Alive Web Directory

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Alive Web Directory

Alive Web Directory is a paid general web directory whose copyright dates to 2005, with more than 5,000 links reviewed by hand. A regular listing starts at $49.95 a year and a featured one at $74.95, with permanent options from $149.95. Declined submissions get a full refund, so the main cost of trying it is the time spent filling in the form.

Infoopia Inc. of Newmarket, Ontario runs the directory as one of its projects. Sites sit under 16 top-level categories from Arts to Sports, and regional sections cover countries including Canada, India, Germany and the United Kingdom. Owners are told to search for their own URL first, then suggest the site if it isn't already there. Featured listings are highlighted and appear above regular ones, and the submit page says regular listings are sorted by PageRank. Extra links raise the price: a regular listing with 3 additional links is $69.95 a year, and a featured listing with 5 is $99.95. Permanent versions of those same two plans cost $209.95 and $299.95, while permanent featured without extra links is $224.95. Editors can change a submission's title and description, choose its category and re-arrange the listing order at their discretion. Owners sending 5 or more sites can ask about bulk pricing, with discounts of 20 to 50 percent depending on quantity. Upkeep is the weak point. The sitemap's 5,406 URLs last changed in August 2017, and the submission form still asks for a Google Plus URL. Recent additions on the home page run from an Orlando family law firm to a UK seller of anabolic steroids, so inclusion says little on its own about a site's quality.