Are Directory sites are Dead

Are Directory sites are Dead Now ?

I have some directories shld I sell them.

Please advice.

Real directories aren't dead. In fact, last PR update saw a boost across the board of the stronger end.

If you have a bunch of "directories" and you aren't interested in being part of the industry, sell them.

Thanks for sharing the post. i never knew that if Google slaps a site, it becomes dead.

It doesn't kill a site, but a google slap lets you know how serious the owner really is. Aviva got slapped in 2007 (as did many others) and it is considered one of the strongest directories these days as a result. 5 years on it still exists due to a lot of work put in by the owner to remedy mistakes (what good business doesn't make mistakes or take risks?)

But most of the directories that get slapped, die, because the owner gives up. It means they were only in it for the short haul...

Directories are definitely not dead. On the other hand, t does appear that there are a lot less bad directories being created today, which is a good thing.

Absolutely true. They are off on a new fad which is good.

Agreed! And that in and of itself is helping solidify the validity of the good directories.

Very much so. I'm actually in the process (I've been knee deep in it since the middle of the year) of some major research regarding the good end of the directory spectrum. Hoping to really push them out into the open a bit more.

There's a lot of good directories that don't get a lot of kudos and a lot of good niches being ignored too.

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