Matt Cutts offers loads of useful information on his videos.  He covers a wide range of topics.  I like to listen to them (in the background) while I am working.

The following Google search gives you about 25 Matt Cutts videos.

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 We have been working pretty hard over the last 6 weeks and have added over 1500 new US directories.  The majority of them are State and local directories.  If your business is local in nature then links from directories in your state or city should really help your search engine ranking.  See our  list of USA Directories.

If you would like to have your USA directory considered for inclusion in our list then add a comment to this post in the following format:

• URL*:

• Type*: (e.g. general, travel, blogs)

• Region*:  (e.g. USA, California, Chicago)

• Cost*: Free, Paid or Recip. ( free directories provide “dofollow” links without requiring anything in return).

• Comment:   If there is something about that sets it apart then include a 10 word comment.

Yes, we have been quite busy  over the last couple of weeks, adding new directories to Web-Directories.ws.  This represents unprecedented growth.  We just reached 14,000 directories 10 days ago.  It usually takes us 6 months to add an extra 1000 directories.

We have been aggressively researching directories.  Mostly from Google.  We have concentrated on adding regional sites.  We have added well over a thousand United States and Canadian directories.  Most of these have been at the state, provincial and city level.

United States

Here is a link to the USA directory listings.  I still have some State to do so I will be adding more in the coming week.  There are now over 500 Canadian directories listed.

 Canada

Here is a link to the Canadian directory listings.

There is nothing inherently wrong with .info Directories. The problem is how they have been abused by certain people in the directory industry. .info domains can be registered for about $1 for the first year but future years cost around $10 per year. A high percentage of .info directories disappear before their 2nd year. The subject was discussed recently at DP forum.

Here are some of the funnier comments.

these nutcases are buying the domains in bulk and churning directories like bunnies

cheap domains for cheap directories. nothing new here. quick buck crew trying to create an empire of poop!

.info Directories = I’m a moron following the moron ahead of me into failure.

The only difference between *.info and rest is that 99% of the *.info directories will be dead in 1 year. Other than that there is no difference.

Today a directory owner admitted to owning 2500 directories. So, someone pays a buck for a .info domain, uses a free script, a dump of categories and hosts a wad of them on the same server. They have created a network of identical, poor quality directories on a couple of IPs. The problem is that a small proportion of these (if any) will be around in a year or two.

I pity people with legitimate .info directories. They will be prejudiced because of the color of their extension.

Is it possible that the .info behavior can harm all directories. You bet! 

Should we do something about it.  Yes we should!

Yes, we have been working hard and we now have well over 14,000 directory listings in our database.  We have done some extensive research and added quite a few high quality regional and niche directories.   For example, have a look at the lists of Canadian and United States directories.  There are quite a few provincial,  state and city listings.  For niche sites, check out the science directory list.