Comments on: Contest Clue #23 – 1CoolFile Blog Directory

By: Binh Nguyen

Binh Nguyen — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:05:06 +0000

I see, What I said 4 months ago now come to publicly realized. This site in overall is too complicated to be a blog directory and it really need a redesign.

By: Steve McGrath

Steve McGrath — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:51:22 +0000

If some of you can do a software review(did a few on your blog), please contact me on 1 Cool File and add your blog if not done.

I will address some issues about directories:
1- Submitting to directories give you links(a link is a link)
2- Yes, it’s not fun on any of them but your must do it
3- Use the anchor text options if available
4- Some will give you traffic and some don’t

Thank you all for the feedback and to Carol B. who won the review.

By: Shotgun35

Shotgun35 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:07:36 +0000

I submitted mine the other day, but I didn’t like much of anything about the site (although I see it is improving with the previous suggestions, which is always a positive). It seemed to be very difficult for me to actually submit my blog. It was also very cluttered, which has since been fixed.

Another problem I had was that I was viewing it on my father’s computer with 800X640 resolution and I couldn’t find the login at all with it being on a right sidebar. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned (I knew one day I’d say that even though I’m still in my early 20s), but a login halfway down the page, on the right (which I had to scroll over to b/c of the resolution) completely threw me off.

By: Santosh P

Santosh P — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:52:28 +0000

not a fan of dir, but just submitted//

By: Steve McGrath

Steve McGrath — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:59:21 +0000

Is everyone here use All in One SEO Pack(WordPress only)?

It may make your job easier later on my directory and other directories that extract some metadata.

By: Steve McGrath

Steve McGrath — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:53:48 +0000

Please use a real email or I will be force to delete your just bapproved blog.

It may be “worst laid out directory” for now but I still don’t accept invalid email.

By: Steve McGrath

Steve McGrath — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:44:44 +0000

I removed Kontera for now. I hope that Adsense will be click more to compensate for that lost.

I replaced the top header links(those unused by advertisers) with more useful softwares for bloggers/sites owners. It’s softwares that I started to use myself(wow!). If anyone here are serious about making money online, those are worthy investment when you get some cash.

For the look and how to add a blog, I heard you and will be taking steps to change it for making it easier for bloggers.

Thanks to all for the feedback. The offer end tonight to get a lifetime link.

By: Carl Thomas

Carl Thomas — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:39:58 +0000

That may be the worst laid out directory I have ever submitted. But lets see!

By: Andrew Pavelski

Andrew Pavelski — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:25:32 +0000

I’d definitely get rid of the Kontera intext advertising and make the links above the header more attractive. To be honest, they look pretty spammy.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:01:29 +0000

Found it! Finally got register and listed on the site. Not a fun site to navagate through.