Setting Up A Directory: My Adventures

[kristian]

Originally Posted by massive-x

I like this thread very much! I strted a topic on newbie part of this forum about developing my hub/site http://www.femdompornlinks.com to real, big, clean and HQ link list dedicated to only one specific niche! I just wanna try to get away from newbie mistakes and a few realy nice people show me some paths and light my way to the top Thanx guys
I'm sure that this thread will help me as it helping you!
I can't give you some advices about developing LL but I can give my contribution to it with submiting my free sites to your LL! I'll be glad to help anyone around here cose all you guys and girls ROCK!!!
Chears

Hey massive-x

You'll find greenguyandjim to be a great resource. I know I learn a lot here every day.

That LL of yours is looking good and that domain is sweet.

Thanks for the offer of the free sites. I can use all the good submitters I can get!!

Anyway - glad to have you in the thread!

[kristian]

SUNDAY SUMMARY

The project started on Wednesday (4/5/2006). A lot has happened in three full days. Not as much as I would have liked - due to the delay caused by transfering registrars - but enough to give me the idea in the shower for a Sunday Summary.

niche

I scanned the market comprised of webmasters using a link list as their business model. I sought out a popular niche that was sufficiently unsaturated to permit entry and feasible success : Movies. To gain search engine superiority, it would have been better (as Greenguy suggested) to choose a movie niche. However, I am happy to work long-term towards success, and the relative newness of movie free sites has me concerned about getting adequate content from submitters. So, the general movie niche!

domain

I wanted a domain that possessed inherent seo and branding benefits. The ideal domain would have been FreePornMovies(dot)com. However, the best combinations of keyword domains where unavailable. I could have gone with charactername(keyphrase), but decided such a name would lessen the overal prestige of the site (I want surfers to see this as the definitive site for porn movie links). I chose MovieLinkList(dot)com : A descriptive domain that should be memorable and easy to brand and one that I have owned for 2 years come August. It does lack, however, some seo benefits that may cause problems down the line (here I refer to anchor text in the all-important back links) but I am hoping enough trades will allow me to use keyword anchor text, as opposed to actual domain name. So, MovieLinkList(dot)com!

hosting

I went with my current host with whom I've developed trust.

ATCIHosting have top-notch support, a great reputation, and offer affordable deals for almost any budget.

I chose a new dedicated server to house Movie Link List. Here are the details :

Type : Dedicated Server
BW : 10 Mbps
3.0GHz P4
512MB RAM
2x80GB SATA (SW Raid1)
Price : $349.95 / Month

script

The choice for a script is more important than domain name. In terms of seo, domain names are losing relevancy, but not having the right engine behind a site can cause all kind of problems. I needed to choose the best engine to power my site for the long haul. I chose Gossamer Links v.3.0.1. I has all the features I need (surfer-side, webmaster-side, admin-side), a solid reputation, a long history (so I can almost gurantee it will be here in the future to provide addons and upgrades, keeping my LL abreast of directory technology), and I have a good gut feeling about it. So, Gossamer Links!

PLANS FOR THE COMING WEEK

A LOT will be going on!

This weekend I'm in photoshop designing the layout of Movie Link List. I will post these up when complete. My finished designs will be passed on to Amareck who is being hired to code the site - from the ground up - in CSS, based explicity on the designs. Amareck is the man behind the css development at fevers favorites and mega porn links. I want a CSS layout for tons of reasons but need a professional to code it for me.

When the domain has tranfered registrars, I will purchase Gossamer Links and install it. Amareck will them, should his schedule permit, code the site in css.

I've already contacted Dickman's Design about a logo. If they are available soon, and allow me to disclose our dealings (costs, logo development stages) here, then I will hire them.

Other stuff going on :

- deciding on categories (see my thread over here, which I hope will help me decide on a small category list, as per stu's advice)

- completing design of Movie Link List (to include everything with making the site complete in terms of graphics, layout, text)

- finding linking partners and submitters

- finding free hosted movie free sites & movie galleries

All the above should take us to where Movie Link List is up and operational.

Have a good Sunday!

[stuveltje]

nice pick the movie linksite way, i have one myself too, what i have done till now is only put some categories up where people can submit their moviesites, i skipt the niches like, bbw, midget, latina and some others, i have put those together in the fetish or misc niche, they will stay there untill i have enough submits for those niches to make an seperate categorie for it, what i did found out that moviesponsor sell worser for me on that linksite then normall sponsors, so yeah again i am still trying alot of stuff on those linksites
Good luck with your new linksite))))

[kristian]

Originally Posted by stuveltje

nice pick the movie linksite way, i have one myself too, what i have done till now is only put some categories up where people can submit their moviesites, i skipt the niches like, bbw, midget, latina and some others, i have put those together in the fetish or misc niche, they will stay there untill i have enough submits for those niches to make an seperate categorie for it, what i did found out that moviesponsor sell worser for me on that linksite then normall sponsors, so yeah again i am still trying alot of stuff on those linksites
Good luck with your new linksite))))

We will have to arrange some link trades, Stu

A low number of initial categories is certainly influencing the way I'm designing it ... for the best I hope though. Maybe we can work out the best way to convert traffic together. Will let you know if I learn any tricks.

[stuveltje]

Originally Posted by kristian

We will have to arrange some link trades, Stu

A low number of initial categories is certainly influencing the way I'm designing it ... for the best I hope though. Maybe we can work out the best way to convert traffic together. Will let you know if I learn any tricks.

Always will trade with you when ever you want, btw i am changing my list again ( like i damn always do with the lls i have, trying to do some seo on it and all and other stuff) oh and my linklist for movies is moviepornlist.com so you can check it out, back to reviewing here

[kristian]

Originally Posted by stuveltje

Always will trade with you when ever you want, btw i am changing my list again ( like i damn always do with the lls i have, trying to do some seo on it and all and other stuff) oh and my linklist for movies is moviepornlist.com so you can check it out, back to reviewing here

Thanks stu!

I will get back to you with a list of possible linking choices (index, category, submit) and leave it up to you to decide how you'd like to trade. Sweet domain (moviepornlist) and sweet site! I look at it though and it reminds me just how much work i've got ahead of me lol

back to designing ...

[kristian]

On the night before getting the script, believe it or not I'm having second thoughts on the choice of domain! lol The general consensus seems to have been for MovieLinkList(dot)com. Please help me decided between these two :

MovieLinkList(dot)com

and

PornMovieDirectory(dot)com