Next Breed of Web Directories are Here! |Video Review Directory
Most webmasters are familiar with the term web directory or link directory. The most popular web directory of all being DMOZ. Many will argue to say that DMOZ is full of corrupt editors and is a dead dinosaurs. I can't say that I disagree with anyone who feels this way. With the death of everyone great legend is the birth of a new prospect.
Many directory owners have recently felt the wrath of Google as this giant smacked their directories into the black hole of search results. This penalty as some have called it has yet to be confirmed by Google. There are mixed feeling on why this may or may not have happened. I have drawn my own conclusions on what might have happened.
Purchasing thousands of obvious sitewide links with the purpose of raising your PageRank is going to throw up flags. Also selling sitewide links on your own website or selling text links for the purpose of passing PageRank in general throws up a flag.
The next generation of web directories is upon us right now.
As technology advances and the Internet evolves if you don't keep up or mutate you get left in the dust! Being a general web directory just won't cut it anymore. You have to think outside the box and offer visitors real content. You also need to offer a real service to your customers. Yes a traditional website review is fine and dandy if you actually do a review.
From what I have seen I would estimate that less than 7% of directories owners actually "review" their submission. Hell it's easy to just push the "accept" button but this is what gives you duplicate content and crap content. Just one more thing that Google can use to bitch slap you down in the search results.
What do you think is the number one viral marketing tool on the Internet right now? Let me clue you in as to what it may be. Google recently bought a website that offers this service for a staggering 1.65 billion dollars. Yes that's right I can see the wheels spinning now. YouTube offers a video upload service and this has taken the Internet by storm. Every where you look you see some sort of viral video. So why not apply videos to directories and offer your customers a real service?
That is exactly what I have done. This service is still in Beta mode as I test and try different methods to see what offers visitors and customers the best content. As it stands right now there are two options as a customer for having a "Video Webiste Review" completed on your website.
The first is a "Regular Video Review" where you will receive a brief overview of your website recorded on video and posted on my blog. The second option is an "Express Video Reveiw" which is where you will receive a very detailed website review that is recorded on video. You will also receive a blog post along with your video for Express Video Reviews. All excepted submissions will all receive a free traditional directory submission.
There are still kinks and changes that can be made to improve this system but video is the future of directories and the Internet in general. The phrases "Video Review Directory" and "Web Directory Video Review" will be as common as "Web Directory" in the very near future.
Step up or get stepped on!
Check out the latest "Video Review Directory" videos.
Yes this post is off topic for my blog but today is an exception. 
