With a clean, 'fun' template, IndexSniff Web Directory offers a very user friendly search experience. Combine that with with some of the most modern link directory features, such a sponsorship thumbnail screenshot, PR indicator, and and deep link acceptance, and you've got a very strong canidate for a directory to submitt all of your links to. This directory is also a PR6, so if you're looking for a one stop shop to get your website jump started, this is a good place to start.

Looking for a compilation list of tools, MODS, templates, designers, scripts? You might want to check out Indexwide Web Directory. They have some of the best travel links and real estate links you'll find in any web direcotry. And with a page rank of 4, with nearly all category pages showing strong pr as well, this might be one of the best submission deals around.

One of the newest trends in Link Directories is the acceptance of deep links. For new and established websites alike, it's often difficult to boost the PR of inner pages of a website. That's why submitting to a strong Links Web Directory that accepts deep links has gained popularity over the last couple of years.

I've seen alot of features for directories come and go over the last few years. But one of my favorite new features of a link directory is the ability to provide a screenshot of each links website in the directory listing. A great example is www.jupiter-directory.info. Notice they've got a 90x70 thumbnail screenshot available for all links in the directory providing a preview of the website you would see if you click on the link.

I've seen this term thrown around quite a bit lately, and it begs the question, "What is a Web Friendly Directory?" One example is www.neptune-directory.info. For starters, it looks likey they've got solit, search engine friendly URLs, which include the category and/or sub-category in the URL, and they make great use of the 'title tag' and 'anchor text' on all links in the directory, providing the maximum possible search engine optimization benifits to link owners.

Continuing our discussion about the popularity of a niche link directory, one very useful example is a directory of online stores. Each link in the ecommerce link directory www.eLib.org is to a website in which the primary focus is to allow the consumer to select and obtain goods and services over the Web, assisting the web browser to shop online by giving them more options.

One of the hottest trends in Link Directories is the ability to offer bid for position links. Just like any other directory, you submit your URL, usually for a small fee if it's a good directory, and a short while later the administrator comes by to approve you link. The thing that makes a bid for Position directory unique, is that the more you bid, the better your position is in the directory index. A great example of a bid for position directory is the famous bid directory.

We've all heard the term 'Human Edited Directory', make famous by the pre-google search engine, DMOZ. But what exactly does it that mean?

OK, so we've all heard the warning to avoid 'link farms' as a way of increasing page rank. But what about a free web directory? Although no one (except Google themselves) know for sure, I think it's safe to say that directories are a good way to promote your website, especially if you can get into a category with other 'like topic' websites. An good example is www.marketingpatch.com, where you can submit your link free to this PR2 general directory.

Let's face it, it's not as easy as it used to be. Sure, as webmaster resources such as open source link directory software becomes available, it's easier than ever to have a link directory website up in under half an hour. But how many people will ever actually use it? And how much traffic will you be able to drive to it?