The newest emergence and by far the hottest item in the directory industry right now is
bid directories. The concept of bid directories is simple, bid the highest - rank the highest. But, as easy as it sounds, some of the major bid directories out there are a lot to swallow, at least financially.
By the numbers on first page top bids:
Big Web Links - $3,000.
Web Directory List - $1,050
Blaze Directory - $1,000
Web Directory Bid - $901
Dollar Linking - $763
CDHNow - $600
Many directory owners have been really put off from the high first page values and some don?t understand the underlying secret to the bid directories.
Bid with Moderation
There is no need to shell out $1,000 per link. If you think about it, that?s a bad decision in itself as you can be building more quality links in the meantime instead of investing heavily in 1 place. Do it in moderation and over time your rank will increase.
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