Business Directories DOA?

[somarco]

DMOZ, BBB, Chamber of Commerce directories doomed?

Attacks on paid links have seemed like a potentially serious threat to directories that charge fees… Wary website owners have shied away from paying for a submission / link to their sites, with a consequent negative impact on the financial viability of web directories.

Google's January Penguin update has just ensured that the majority of existing directories will be overwhelmed with requests for subscription cancellations and link removals. As word spread about Google's vicious attacks on websites that have incoming links from directories, submissions are sure to dry up. Starting a new directory would be madness, doomed to failure…

Penguin 2013 seems intent on progressive elimination of directories per se! Is it a coincidence that this savage but effective way to eliminate a huge block of competition for search traffic leaves the author of the attack as the most likely beneficiary?

Google Tolls the Death Knell for Web Directories | SiteProNews: Webmaster News & Resources

 

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

Yahoo and Business.com are two I would consider safe, but that's just a guess based on conversations with folks that know more than I do.

 

[somarco]

If you read the comments it seems there is disagreement on the accuracy of this "prediction".

Imagine that . . .

 

[YouGotMyMoney]

Matt Cutts has said in the past that if you the web directory actually reviews sites before inclusion, and it's not just a free for all like the thousands of sites that use the "php link directory" script to turn their site into a web directory. .................then ur ok

 

[marcus118]

When was the last time you went to an internet directory to look for a plumber?

Unless the directory is getting quality, relevant visits to your business, it's not worth it.

 

[Insurancetechhead]

SEO moz has a pretty safe list, I think you need to be a pro member to get access to it. We may have one sitting in a storage box in the back room I will see if I can find

By the by speaking of directories, this is an article that proves history does in fact repeat itself

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/what-mak...y-and-why-google-penalized-dozens-of-bad-ones