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Posted in March 28th, 2007

by Chris Lodge in Quick Tips, Syndication

I’m interested to know your thoughts on blog directories:

When I first started with Thermal, I dutifully signed up with every (free) blog directory going, and had a sidebar about a mile long with all the chicklets in it. Upon changing theme, I removed all of those I never got a single hit from, and was left with the 2 that you also see on Blog-Op: Blogflare and Blogtopsites.

Do you bother with blog directories? Are there any free ones worth joining? Have you paid for a listing, and were you pleased with the results?

I’ll be interested to see the consensus on this one….

Thanks.

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crunchycarpets said,

in March 28th, 2007 at 2:46 am

Yeah the only one that seems to have given me traffic was a recent one for mommy bloggers that do reviews of stuff…..

And the GoodBlogs one…that has a random button type thing.

But yep…nothing really from the others

Dj Flush @ Sizlopedia.com said,

in March 28th, 2007 at 3:18 am

Well I personally do not think that Blog directories give you any traffic

But they are very important to build a good pagerank

I have my blog enlisted in so many blog directories, a list of which is available at sizlopedia.com

However when it comes to blogging networks like BlogTopSites I think they are useful to get you some fair amount of popularity and traffic

lyndonmaxewell said,

in March 28th, 2007 at 4:04 pm

I never did join blog directories because of fear that it affects page rank, amongst others. I wrote something regarding blog directories in one of my posts.

http://esplanade.sg/2007/03/25/pagerank-predicition-is-freaking-bloggers-out/

Madhur Kapoor said,

in March 28th, 2007 at 10:58 pm

I joined a few blog direcories long time ago . As Dj said , they are not good for traffic , only improtant for pagerank .

Chris Lodge said,

in March 29th, 2007 at 9:25 am

Cheers guys,

I’m still not sure…..

Is it good for PR or not?

diversitygirl said,

in March 29th, 2007 at 5:24 pm

i just choose the ones with forums or link exchange services and in which other bloggers are actively participating in. I make it a point to select the sites with high PR and lots of traffic. It doesn’t do anyone good to link to a site that doesn’t give you any benefit in the long run.

Kai said,

in April 1st, 2007 at 6:02 am

Have you joined Grokodile yet? I did a while ago when I saw everyone’s ads for it. Checked my links in webmaster tools and there were pages and pages from Grokodile.

Don’t ask me why, but I liked it!

Chris Lodge said,

in April 1st, 2007 at 11:28 am

I haven’t Kai, but I think I will now

Baxter Tocher said,

in April 1st, 2007 at 12:40 pm

BlogCatalog is knockout. I predict big things…

Vibes63 said,

in October 10th, 2007 at 1:25 am

I’m not sure if Blog directories give traffic directly. I think they influence the PR, which then allows sites or blogs to get better placement when we reindexed…just my two cents…