? Any idea?

**Sprouter** · 06-17-2009 10:01 PM

I don't think they are dead at all. they are great to get some extra traffic from. I don't think it's good to look at everything through page rank glasses.

**deluxdon** · 06-18-2009 12:58 AM

You can't say that actually as still directories are good for traffic as well as link building.

DON.

**fishbed** · 06-18-2009 02:16 PM

I don't think so. Directory still alive. They have no PR because didn't have backlinks.

**Robdale** · 06-19-2009 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by Sprouter

I don't think they are dead at all. they are great to get some extra traffic from. I don't think it's good to look at everything through page rank glasses.

Do you really think that directories can send good amount of traffic? Till now i have submitted my blog to about 2000 directories and not even 1% of traffic i have got from it. They are just good for backlinks and nothing more. Link building is surely good for high PR and huge traffic.

**articlemaster** · 08-06-2009 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Sprouter

I don't think they are dead at all. they are great to get some extra traffic from. I don't think it's good to look at everything through page rank glasses.

Can you place name some directories which give good traffic. DMOZ and yahoo is the best but they also dont give much traffic.

**extomas** · 10-06-2009 01:58 AM

Submitting in free directories is a waste of time because most of them are MFA and disappear after one year or so, There are few directories which are maintained manually like DMOZ, they are worthwhile.