Directory VS Blog

[johnboy82]

Someone said that directory will die in 2007, whether you believe it or not, to building backlink, I think blog will be more and more important than directory .
What do you think about?

[toothpaste5782]

Blogs are so 2005

But you are right, with hundreds of directories being created every week something has to give. However the blogblaster type of programs mean blogs will never be a simple solution - like any website you'll have to work hard.

[toothpaste5782]

Make your Blog like a Web Directory! It will be a bit more work for the constant updating, but the payoff is much greater.

[toothpaste5782]

blogs take too much work for some people

I think i'm going to start a blog, or maybe a 'few hundred' blogs, blogmaster. and then automate them

[pwner1044]

- relevant links embedded in content - especially deep links - how can that NOT be better than your standard web directory.

What about this:
http://ask-dir.com/detail/link-137.html
http://ask-dir.com/detail/link-456.html
http://ask-dir.com/detail/link-545.html
http://ask-dir.com/detail/link-541.html

[pwner1044]

blogs take too much work for some people

Which creates a barrier to entry - hopefully making the "directory" style blogs just a bit higher quality - not a lot, just a bit.

[pwner1044]

Ah, so your directory is a "standard" directory?


Ok, if you compare standard Directories VS standard Blogs they have strengths and weakness, blogs are good on content and embedded links but directories are better on co-citation. I tried to mix the 2 and get the best of booth worlds.

[pwner1044]

Ok, if you compare standard Directories VS standard Blogs they have strengths and weakness, blogs are good on content and embedded links but directories are better on co-citation. I tried to mix the 2 and get the best of booth worlds.

Right - I consider your directory MUCH better and higher quality than the "standard" directory that the "average" person sets up using the "normal" directory script. Perhaps directories will evolve - as yours has - to include features most remarkable about blogs.

[pwner1044]

What's the different between an article site and your directory?

Good question:

- the categories pages where you get the co-citation that don’t exist at articles directories or blog's

- my directory only lists reviews of sites not general information articles.

- Normally links are inserted on footer of articles, at my directory are inserted inside content like it happens at blogs.

- Also the extensive review is optional, so your listing can work as a classical directory if you chose to.

I think you could safely say my directory it’s a mix of classical, article and blog directories trying to get the best of each type.

[pwner1044]

A directory with a blog is fantastic. Offering people a 300 word write up and a few deep links for extra money should benefit directories and webmasters.

Most blogs use wordpress which has lots of easy SEO plugins that create a great internal link popularity/structure. This means each single post page has multiple links pointing to it with good anchor text; I think this plays a major part in generating link love in blogs.

'Traditional' directories only have one link pointing to each final link page and then has a one sentence description that is not likely to be unique.

Basically, directories have a lot to learn from blogs.

Just my 2 pence.