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Profitable Established Web Directory

Lots of Potential

http://www.umdum.com/

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Winning Bid:
$9,500
Bid History:
15 Bids (0 Pending)
Listed:
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:21:50 GMT

Accepted Payment Methods: Escrow.com

Description

For sale is Umdum Directory, a well aged (2 1/2 years old) directory.

The directory is well established and has a regular clientele that repeatedly submit their websites for review.

The backlinks for the directory are extremely good.  Some of the links are:
http://directory.v7n.com/
http://blog.v7n.com/2007/05/02/john-scott-on-link-building/
http://www.webdirectory7.com/
http://www.seo-herald.com/
http://www.seobythesea.com/?p=175
http://www.shimonsandler.com/?cat=16
http://www.blogsearchengine.com/2006/05/08/technology-blog/
No links have ever been purchased for the directory.

The directory is listed in all the top directory lists such as:
http://www.pandia.com/powersearch/
http://www.avivadirectory.com/strongest-directories/
http://web-directories.seocompany.ca/best-web-directories/
http://strongestlinks.com/directories.php
http://mashable.com/2007/10/23/30-blog-directories/
http://www.searchrank.com/directories.html
http://www.cumbrowski.com/sitesubmission.asp

The directory has been rated as a top 10 directory by the prestigious Search Engine Journal:

http://www.searchenginejournal.com/guide-to-link-buying-directories-ads-and-reviews/4399/

It has an attractive design that is so good people regularly try to rip it off:
https://www.getafreelancer.com/projects/PHP-Script-Installation/CLONE-UMDUM-COM.html

The directory uses the free php directory script and has been selected by the script owner as a site to model the script:
http://www.freephpdirectoryscript.com/Full/

The directory currently has 1919 listings in 561 categories.

The directory has sitelinks in Google.

The domain is paid for until 2017.

If you buy this directory, you agree not to remove any listings so long as the listings meet editorial guidelines.

Everything has been set to take this directory to the next level - I simply don't have the time to do it.

Revenue Details

Revenue comes from reviewing submitted websites - a review is $40.

There are no expenses other than hosting.

Traffic Details

Type in traffic and from lists of directories.

Attachments 14 public (0 verified)

Questions 12 public, 0 deleted

  1. Avatar for tucker
    Posted by:
    tucker (+6)
    Date:
    Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:43:53 GMT

    Hi Can you post screenshots of revenue for October and November please

  2. Avatar for NodnarbLLC
    Posted by:
    NodnarbLLC (+4)
    Date:
    Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:34:44 GMT

    Why are you selling?

  3. Avatar for andrew784
    Posted by:
    andrew784 (+3)
    Date:
    Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:02:31 GMT

    How many hours a week does it take to write reviews/maintain & manage directory? And I'd also like to know why you are selling? It seems that you are making good income.

  4. Avatar for onlinedude
    Posted by:
    onlinedude (+6)
    Date:
    Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:02:45 GMT

    @ tucker - Sorry that I left that out. I've uploaded those screenshots now.

  5. Avatar for onlinedude
    Posted by:
    onlinedude (+6)
    Date:
    Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:03:21 GMT

    @NodnarbLLC - I'm selling to raise funds for another project.

  6. Avatar for onlinedude
    Posted by:
    onlinedude (+6)
    Date:
    Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:04:50 GMT

    @andrew784 - It's less than an hour per week of work involved.

  7. Avatar for chimaera
    Posted by:
    chimaera (+6)
    Date:
    Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:03:07 GMT

    Has it always been PR2? I've known about this directory for a while and the design is certainly memorable. I assume it would be PR5/PR6 ...

  8. Avatar for onlinedude
    Posted by:
    onlinedude (+6)
    Date:
    Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:14:51 GMT

    @chimaera - It has been PR2 for over a year. I haven't had any time to do link building.

  9. Avatar for ianpurton
    Posted by:
    ianpurton (+5)
    Date:
    Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:34:24 GMT

    What marketing do you have in place and what are the costs ? i.e. paid backlinks etc.

  10. Avatar for thomsonator
    Posted by:
    thomsonator (+3)
    Date:
    Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:44:27 GMT

    Hi Onlinedude, interesting directory. Are you the developer/original owner? I'm wondering how many owners the property has had. If multiple owners, how long have you owned? Also, are listings lifetime? Are there revenue opportunities for re-listing after X years?

  11. Avatar for onlinedude
    Posted by:
    onlinedude (+6)
    Date:
    Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:13:40 GMT

    @thomsonator - I'm the second owner. I purchased the directory in July 2007 from the original owner.

    All listings are lifetime listings. For future listings you could do whatever you wish, including raising the price or charging for annual listings. I'd recommend doing that, but only after you've put some effort into marketing the directory.

  12. Avatar for onlinedude
    Posted by:
    onlinedude (+6)
    Date:
    Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:14:38 GMT

    @ianpurton - There's no marketing or paid links. That's why I think the directory has a lot of potential.

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Site Details (claimed by seller)

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Established: 19 Apr 2006
No traffic is being claimed.
Gross Revenue (per month): $1,100
- from Advertising Sales: No
- from Product or Service Sales: No
- from Affiliate Income: No
No profit is being claimed.

Content is not claimed to be unique
(placeholder, reused or re-purposed)

Design is not claimed to be unique
(template, reused or available elsewhere)

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