How does a website directory become a massive business? For decades, website directories have been quietly gaining momentum in organic traffic. Some are hidden in plain sight, earning millions of dollars a year. In this video, I walk-through the growth and SEO strategies that million dollar website directories use to succeed & how they use their organic traffic to diversify their monetization methods.
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00:59 Common issues with first time directory builders
01:45 First website directory (6 figures in revenue)
02:18 Monthly visitors (ahrefs) + problem it’s solving
03:45 Exploring the directory listings + paid membership
05:47 How much revenue does this directory make?
06:28 On-page SEO analysis
07:20 Ranking #1 purely through backlinks
08:49 Organic keywords analysis
09:45 Second website directory (7 figures in revenue)
10:24 Exploring the directory
10:43 Exploring a amazing listing page
11:50 Monthly visitors (ahrefs)
13:11 Most visited pages
14:50 What makes this niche incredible
15:51 Monetization methods
17:27 How much revenue does this directory make?
18:28 How to steal directory ideas from massive websites
20:16 Third website directory (8 figures in revenue)
21:17 Directory on-page SEO and listing page analysis
22:45 Monetization methods
23:20 Most visited pages (ahrefs)
23:40 Why you should optimize for location pages for pSEO directories
24:31 How much revenue does this directory make?
26:10 The future of directories