| You know that old saying? Build it and they | | | | submissions! You just need to dominate your |
| will come? True, it's a line from a '90's | | | | niche with your specific directory. |
| baseball movie "Field of Dreams", but that | | | | |
| adage still holds true in the world of niche | | | | Take me for example, I'm attempting to do |
| directory websites. | | | | just that with my diet directory, located at |
| | | | .It's not really a fancy directory, but, it |
| It seems that with the advent of some new | | | | only caters to the diet and weight loss |
| directory script by some unknown publisher, | | | | field. Over the next couple of months I'll be |
| another webmaster rushes to jump on the | | | | charting how well I can penetrate and benefit |
| bandwagon of creating another directory. But | | | | from staying in this niche. |
| there's a problem with that. EVERYONE is | | | | |
| creating the same search directory! | | | | But it all comes down to marketing your niche |
| | | | directory. Let's be honest, you could have |
| So how do you stand out in a sea of sameness? | | | | the best directory in the world. Chances are, |
| Easy. Create a niche directory and ask for | | | | if no can find it, then it is completely |
| links from those websites that your directory | | | | useless. What you need to do is to blitz |
| caters towards. This way, you build a unique | | | | market your niche directory. Send out a press |
| database and the word will get out amongst | | | | release, have a writing service write 10 |
| those webmasters in your niche that you are | | | | promotional articles centered around the |
| actively seeking submissions. | | | | power and usability of a niche directory like |
| | | | your own, and submit your directory to as |
| As time goes on, your page rank should | | | | many search engines as possible. Then |
| increase with reciprocal link passing as well | | | | finally, and the hardest, contact those sites |
| as people talking about your site. That's the | | | | in your niche to fill your directory. |
| goal isn't it? You can even start charging | | | | |
| for webmasters to put links on your website. | | | | I think over time you will see some nice |
| Or even charging for submissions! At some | | | | results. I'm hoping I will! |
| point, all of your submissions could be paid | | | | |