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A Web directory is a static listing of Web links, usually built up by human editors. Directory links are usually described in a short paragraph, and categorized by subject. The Open Directory you are using right now is an example of a Web directory. This category lists general interest directories in English or multilingual including English.



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Hoppa - A web directory which is classified both on location and subject and ordered by popular demand, resulting in a three dimensional hierarchy that can be navigated in all directions.
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Got That Online - Organized in 24 categories searchable directory founded by Rob Mcleod provides paid inclusion to their database.
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Gimpsy - Holds reviewed, interactive sites, classified by the activity the user is aiming at, and provides a Natural Language search interface. Free site submission.
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1st Spot - A directory of web sites selected on the basis of their informative value.
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Fetch Dog - A directory of paid submissions organised in a shallow hierarchy, creating large categories divided into several pages.
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Starting Page - A reference guide to websites by subject, with emphasis on entertainment sites.
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123World - Directory of official sites of the world.
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E-lynks - A directory of links organised into categories sorted alphabetically.
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Linkopedia - Over 300 categories including news, weather, financial information, online games, and travel deals.
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Re-Quest dot Net - Online library of internet and reference resources.
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Nations Online - A list of virtual gateways to the countries of the world.
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Surfpoint - Directory of sites which are member of the LinkExchange banner exchange network.
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Leon's Web Brain - Database-driven Web directory that tracks popularity of links.
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Yakeo - Directory organized into categories by topic and region, plus a Web search with a drop-down menu giving a choice of engine. French, English and Turkish language versions.
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Chiff - A directory of sites selected for good content, design, navigation, and absence of pop-up ads. Also offers a selection of newsletters.
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Ranks - Approximately 5,000 of the top internet web sites organized within popular categories, with concise descriptions.
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A Perfect Search - A selection of links with descriptions in some popular home user search categories, together with a metasearch option.
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Sight Quest - Searchable directory with approximately 2,000 categories. Pride of place is given to paid listings, and it also carries advertising in a side panel with text and images.
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DateDex - Directory of event calendars of key organizations, countries, sports and groups throughout the world, provides upload of event details to your PC via iCalendar format.
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Aeiwi - A keyword-driven directory includes a search box and submission form.
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Smart Internet Guide - Listings in a variety of categories.
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Blakkat Station - Directory organised into topics. Within each topic links are arranged into sub-categories all on the same page.
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iMarvel - A guide to popular sites. Daily tips cover personal finance, consumer news and web freebies.
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Somuch - Links on various topics, mostly focussed on computers and Internet.
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Rex - The Internet Resource Exchange is a web directory from Skyline Network Technologies.
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Smart Links - Easy access to categorized search engines, directories, and a select collection of web sites.
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7in1 Web Directory - 700 hand-picked sites in 26 categories.
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Josh's Sanctum - A hierarchical directory of links from all over the globe.
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The Invisible Web Directory - Chris Sherman's writings and a directory of resources available on the hidden internet.
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La Toile des Toiles - Provides collection of governmental, financial, commercial, Web, and educational links for each country. Interface in English and French.
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Wealth24.com - Directory of luxury shopping and wealth management. Includes categorization by country.
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All.info - Directory of informational websites, including producer-supplied information to aid users in evaluating website credibility.
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Common Content - Directory of web sites and resources licensed under Creative Commons licenses, sorted by subject.
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Andilinks - Categorized links with an emphasis on business and technology sites.
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Earth Station Nine - Categorized sites, newsgroups and webrings covering general and specialized topics.
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Forum Zilla - Offering a searchable directory of online forums and message boards.
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intelSeek! - Offering a search engine based on proprietary directory data.
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GirlHoo - Advertising-free directory built by females.
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Consumer2.com - A non-for-profit directory with categorized links.
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E-Slam - Directory of links to Islamic and Arabic related web sites.
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Web World Directory - A searchable web directory of sites categorized by topic, offering free and paid listings.
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SearchMonster - Paid inclusion directory that offers human edited entries within 48 hours.
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ThisIsOurYear - Offering a searchable directory as well as webmaster tools. Requires membership for site submission.
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GoGuides Directory - Directory started by former go.com editors and maintained and operated by contributors who pay a membership fee. Includes an image search and updated news.
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The Library Channel - An Internet directory comprised exclusively of sites researched and selected by librarians.
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Articles in this category:

  • Which Directories - Which Directories
    By Clare Lawrence 19th August 2004

    There are literally 1,000 of directories on the web and new ones pop up every day.

    Which ones should I submit to? Well firstly, provided a directory’s pages are indexed by the search ...
  • SEO and Directories - ...
  • Directories and Traffic - Directories and Traffic
    By Clare Lawrence

    Submissions to directories can be an effective method to boost your websites ranking.

    Google the leading search engine places significant importance to text links that contain key words (also kn...
  • Directories & Google - Directories & Google
    By Clare Lawrence 15th August 2004

    Can listings in directories help my rank on Google?

    Google the leading search engine considers several actors in its ranking algorithm, firstly it considers the text content of a ...
  • Do We Need Web Directories? - ...
  • Optimizing Your Site For Directories - The major indexes like Yahoo!, Open Directory
    Project, About.com, Snap, LookSmart, and
    Go.com, are great traffic sources. But it can
    be difficult and time consuming to get listed.
    This report illustrates exactly how to
    properly submit your ...
  • Top 40 Articles Directories - A lot of times, Internet marketers, publishers and copywriters find themselves taking hours and hours on the Internet looking for places to submit their articles materials.

    This list consists of top 40 articles directories where you can submit yo...
  • How Directories Help Search Engines - At the beginning of the web era, users would go to directories to find sites relevant to their interests. In fact, Yahoo!, the web's number one destination, started as a directory. Nowadays, most use...
  • How to Submit Your Site to Directories - Unlike submitting to search engines, submitting your site to directories and niche portals usually involves a lot more than simply typing in your URL. You often have to start by researching the various topic categories to find the most appropriate area to...
  • Is Google Gunning For Directories? - Why is it that webmasters are so quick to blame Google if their website falls down the search rankings, or out of the rankings altogether? Can it never be their own fault? I read an amusing forum pos...


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