When you’ve just built a new site, one of the first concerns is how to get people to come and see all the amazing work you’ve been doing. One of the more popular ways to start pushing your site above the surface and on to the radar is by submitting it to web directories. But as with most things in life, the top prizes come at top prices. There is however, a multitude of free directories waiting for you to submit your url.
If you google ‘free web directories’ for example, you’ll find a query list of universal proportion. So not only do you have to contend with the sheer quantity of directories out there, but on top of that you have to embark on a process of weeding the good from the bad, sorting the reputable sites from the viral spam sites.
Today, I’m going to make that process much easier for you because below is a list, in descending order by page rank and alphabet, of some of the web’s better directories. It goes from the ubiquitous dmoz.org to the lesser known, though nonetheless noble, LinkPrestige.com.
What I aim to do over the coming days is to submit my new games arcade site to all of these directories. It will be an extremely laborious task but I have devised a submission method to alleviate some of the pain. I will share that method with you in part two of this directory link experiment. The overall aim of the experiment is to try and get a sense of what relevance and what impact submitting links to directories has on a new site. I will be posting details of the experiment in part 2 over the coming days so stay tuned if you’re interested.
If you decide to submit to any of the links below please leave a comment here about your experience and of course if you happen across a dead link or a directory is no longer running, please also point it out here. Thanks for reading and happy submissions!
Page Rank 8-6
dmoz – http://www.dmoz.org/ – PR 8
Jayde – http://www.jayde.com/ – PR 6
Info-Listings – http://www.info-listings.com/ – PR 6
Cyber Find – http://www.cyber-find.net/ – PR 6
Page Rank 5
Turnpike – http://www.turnpike.net/
Submission 4 U – http://www.submission4u.com/
So Much – http://www.somuch.com/
Search Sight – http://searchsight.com/Directory.htm
Prolink Directory – http://www.prolinkdirectory.com/
My Green Corner – http://www.mygreencorner.com/
Illumirate – http://www.illumirate.com/
Free Website Directory – http://www.freewebsitedirectory.com/
Domaining – http://www.domaining.in/
Classifieds 1000 – http://directory.classifieds1000.com/
Clarib – http://www.clarib.com/
CANLinks – http://www.canlinks.net/
Campusti – http://campusti.org/
Add URL Free – http://www.addurl-free.com/
Page Rank 4
Zunch Directory – http://www.zunchdirectory.com/
Zorkk – http://www.zorkk.com/
Yvir – http://www.yvir.com/
Wikid Web – http://www.wikidweb.com/
What Clicks – http://www.whatclicks.com/
West 2002 – http://www.west2002.org/
Webolink – http://www.webolink.com/
Visit A Link – http://www.visitalink.com/
Viesearch – http://www.viesearch.com/
The SEO King – http://www.theseoking.com/
Thales Directory – http://www.thalesdirectory.com/
Suggest Link – http://www.suggest-link.net/
Submit URL – http://www.submit-url.org/
Scrabble Stop – http://links.scrabblestop.com/
SEO Executive – http://directory.seoexecutive.com/
Sampletec – http://www.sampletec.com/
Sams Directory – http://samsdirectory.com/
Rio Directory – http://www.riodirectory.com
Qos Team – http://www.qos-team.com/
Purple Directory – http://www.purple-directory.com/
Plenty Links – http://www.plentylinks.com/
PK Design – http://www.directory.pkdesign.sk/
Pedster’s Planet – http://www.pedsters-planet.co.uk/
Klik Klik – http://www.klik-klik.com/directory/
King Of The Web – http://www.kingoftheweb.net/directory/
Katulago – http://www.katulago.de/english.php
Jtob – http://jtob.com/
Irka Web Directory – http://www.irkawebdirectory.com/
Inteligent D – http://www.inteligentd.com/
iServ Directory – http://directory.iserv.com.au/
GeeeZ – http://www.geeez.com/
Free-Website-Directory – http://www.free-website-directory.com/
Free Link Dir – http://www.freelinkdir.com/
Find Top Links – http://www.findtoplinks.com
Find Good Sites – http://www.findgoodsites.com/
Fat 64 – http://www.fat64.net/
Epagini – http://business.epagini.com/
Dynn – http://www.dynn.org/
Domain Link Exchange – http://domain-link-exchange.com/
Dir Submission – http://www.dir-submission.com/
Dir Open – http://www.diropen.com/
Directory Worm http://www.directoryworm.com/
Directory Vault – http://www.directoryvault.com/
Directory Storm – http://www.directorystorm.com
Directory Link – http://www.directory-link.info
Dir2U – http://www.dir2u.com/phpld/
Crazy Leaf Design – http://www.crazyleafdesign.com/webdirectory/
Black Dhalia – http://www.blackdhalia.com/
Arakne-Links – http://www.arakne-links.com/
Apexoo – http://www.apexoo.com/directory/
All The List – http://www.allthelist.com/
A List Sites – http://www.alistsites.com/
A List Directory – http://www.alistdirectory.com/
Add New Link – http://www.addnewlink.net
Aby Dir – http://www.abydir.com/
777 Media – http://www.777media.com/
3 Windex – http://www.3windex.com/
Page Rank 3
Xland – http://www.xland.info
Xakami – http://www.xakami.com/
World Wide Directory – http://www.worldwidedirectory.org/
Web Links Live – http://www.weblinkslive.com/
Web Acclaim – http://directory.webacclaim.com/
Webslackers – http://webslackers.com/
Velendi – http://www.velendi.com/
UUIQ – http://www.uuiq.com/
URL Shack – http://www.urlshack.com/
URL Moz – http://www.urlmoz.com/
URL Chief – http://urlchief.com/
Trout – http://directory.trout.pl/
The Web Directory – http://www.the-web-directory.co.uk/
The Vivid Edge – http://www.thevividedge.com/
Theme Directory – http://www.themedirectory.net/
The-Free-Directory – http://www.the-free-directory.co.uk/
Typodrome – http://typodrome.com/
Taterlinks – http://taterlinks.com/
Summer Rains – http://www.summerrains.info/
Suggest A Site – http://www.suggestasite.net/
Softensive – http://directory.softensive.de/
Sloppy Links – http://sloppylinks.com/
Skype Media – http://www.skypemedia.com/
Skaloosh – http://www.skaloosh.com/
Sites Directory – http://www.sitesdirectory.info/
Site Avenue – http://www.siteavenue.net/
Sighber Café – http://www.sighbercafe.com/
SEO Web Link – http://www.seoweblink.com/
SEO Web Index – http://www.seowebindex.com/
SEO Web Directory – http://www.seowebdirectory.info/
SEO Friend – http://www.seo-friend.com/
SEO Dir – http://www.seodir.org/
SEO Craze – http://www.seocraze.com/directory/
Samaprzyjemnosc – http://www.samaprzyjemnosc.pl/
Saho Design – http://www.sahodesign.com/
Red Links – http://red-links.com/
Regular Links – http://www.regularlinks.org/
Register Link – http://www.registerlink.info/
Rankorama – http://directory.rankorama.de/
Profit Choice – http://www.profitchoice.com/webdir
Premium Net – http://premiumnet.info/
Ploovi – http://www.ploovi.com/
Place Your Links – http://www.placeyourlinks.com/
Pile It On – http://www.pileiton.com/
Open Directorys – http://www.opendirectorys.com/
Omega 55 – http://www.omega55.com/
No Links – http://www.nolinks.org/
Net Candy – http://www.netcandy.info/
Netorado – http://webdirectory.netorado.com/
My Submit – http://www.mysubmit.info/
My Link Directory – http://www.mylinkdirectory.info/
My Best Dir – http://www.mybestdir.info/
My Direct Links – http://mydirectlinks.info/
My Maldives – http://dir.mymaldives.com/
Mercury Directory – http://www.mercury-directory.info
Market SEO (.com) – http://www.marketseo.com/
Little Web Directory – http://www.littlewebdirectory.com/
Links To My – http://www.linkstomy.com/
Links Harbour – http://www.linksharbour.com/
Link Directory – http://www.linkdirectory.com.ar/
Link Dir – http://www.linkdir.info/
Link Book – http://linkbook.pcgraphicsolutions.com/
Link Add URL – http://www.linkaddurl.com/
Lakbay Pilipinas – http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/directory/
Knm1 – http://www.knm1.com/
Klottra – http://www.klottra.com/
Klingelton – http://www.klingelton-tipp.com/
iWeb Info – http://www.iwebinfo.com/
iSearch Link – http://www.isearchlink.com/
Infignos – http://www.infignos.com/
I Mom Links – http://www.imomlinks.com/
iExtreme – http://www.iextreme.info/
Hrdw – http://www.hrdw.net/
Hits Happening – http://www.hitshappening.com/
Hide URL – http://www.hideurl.info/
Gray Directory – http://www.graydirectory.com/
Global Business List – http://www.globalbusinesslist.com/
Gimme My Domains – http://www.gimmemydomains.com/links/
Gilas – http://www.gilas.net/
Gaming Forums – http://gaming-forums.us/
Free Web Directory – http://www.freewebdirectory.biz/
Free URL Directory – http://www.freeurldirectory.com/
Free Kick Temple – http://www.freekicktemple.com/directory/
Find What Where – http://www.findwhatwhere.info/
Fat Info – http://www.fatinfo.com/
Fast Tracked – http://www.fasttracked.com/
Fast Find Internet – http://www.fastfindinternet.com/
Fast Dir – http://www.fastdir.info/
Excellent Web – http://www.excellentweb.info/
Evmina – http://evmina.com/
eWeb Index – http://www.ewebindex.com/
Etkal – http://www.etkal.com/
e Sentiment – http://www.e-sentiment.net/
Enter Network – http://www.enterwork.net/directory/
DUWF – http://www.duwf.com/
Dream Submitting – http://www.dreamsubmitting.info/
Directory WS – http://www.directoryws.com/
Directory Submit – http://www.directory-submit.info/
Directory Global – http://www.directory-global.com/
Directory 4 U (.net) – http://www.directory4u.net/
Directory 4 U (.info) – http://www.directory4u.info/
Dir 365 – http://www.dir365.org/
D Directory – http://www.ddirectory.co.uk/
Dare Directory – http://www.daredirectory.info/
Concensus – http://www.concensus.org/
Click My Brick – http://www.clickmybrick.com/
Cherry – http://www.cherrydir.com
Cheap Directory – http://www.cheapdirectory.net/
Cash For Surveys – http://www.cash-for-surveys.com/dir
Cache Directory – http://www.cachedirectory.com
Bliss Wolff – http://www.blisswolff.com/directory/
Black Dir – http://www.blackdir.info/
Best Net Sites – http://www.best-net-sites.com/
Best Dots – http://www.bestdots.info/
AZ Links – http://www.az-links.info/
A Web Directory – http://www.a-web-directory.info
Avis Soft – http://www.avissoft.net/
Article Zones – http://www.articleszones.com/directory/
Annuaire – http://www.annuaire-seo-webdirectory.com/
Anaximander – Directory http://www.anaximanderdirectory.com/
Amwart – http://www.amwart.com/
All URLs – http://www.allurls.info/
All Link Directory – http://www.all-linkdirectory.com/
All Direct Links – http://www.alldirectlinks.com/
All Business Directory – http://www.allbusinessdirectory.biz/
A Free Directory – http://www.a-free-directory.info
Add Link Suggest – http://www.addlinksuggest.com/
A Big Dir – http://www.abigdir.com/
A1 Look – http://www.a1look.com/
1 Biz List – http://www.directory.1bizlist.com/
9ia – http://www.9ia.org/
1stW – http://www.1stw.com/
1 ABC – http://www.1abc.org/
1800 Canada – http://www.1800canada.ca/
Page Rank 2
Zenith Design – http://www.zenithdesign.net/
Web Mixture – http://www.webmixture.com/
Wannaberichtoo – http://www.wannaberichtoowebdirectory.info
Vrok – http://www.vrok.net/
Plus UK – http://www.webdirectory.plus-uk.net/
Traffic Directory – http://www.traffic-directory.net/
Top Canada – http://www.topcanada.info/
The Best Damn Links Page – http://www.thebestdamnlinkspage.com/
Sure Directory – http://www.suredirectory.com
Spring Snow – http://www.springsnow.info/
Special Directory – http://www.specialdirectory.net/
So Red Hot – http://www.soredhot.com/
Simply Bobs – http://www.simplybobs.com/
Simple Directory – http://www.simple-directory.net/
Simple – http://www.simpledir.com
SEO Friendly Directory – http://www.seofriendlydirectory.info/
SEO Directory World – http://www.seodirectoryworld.com/
Searchworth – http://www.searchworth.com
Search Info – http://www.searchinfo.biz/
SE Agency – http://www.seagency.net/
Scfenghe – http://www.scfenghe.com/
Rmsiu – http://www.rmsiu.com/
R-fd – http://www.r-fd.com/
Renewed – http://www.renewed.biz/
Quick Directory – http://www.quickdirectory.biz/
Pukt – http://www.pukt.com/
Publimix – http://www.publimix.net/
Proper Directory – http://www.properdirectory.com/
Pop Net – http://www.pop-net.org/
Picked Sites – http://www.pickedsites.info/
Omega Link – http://www.omega-link.co.uk/
Npue – http://www.npue.com/
Nice Directory – http://www.nicedirectory.net/
Neon Links – http://www.neonlinks.com/
Name Proz – http://www.nameproz.com/
Master Sites – http://www.mastersites.info/
Make Me Popular – http://www.makemepopular.com/
Links Web – http://www.linksweb.info/
Linkpedia – http://www.linkpedia.net/
Link On Up – http://www.linkonup.com/
Jello – http://www.jello.no/
India Business Directory – http://www.indiabusinessdirectory.info/
Great Rates – http://www.greatrates.info/
GI8 – http://www.gi8.net/
Free Web Directory – http://www.free-webdirectory.co.uk/
Free Online Directory – http://www.freeonlinedirectory.info/
Find Sites – http://www.findsites.net/
F7W – http://www.f7w.net/
Extreme Links – http://www.extremelinks.net/
Exgoo – http://www.exgoo.org/
Erect A Directory – http://www.erectadirectory.com/
Envla – http://www.envla.com/
Easy Directory – http://www.easydirectory.info/
DPO Pace – http://www.dpopace.com/
Directory Fire – http://www.directoryfire.com/
Direct My Link – http://www.directmylink.com/
Computer Remote – http://www.computer-remote-control.com/directory/
Arcade Site Stats Nov-Dec 07
December 3, 2007 at 11:18 am · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged analysis, analytics, commentary, google analytics, monthly, patterns, Statistics, stats, traffic, trends
This is the first in a series of monthly site statistics reviews where I’ll be taking a look at FingerMonkey.net visitor activity and hopefully seeing a steady growth. It will be a chance to reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of the site and an opportunity for readers to get first hand insight into the reality of developing a flash arcade from the bottom up.
This first series of stats is for the period of the 2nd of November to the 2nd of December 2007. I have included screenshots from google analytics, a must have free analytics tool for any serious webmaster. I will mark up some thoughts on each screenshot and then leave it open for reader comments and analysis on anything I have overlooked or misread, please let me know if there are other areas of site statistics that you’d be interested in viewing.
I should also point out that while google analytics is a rigorous piece of software that tells me everything about my visitors right down to what colour their underwear is, I recognize that statistics are really only an indication of a site’s trends and cannot be substitutes for the real markers of esteem: public opinion. It’s very easy to focus solely on stats as a means to assessing how successful a site is. To apply this approach alone would, in my opinion, be a mistake. So take it with a pinch of salt!
Dashboard View (click image to see large version)
Rather than go through all the stats step by step, I’ll let you look at them for yourselves and I’ll only comment on the parts that I find significant. So in this overview what strikes me most is two things. First of all the obvious and gradual increase in visitors to the site over the one month period (please bear in mind that this is FingerMonkey’s first month in existence!) from 2 unique visits on Nov 2nd to 28 on Dec 2nd.
The second thing that I find interesting is the average time spent on site which amounts to about 13 minutes. 13 minutes in web time is actually quite long and I’m surprised, it means that users are clearly getting stuck into some gaming. What I’d be interested to find out is whether by lifting the current 50 token limit (5 tokens per game play) on unregistered visitors, I’d see an increase in time spent on the site. Then to find out whether more time spend playing mean more chance of clicking on ads and thus more revenue. This is something I’m going to experiment with.
Traffic Sources View (click image to see large version)
Right, so here we have a breakdown of sources of traffic of which nearly half is being generated by search engines (Google: 127 visits | Yahoo: 31 visits) and nearly a third by referring sites. Top referring sites are the two main arcade forums I frequent: Talk Arcades and ArcadeWebmasters. Other points of interest are search engine keywords. The words ‘Finger Monkey’ have the most searches which is a very good sign since it means that at least some of those 65 will have been people who remembered the name of the arcade. Getting the name and the image of the arcade into visitors minds is crucial to nurture returning and loyal visitors.
That’s it for this month. Next month I’ll be able to begin a few early comparisons. Stats will get more and more interesting as time goes by, but also more complex.
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