Is this Directory Guide by SEOmoz still accurate?

[Francisco_Meza]

thanks Petra, JoeAnt charges a onetime fee of $39.99 USD. I would rather pay the fee.

[Francisco_Meza]

I think a new list of the top 10 or 20 would suffice for the time being while the rest are being deteremined viable or not.

[philwill]

I think if it is outdated and it is not maintained then it may be creating unnecessary focus and wasted energy.  I'd suggest taking it down until it is updated.  Perhaps in the meantime replace it with a top 10.

[SeattleOrganicSEO]

I hope you don't take it down Rand.

Frankly, I picked out one of the resources this past month and found the one site had a sister site that literally 10X's my traffic over 2 days.  Of course, it wasn't the best of traffic, but it definitely was a great resource along with providing me some other great SEO benefits.  If you listed just the top 10 and this site wasn't in there, I wouldn't have had as much fun as I did over those few days.

We can make the judgement call or gauge the quality on our end.  You just keep spitting out the ideas like you do and I'll continue to be a follower/subscriber for as long as you do.

[Goetzman]

I also am in the group of, don't take it down. People just need to see the publication date and make their own judgments.

[SteveOllington]

We (all the other mozzers on here) could help to compile a new list, we've got quite a big list with comments on each at our office which we keep fairly updated... maybe everybody could share lists to compile a big one and then somebody go through it to ensure it's all a-ok

[Francisco_Meza]

Okay, well I can create a google doc and however wants to contribute can be an editor.  After we finish the directory list, we can submit it to Rand and he can update the post.

[wazza1985]

This is good to gather the information. Let me know if this happens as i would like to have an input.

Cheers

[wazza1985]

It may also be an idea to have a List for UK results separate to the US one?

[rhutchings]

I like the idea of crowd sourcing the directory list.   I agree with the "Dont take it down".  Lets all be honest here... we mostly use the directory listings for one-way link building, and whether it actually sends traffic or not- dont really care.  I know if it did send traffic, it would be crappy traffic.

I would be more than happy to contribute to a PRO generated list, only available to PRO members.  That would be a nice perk, and a great value add.  i think we all want to know what directories work for each other   This is probably the only place i would fee ok sharing.

[magicrob]

Yeah it's not great and is out of date, has broken links etc, but as with a lot of SEO advice is useful as a guide as to the sort of places you'd benefit from being listed in.

[JohnW-UK]

Did you create this.... I am up for this!!!

[ReneReinholdt]

as others have suggested it might be an idea to make a directory we could all contribute to and maybe even sort it by country (doing a dynamical domain who is look up?)

[SparkplugDigital]

I recently submitted to JoeAnt after looking at the SEOMoz directory list. The page I wanted to submit to had a SEOMoz page authority of 39/100 and about 5 links on the page, which looked promising enough to pay 39.99. The good thing about JoeAnt is you don't have to pay every year like other directories.

[Hallam]

It may be a little out of date...but hey just proceed with caution! I always find that the seomoz juicy link finder is great for finding the more niche directories.

[Hallam]

I'd second that! There is a lot of UK seos that use seomoz. That said - any volunteers?

[rhutchings]

I am starting a Google doc today, and will start populating directory links with information.  Anyone that wants to help put the new list together, shoot me a personal message from my profile here and i will share the doc with you!

I will probably start a new Q&A post specifically for this so we can collaborate and have a dedicated section- so keep your eyes out and join the discussion.

[Francisco_Meza]

I tried sending you an email and this is what I got:  "This user is currently not accepting private messages"

[Jeepster]

I pose this question as an SEO newbie: I know I'm meant to handpick which directories I submit to and go for quality rather than quantity.

Problem: the site that's keeping me off top spot has got there by getting links from 500+ directories -- low-rent ones, at that.

Why does this tactic still work in 2011?

[aarondicks]

Maybe it could be a feature where Users could add and then vote up and down the directory to keep it fresh, relevant and up to date. Obviously you'd have to implement something to stop spammers...

That said, I've still got a couple of good niche links from the current list