Can you tell me where you get the data and how good the data is?

[yeswesell]

I want to build a directory but didn't know where to start. I see some pages I like but not sure anyone can do similar. Plus where you get the data to post it. Do you harvest yourself or buy from another course and what's the source? How good is their data and how much does it cost. Thanks.

[ska_demon]

I look at the sites that I want to include in my directory then write 100 - 150 words on that site. That way you get a unique viewpoint on that site which should help rankings. I also write a few reviews as well.

IMHO the best way to populate a directory is by hand picking good quality sites and writing a unique piece of copy.

Ska

[Event_King]

You don't want to harvest anything. Harvesting with the intent of copying other's work is highly illegal - unless you have permission.

The review thing will only work if you have say 2000 reviews of each site. That's just for starters ofcourse he he. Looks like you have some writing to do... I think bigger sites (Cnet) would have the monopoly on reviews idea for the tech niche, there are other sites that cover other industry areas and will already have an established review structure in place. Likely beating you before you even start. That makes life difficult for you.

What about something original for your listings? Now if you can think of something, that would really make you stand out! Give yourself an edge.

[yeswesell]

I mean to build business directory so US have more than 14 million businesses. Lol, I can not do that much. Could you please list your site here.

[ska_demon]

Event_King

I have found that a good, keyword rich write up with a couple of short reviews will get me a lot of traffic on a business name. It is no good going for the top keywords in my case as the first 2 pages are stuffed with black hat sites. I have slowly slowly been climbing in the serps as the black hats are weeded out in favour of my white hat directory.