Web directories - Important web directories

Web directories - Important web directories
The Open Directory Project (ODP): That even under the name of DMOZ (Directory of Mozilla) Webverzeichnis was known under the name `Gnuhoo '. Later this was due to legal problems in `Newhoo '. In 1998, the list of Netscape bought and Open Content as `project 'under the now well-known names. The open structure, in which everyone can participate as an editor, ensured that the list quickly grew and gained in importance. Due to the many volunteers was the waiting time to add a new page to other directories relatively short. Also, the quality and timeliness of the links has long been unsurpassed. An inclusion in the list was regarded as a special award for a website. The search engines used the descriptions of the ODP for their results and registered sites listed higher than others. Even today calls itself DMOZ with more than 5 million records as the largest editorial guided web directory in the world.

Both the timeliness and the quality of the links, however, meanwhile, especially due to technical and organizational problems since. As before, however, is a record of high importance, since many search engines him very positive ...

The Yahoo Directory: Yahoo directory was created in 1994 as a navigation aid for the Internet and was the cornerstone of today's enterprise. For the moment, however, the directory is only a part of the entire Internet portal. New entries are if only against payment in United States dollars. Some experts fear that the Yahoo directory soon due to a lack of quality and timeliness may be set.

Web.de: The Internet portal Web.de is just as a Web directory like Yahoo. 2005, the Web.de AG to the United Internet Group sold. The directory contains approximately 400,000 mostly German sides. Meanwhile, an entry in the directory is also only against payment.

Allesklar.de: This catalog is the biggest link directory in Germany. More than 600,000 entries are mostly local with respect to different categories. The list has now expanded to a network. Through an entry in allesklar.de will also be at Lycos, Fireball, meinestadt.de, meinestadt.msn.de and freenet.de, DINO-Online and T-Online. It is possible, a website for a limited time shall be free. Thereafter, the entry here only for a fee.

In addition, there are many smaller, regional or thematic web catalogues. Although the influx of visitors by an entry in one of these catalogs is not noticeably rising, often get good quality and strong backlinks. Another advantage of these directories is often very short processing time. Within a few days, most entries. Distinguishing between catalogues must be with or without a back link requirement. The latter publish an entry only if its a link on the opposite side inserts own.

In general, you should consider whether an entry in the directory is really useful. Do I need quickly and easily back some links, for example, For a new site, web catalogues and web directories can be very helpful ...

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