I agree. I see no real issue with "seeding" empty categories at the minimum bid. It is good for the directory to have listing in every category. I personally do not do it (not sure why.. lol). But what bothers me is when then accept 200 (ok that might be an exaggeration) directories into their bidding directory right off the bat for free or for a discounted price. Typically they get a bunch of submitters and then they just die off. It makes no sense, why not just open a free directory?
People don't understand that no one makes money with a directory.. bidding or paid without good promotion, networking and traffic. Seems like 99% of these are just wasting their time, looking for an easy $15 or so, hoping the directory will just "magically" get bids like bigweblinks and Zorg simply because they announce it.
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