Lately I’ve developed a great deal of interest for Soccer Shirts and Kits, dunno where did it all come from since i am not a great fan of Football at all, i watch this game when i get time and mostly watch only the Euro Cup and World cup, but the kits really fascinate me, they are more about style these days among the lots rather than a token to show how you fan a team or a player. I recently got a Van Persie kit of latest Arsenal Jersey from a local store in Lahore but i also ordered a jersey from a Uksoccer shop online which happened to be one of my first ever online shopping experience via credit card, haven’t got the kit yet but well waiting for it to arrive so that i have it exchanged since my friends didn’t like the color of the England 2008-09 season jersey’s color. Shopping online was fun and getting onto a shopping realted site was quite an experience, i took google’s help but all in vein but when i tried a shopping directory which showed great results and many good online stores, using the directory search i got my hands over the required shop but i later found that this directory is a very good resource for online shopping and has thousands of shopping related websites so if you ever plan to buy Shoes,clothes,jewellery or rathery anything else online, Shopwiki is the place to look for.

The directory market has a great value in the Web, not only does a good directory provides helpful and valuable resources to the end user but also enhances the business of those who got there sites listed but provides good and healthy income to the directory owner. There are many types of directories but the two most common ones are General and Niche based directories, a general directory however is a huge collection of multiple hundreds of niche’s and than sub divided into many other categories however a niche directory is a simple web directory that lists websites related to a specific niche.

I personally run a general web directory as well as a niche directory and both have been great value to the end users, there are many many other niche directories specially the web designers directory from my brother has been a very healthy resource to many webmasters all over the world as well as America, another great niche directory of American lawyer referral holds a complete database of listings of lawyers from all over the USA. So to cut it short the directory market that evolved from the DMOZ and Library Internet Index has matured enough as to even become the replica of the business yellow pages, although the end user still needs some know how cos other wise the web directories are good enough to provide the information that anyone needs.

Alive Directory is probably the one name that has been most heard of when it comes to a debate about a quality web directory that offers something unique and true value that matters most to the client that lists its site in this internet site resources central.

The web directory market is although not that mature and we only have a handful of directories that are aged but yet they fail to provide the clients the true value a quality directory should provide. Alive Directory is not that case, it started only in the end of 2005 as a web site resources directory and since than a never ending promotion, enhanced link building strategy and continuous efforts for quality service has made it the giant in the modern web directory industry making it an authority web directory that does promise quality service.

Speaking of the look and sleek, Alive Directory has been recently re-designed by one of the top-notch designers making it the most appealing directory with an easy user friendly navigation. On the other hand it provides great features like a Daily Listing Spotlight that gives the maximum exposure to one of the listings on daily basis, incorporation of a deep links mod that lets a lister submit the sub pages of their websites, a unique internet marketing blog focusing mainly on issues regarding directories with some good tips for the people in the industry and not to forget a web directory for blogs where only quality blogs are listed. These were just a few glimpses of Alive directory as a internet sites resource but if we come to talk about quality there is something that makes it stand alone amongst other similar directories, and that is the strict guideline of accepting websites. Since a website after being submitted has to pass through a tough editorial process in order to qualify for being listed into this directory we can judge how many quality sites can a normal average surfer find while browsing the directory. On the other hand it is one of the most high-traffic directory thus providing the listings maximum exposure( i.e targeted traffic=Business ). So if you have a business or a site that you think needs exposure and targeted traffic, make sure you submit to Alive Directory which is a comprehensive internet sites resource.

While the web industry market is going through a revolution and new directories are coming up each day, the market is going through a buzz but at the same time the number of quality resource directories is way low beyond the number of directories that emerge on the webosphere on daily basis. While a directory can better be judged on the basis of maturity and age there are some other unique qualities that a web directory should posses in order to qualify as a Quality web directory, which includes

• A unique category structure,
• Strict guidelines and accepting only quality sites and resources,
• A decent layout and design i.e easy navigation and user friendly
• Decent marketing strategy that brings only targetted traffic.

While other factors maybe involved such as how well it ranks in SERP’s and the Pagerank but for a quality directory i think the afro mentioned qualities backed up by a decent targetted traffic are the best medicine. While i was writing this article i came across a directory advertised in a directory resource site and i really liked its unique and clean design and not to mention the logo (truly going with the name Argus) and the more i went browsing the directory i was really impressed as i saw only quality sites listed in the Internet,Business and Shopping categories, in fact after fully reviewing the directory it qualifies the whole afro mentioned qualities i mentioned above for a web directory to be rated as a quality resource.

The other thing i liked about the site is the features that it provides like offering deep links for submission, a detailed category page with Alexa details, whois information etc and additional site resources. As a submitter the other good thing that i see is the Page rank specially in a web directory but i was happy to see Argus Vision Directory with a home page of Pr 6 and the most categories as PR 5. Definitely a quality resource directory and a must submit to if you have a quality site to list in.

The web directory market over the last year has gone through a new revolution with innovations and improvments happening daily, a web directory today is not just a directory with websites listed in categories but a comprehensive portal where an end-user gets whatever he is looking for in terms of finding the best sites for his business to new and articles on the new things.

Amongst the emerging web directories today, Ripen Apples.com is probably the most funkiest directories that has brought it self into the attention of all the viewers and listers due to its funky design , an embedded blog with latest articles on web directory industry, news feeds from News resource and site resources that gives you access to some extra cool modules for your web directory to make it look stand out.

Among all the other features that Ripen Apples has as a web directory, what distinguishes it from other directories is the special unique feature of its alternative phpLD payment system. The system is great and unique in a sense that it helps a directory owner by not letting any unpaid submission to come through the administrative panel due to a smart Paypal IPN integration, this means any one who doesn’t pay for a submission and submits a website his submission will not appear in the administrative panel. The other smart tool in this payment system helps the submitter to make his submission cost-effective by paying for only the number of deeplinks he wants and not like in other directories where regardless of the number of deeplinks you submit you have to pay an exact amount. You can see how it works on the submit page of the directory where a submitter is allowed yearly and permanent listing plans. The best thing is that this payment system can work side by side with your old conventional payment system if you plan to implement it along with the current one in use.

Ripen Apples is being heavily promoted on the other hand and tends to provide the end user with the maximum return on investment and help in boost of serp’s. It has a unique directory structure with the most relevant categories and has become a very popular resource among the directory owners and users because of the great mod’s it developed uniquely for the web directory industry.It has a good Alexa Ranking and is surely going to gain a good PR in the coming update if we take into account the promotion it is undergoing through. Among some mod’s that are included in the directory are multiple listing and multiple category mod, deep links mod, coupon code mod, disable top-level categories mod etc. The alternative payment system mod is also available for other directory owners.

The directory is just more than a directory and a very good resource for everyone, and according to me it is the funkiest directory in the market which has alot to offer like the other good directories in the market.

A unique niche directory, probably the only and the best directory available for its niche that lists MySpace related website and resources is Myspace Links Directory. The directory lists only high quality myspace links and resources sites that are of a great value to the MySpace fans.

The directory has a nice sleek and attractive design and ranks very well in serp’s and provides healthy backlinks and a sufficient traffic to the listed sites. The directory is currently PR 5 with strong PR 4 sub pages, and that’s the reason behind decent traffic mostly coming from the search engines and listings brought by the owner in other directories.The Search Engine friendly category structure of the directory with unique descriptions on category pages makes it easy for the visitors to find the sites they are looking for.

The directory contains listing of MySpace Games, MySpace Resource Sites, MySpace Codes and the learning websites that helps MySpace fans to learn how to edit and customize their MySpace Profile and make it look appealing. Though the directory has a whole list of MySpace categories but it’s missing MySpace Proxy sites, which are listed by the users in Other MySpace Sites category.Hopefully in the next run the directory will have a category for proxy sites with same strong PR it has for other categories.

If you own a MySpace site make sure you’re listed in the only and the best MySpace Links Directory.