BOTW.org 50% Off Listings

[William.Lau]

Directories are no longer as effective anymore but I still think this is a good deal especially for a lifetime link at 50% off.

This is good for those that were contemplating this but did not want to spend $300.

Hope this helps anyone that was interested previously.

"Sneak Peek: BOTW’s Biggest Sale of the Year!

Save** 50%** on all BOTW submissions on Cyber Monday.

Promo Code: CYBER50 
valid Monday November 26, 2012

A directory listing in Best of the Web is a vote of confidence for your business website. On Cyber Monday, submit an annually-recurring directory listing for only $75 a year (reg $149.95), or a Lifetime listing for a one-time fee of $150(reg $299.95). "

[riplash]

[MarkScully]

What a waste of money. Avoid.

A lifetime link? You'll maybe soon have to pay extra money to get the link back off of that site.

This type of directory is no longer effective at all. I would highly suggest keeping your money.

[riplash]

So you don't think BOTW falls more into the realms of human-curated lists, than paid-for-PR directories?

(not saying I stand either side of the fence, genuinely interested to know how people feel)

[irvingw]

I am amazed that BOTW is still milking that site. This will not help you one bit but shouldn't hurt either, I can almost guarantee you Google has BOTW listed as a site to not pass PR from and that they are just a neutered site for SEO.Not a bad neighborhood but also not beneficial for SEO.

[MarkScully]

My instant reaction to looking at that website is that it's a very poor quality directory site.

It looks like a paid directory and a low quality one.

I struggle to understand why people chose to pay for these. They hold no weight anymore.

[riplash]

Certainly, I'm sure that's all it looks like - because that's, basically, all it is.

It was once, however, considered (even in knowledgeable SEO circles) to be a strong inbound link - indeed, one of the few directories that used to be considered worthy of the review fee (just like similarly priced Yahoo).

That's why it will still generate discussion (rather than outright derision) occasionally, and why I am playing devils advocate to some degree to spur that discussion.

Because of its history, I find it highly unlikely a link from BOTW would ever hurt a site.

[SEO5Team]

My suggestion based on a $300 budget would be to run a promo/contest where the client gives away something valued at $300 to the respondents. This has a better chance of going viral , generating buzz and quality backlinks as opposed to the directory route.

[Cashinout]

Pretty sure all directories look like they were created in 1973.