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Web Directories May Provide Better Search Experiences

If you have ever stumbled across a Website you thought was really interesting, spent hours reading through its pages, and then forgotten to bookmark the site, you might have struggled to find the site again. One of the problems of using search engines to find content is that they aren’t very helpful. You can turn on personal search and let the engine remember your search history but then when you want to find new content it prevents you from doing so because it keeps showing you the same old listings.

Instead of fighting with search engines, it may be better to build a list of good Web directories you can use to find interesting and helpful Websites. Directories are not nearly as volatile as search engines and they cannot be gamed as easily as search engines. Some Web directory listings may seem a little suspicious but usually you can be sure that a human editor has reviewed most if not all listings in a Web directory. Web directories are less likely to send you to malware-infested Websites.

Some older Web directories are more important and successful than others. You may find an old Web directory that has been around for years. Perhaps you used to use it regularly and then abandoned it gradually in favor of search engines. But as noted previously, search engines are not the panacea for search ills. Search engines can be deceived by tricksters. Web directories, being run by human editors, are often more trustworthy than search engines.

But not all Web directories are alike. People who use sites like Squidoo, Yahoo!, HubPages, and other free link listing sites often create peculiar link lists that are more important to them than to other people. These link lists may be nothing more than personal projects or the Websites created by friends and acquaintances. You should always be sure to research the background of a Web directory before submitting your site to it.

Here are some other Web directories you may want to consider using:


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