Web Directories

**eautocad** · 08-03-2008, 02:41 AM

What is the difference between a directory and a search engine? Because directories generally have a lower value than "search engines", I would guess that the difference is in the technology they use to display the results? The availability to search for terms as opposed to browse categories?

thanks for the help!

**chrishirst** · 08-03-2008, 08:08 PM

Search Engines can index and list every page of a site and actively search for new pages and sites to list.

directories simply list the "home" page.

**Learning Newbie** · 08-04-2008, 05:45 PM

Search engines find things. Directories are honey pots, more like shelves you put things onto. They won't find you on their own, if you're going to be listed in a directory, you have to be put there. It's a pull vs a push.

**seolman** · 08-06-2008, 01:02 AM

honey pots?

**Navsoft** · 11-06-2008, 06:42 AM

Directories that may have category but search engines not.

**Gareth_Boyd** · 11-09-2008, 09:17 AM

Search engines for sure, more targeted and get a lot more traffic compared to most directories.