stoner3221 - 7:31 pm on Nov 13, 2004 (gmt 0)

In my opinion many will not survive, just like any business. This of course is highly dependent on the relevancy of link importance by Google. So many are being operated for a pay for link source and totally dependent on this link relevancy that when link relevancy changes they could very well fade from existence.

The Directories that survive are being developed for a good and quality resource for the internet. Several new directories are being developed by persons who have put a lot of time, money and thought into the project. These will I hope survive and develop into quality resources surpassing what directories have offered webmasters in many years.

This is not a new trend. It is similar to the early 90’s trend when directory banner advertising was booming. When the banner advertising dried up so did many of the directories like Go.Com during what was called the .com crash.

I’m not sure if my own directory will survive but it seems to be developing well and is going to be considered a development project for the first three years of operation. When it’s out of the development stage I will see what direction I want to go with it.