Best of the Web Directory – BOTW – is Recommended
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One fee based resource we recommend everyone sign up for is Best of the Web (aka BOTW)
No matter whether you are big or small, I recommend you spend $99 a year (or $249 onetime – lifetime) to join this directory. When you join you get short description and a nice link:
Visit Best of the Web to see if you are already listed (just search for your domain name), and, to sign yourself up if you aren’t already.
April 28th, 2009 at 11:38 am
I think you meant to link to botw.org, not bestoftheweb.org, in the first link. Right now it goes to a parked domain. The link at the end is correct, though.
April 28th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Interesting, I have heard about Best of the Web, but never really knew if it was worth it. It seems like the rates are similar with the Yahoo Business Directory, so if you had to choose one, which would it be?
May 6th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Choose both… but, if only one? Probably Yahoo
May 6th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Thanks Paul, that was a dumb error, I got it fixed now.
May 9th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
I thinks free directories like DMOZ and Yahoo are always a better choice. DMOZ is a Google directory and can give you high traffic but listing is a bit difficult.
May 11th, 2009 at 8:26 am
Best of the Web is probably a better choice than DMOZ. I just realized that it’s almost impossible to list your websites in DMOZ unless you’re paying for it. If the major SEO toolbars are all caching the information for BOTW, they must be really worth the deal.
May 11th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Hey,
I have bought a listing a while ago on this directory and, to my surprise, i received a good number of visitors. I recommend it!
warm wishes,
John
June 15th, 2009 at 8:41 am
I agree BOTW is a great directory to use. It’s one that I use most often for my clients. Yahoo is good to but just a little more expensive. DMOZ is great of course but seems impossible to get a link there. :)
June 20th, 2009 at 4:51 am
I think botw is the best directory today.Dmoz is dead long ago and I don’t like Yahoo paid services.
July 27th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
I used BOTW for one of my traffic ticket-related websites before I sold it. I paid the $249 since it seems to make the most economical sense. I will consider it for my latest site as well. Kudos on the blog post.
January 11th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
DMOZ is free, Ent Doctor. I agree that it is very hard to get into the DMOZ directory, but definitely worth trying. It is not dead, not even close. It is still the directory that google draws info from, so being included in it can help you get prominent search engine rankings too.
January 15th, 2010 at 6:01 am
DMOZ is a Google directory and can give you high traffic but listing is a bit difficult.
Thanks for sharing.
February 11th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
yes but, at the end of the day this is simply a “PAID FOR” link — i can;t believe that google for example, gives a link on a for-pay link (farm) any real value. It would go against everthing they are currently saying. I’m interested in knowing why everyone here seems to think botw is considered a meaningful link!
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:27 pm
I agree. BOTW is an awesome directory and one of the few left that hasn’t been devalued by Google. Well worth the price. And it suprisingly does bring traffic.
April 20th, 2010 at 6:38 am
Thanks for the information. I agree BOTW is a great option. DMOZ is only great if you get listed.