Interview with Syed Balkhi owner of idk Web Directory

Greetings, my name is Syed Balkhi, I am the owner of Genuine Paid Directory and a custom freelance designer.

Q1) Your primary website:

Ans: My primary and only website is Genuine Paid Directory. Basically it is not a directory, it is a whole network in itself. Containing an arcade, freebies, free phpLD templates and other scripts as well, a webmaster blog, phpLD mods, phpLD tutorials, and lastly a web directory with tons of resources in itself.

Q2) How did you started off:

Ans: Well, I started off with a forum called name pros where I used to earn their forum currency by posting and doing various tasks such as posting, submitting sites, to earn np$ (their currency) and than selling those points for some cash. Than I moved onto the industry of proxies, and owned a proxy network. After, I was tired and bored with the following, I got into the Web Directory Business and still in here and enjoying the company.

Q3) How many sites you own:

Ans: At this moment, I, myself own one site as I focus more on quality than quantity. Though I have different sites on different domains, I tend to say that I have one site because I don’t pay attention to the other ones as much as I do to IDK

Q4) How much money you make online from different sites of yours:

Ans: Well this is a very private question. I believe I make enough revenue to keep idk.in up and running and promoting at the same time. My two major sources of money at this time are my directory and my designs.

Q5) What are your primary methods, you use for your site’s promotion:
Ans: Basically, I am not one of those who believe in buying links. I believe in natural links. My primary promotion method is designing free templates and putting a designer link. That is the best one. After that, I try to get listed in all major high PR sites and than lastly I buy links on pr 7+ sites.

Q6) Any message/tips for starter webmasters:

Ans: New comers, I will advice you before you get into any type of business make sure you do a little research about that particular field. Make up your mind and be completely devoted to the field you started your website in.

Q7) What is your favorite niche. Which category you think is more profitable?
Ans: I will say a general directory is the best, but if I would have to go to niche site, than I will be going to Webmaster Niche Sites.

Q8) What should you choose if you have to make a choice between a directory, a blog and a forum.

Ans: I can eliminate forums in a blink because that will never be my choice because it is very hard to get a forum started and requires tons of cash for promotion in the beginning because there are already some big ones out here. It is a very tough choice between the blogs and directory, but directories have an edge I believe. Directories are the best way to run a quality site, and I think you can combine the two (blog and directory) to make a stronger site.

Q9) Your favorite web host, hosting company.
Ans: Well I am with one host for over a year now, and they are Qoozz with a 99.9% uptime, I am highly satisfied with this company, so this have to be my favorite hosting company.

10) Favorite search engine:

Ans: The whole world loves google, how can I be different. I focus more on google SERPs than any other search engine.

Q11) Favorite website:
Ans: If I really have to pick a site other than my own than that vote would go to Aviva Web Directory of Jeff. This website is the best containing some valuable resources and tricks which can help webmasters in a long run. I read their blog regularly as it is always helpful.

Q12) any thing else you want to say!:
Ans: I would like to thank you first of all for doing this interview. I had a pleasant time answering the questions. I wish you best of luck. Keep me in your well wishes.
-Syed




Published on 27 Jul 2007 in Webmaster Interview, by admin

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Interview with Rob the owner of Bloggeries

Hi, my name is Rob and I’m the owner and operator of Bloggeries a blog directory and resource. 

Q1) Your primary website:

Ans: Currently my primary website is Bloggeries. Bloggeries is a strong blog directory offering free blog polls, blog reviews, active blogger forum and much more for the active blogger. I’m also looking into a large scale project involving travel and tourism.  

Q2) How did you started off:

Ans: I made ultralinks and offshore-reality.com but never actually put it online in 1996. I’ve was heavily involved in BBS’s before than. I’ve had a handful of sites over the years and a few online companies. I joined DP, met werewe12; bought a directory then about a month later bought out Bloggeries and I’ve been building and promoting it like a madman since. 

Q3) How many sites you own:

Ans: Tones of domains, sites not more than a handful. 

Q4) How much money you make online from different sites of yours:

Ans: I’d rather not answer that directly. I do alright but want to do alot better. 

Q5) Wat are your primary methods, you use for your site’s promotion:

Ans: Recently been involved in some contests with myself as a sponsor, I do some directory submission and look for banner spots on popular sites related to my niche. 

Q6) Any message/tips for starter webmasters:

Ans: Patience. If you don’t have patience you better have money. When you match them the winning combination is created :)  

Q7) Wat is your favorite niche. Which category you think is more profitable?

Ans: I like blogs, I also love traveling so I’ll be doing something in that area soon. Blogs are all right but most blog owners are not fully aware of link building and other SEO so it’s tougher to have a blog review regarding submissions. Travel on the other hand… :)  

Q8) what should you choose if you have to make a choice between a directory, a blog and a forum:

Ans: Why choose? Bloggeries has all 3! 

Q9) Your favorite web host, hosting company:

Ans: Can’t answer that but Hawk Host is a good one. 

Q10) Favorite search engine:

Ans: Google! 

Q11) Favorite website:

Ans: Digital point 

Q12) any thing else you want to say!:

Ans: Thanks for this opportunity. If you’re a blogger please visit the site and let me know what you think.

Related links and resources:

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Published on 19 Jul 2007 in Webmaster Interview, by admin

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Interview with Hobsons Choice Trading

Hello my name is David Hobson

Q1) your primary website:

Ans: I started Top Seo Directory back in January 2007 and have been promoting it heavily and adding many great features to Maximize the profits these include: contextual links and deeplinks, Banner advertising, Daily listings, category sponsorship and many more great features. In addition to help keep this site flowing with unique content there is news feeds and unique articles added daily to keep the bots coming back day after day. 

Q2) how did you started off:

Ans: I started off in 2005 with an ebook website Hobsons Choice Ebooks which I sold after 1 year to concentrate on my Dropshipping Business I got into directories in October 2006 with 1st Choice Search.com which I did sell but have recently re acquired it. 

Q3) How many sites you own:

Ans: I currently run a total of 18 websites 

Q4) How much money you make online from different sites of yours:

Ans: on a monthly basis I average around £1000 and growing 

Q5) what are your primary methods, you use for your site’s promotion:

Ans: I use a variety including forums and articles but mainly good quality link building and banner advertising on related websites. 

Q6) Any message/tips for starter webmasters:

Ans: Be patient with your website don’t expect instant success make it unique and build up some good quality backlinks from related websites and promote it as much as possible. Be prepared to spend more than you make in the beginning dont do what many people do and not pay for promotion  

Q7) what is your favorite niche. Which category you think is more profitable?

Ans: Favorite niche hmmmmmm would be directories. Most profitable that’s a hard one as there are many profitable niches out there 

Q8) what should you choose if you have to make a choice between a directory, a blog and a forum:

Ans: A directory the blog and forum can follow later build up a great brand name for your directory and good reputation that way the blog and the forum will be easier to promote. I’ve recently added a blog to1st Choce Search and will shortly add a forum as well.  

Q9) Your favorite web host, hosting company:

Ans: Currently its Surpass Hosting I like their vps service very good value for money and excellent response time from customer support 

Q10) Favorite search engine:

Ans: Well wouldn’t you believe it Google although I do sometimes use msn just to see what results that gets 

Q11) Favorite website:

Ans: Main Searches another well promoted directory ran by a good friend 

Q12) any thing else you want to say!:

Ans: Yes `Show me the money` looks good in my bank




Published on 17 Jul 2007 in Webmaster Interview, by admin

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Site Funda Launches ANNOUNCEMENTS

At site funda we are launching announcements. More details on this could be found on the announcement page. This blog is available on most Internet forums and has a huge traffic.

Traffic stats of this blog are posted on the stats page. This is a good way to announce your services or products on the Internet, lots of Webmaster or possible customers will be reading your announcements.

Published on 06 Jul 2007 in announcement, by admin

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Making directory submission tool on donation

Am planning to make a directory submission tool on donations. This is going to be an absolutely free on-site tool, where directory pages will open in the browser, nothing to install. Am planning to run and manage this thing on donations only, absolutely no profit motive. The main reason for making this tool is to help the webmasters.

This tool will have two modes, the automatic mode which will have zero manual interference, and the manual mode for those free directories that has captcha enabled. Also if the budget holds, users will have there own customized list of directories that they will use for submissions.

The current estimate for the project is:

  • $ 125 for 10 year domain booking.
  • $ 250 20 MB space for 10 years, as this project is going to take too much cpu and ram, so I guess going with godaddy etc won’t be a nice idea, so I have contacted my friend, and he is ready to host it on his server.
  • $ 400 for the coders and designers!

So, the current prediction for the entire project is, $775. Looks huge, but then it all depends on your donations. Also am looking for some sponsors, so if any one wants to sponsor this project please contact me from the contact us page of this blog. Remember this is absolutely no profit venture; the whole amount of the donations is going to be invested in this project. If you want to donate, use the donation button on the side bar of this blog, when the site will get ready the donors will get a link back to there site, also send me your anchor text, link, and description, from the contact us page, if you are making any donations.

Current donation: $15 Directory Trials

I will update this page, keep your donations coming.

Published on 05 Jul 2007 in announcement, by admin

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Site funda launches free webmaster interview

Yes, absolutely free interview, with some contextual links. More details on this can be found on the interview page. Take your time and write down the interview. Give the links in brackets just beside the anchor text in your interview; you can easily get 2-3 contextual links with your free interview.

Published on 04 Jul 2007 in announcement, by admin

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