Feeling Overwhelmed? Again, we will tell you the same thing, don’t be! We are still breaking all of
this down for you so that you can process it slowly.
Let’s talk about subject directories. These directories are
controlled by humans. Editors review and select sites to include in their
directories that follow specific criteria for selection. These directories
work with keywords that are matched with the written descriptions provided by
the editors behind everything. This process is time consuming for them, but it makes it more efficient for you. These editors usually just index the home page or the top
levels of the site. So this means that your keywords are matched with all kinds
of other directories such as general, academic, commercial, portals and
vertical portals. Portals link popular subject categories, and offer other
services like email, current news, stock quotes, travel information, and maps. You will learn about vortals in the following
chapter.
A definite pro of subject directories is that it gets fewer
hits, therefore; it is more likely to get more accurate results. Less time consuming,
right? Unfortunately, a most definite con is that it very often provides dead link
results.
Links to Subject Directories
Links to Portals (subject directories serving as
home pages)
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