A web directory in it’s simplest form can be thought of as a human indexed search engine. Humans can visit a directory website and make resource suggestions through an online form. A human editor will review the suggestion and add it to the directory provided it meets the submission guidelines for the directory.
General vs Niche Directories
There are two major types of web directories on the internet, general and niche. A general web directory will have it’s resources sorted into a large number of categories covering a wide range of topics. Niche web directories tend to focus on one subject with resources sorted into a smaller number of highly related categories.
Purpose of Web Directories
The major purpose of a web directory is to provide directory users with a categorized list of high quality websites from a chosen field or industry. With the advent of search engines as the preferred method for finding internet resources the importance of directories as information provider’s has diminished. But, as search engine technology and the field of search engine optimization have evolved, a new use for web directories has materialized....
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