Feeling Guilty.

Ok, I missed my goal today, I needed to continue the rebuilding of my links, but I was distracted. I spent a considerable amount of time at http://www.dmoz.org In case you don't know, DMOZ is the granddaddy of all search engines. Unlike all the major search engines, Goo-gle, Yah-oo, and MS-N, DMOZ is a human edited search engine, all submissions are reviewed manually, and only a few get in. While most people who are your rank and file user have no idea about DMOZ, just about every webmaster does. Inclusion into this directory can boost your creditability and search engine position wildly. But getting in means your site has to have real value, not some cheap affiliate site - something folks searching in your submitted category will find useful. They do not accept uncompleted sites, so I have a ways to go before I can submit my site. But if you manage to get in, your efforts in getting up in the other big engines can increase very dramatically. DMOZ is sort of the American Express of search engines, getting a listing here will benefit you greatly.

I also thought about volunteering to become one of their human editors, but I decided to wait because I don't want the appearance of a conflict of interest. And besides, I need the time to focus on making my site better. But it is something I do believe in, and it really helps push the more useful sites to their deserved top positions in addition to helping searchers find the information they are looking for.

That is my primary goal, to make my site http://www.onlinebonuses.com not an affiliate portal, but a resource for the prospective gambler to obtain the best possible bonus he/she can obtain with minimal requirements. Sure, I want to make money, but I don't want to be obvious about it. I want my visitors to get an education on bonuses and find the site useful. I will always place the welfare of my visitors before profits. I have big plans for the future on where I want to take the site, but for now, it's all baby steps.

I am still encouraged by my initial placement in Goo-gle. I want other lead positions in other search terms, but I will gladly accept it as a start. I also found out today that we are also in the number one position in MS-M for "Online Bonuses" and number six for the general term "bonuses". This is great, especially since I haven't even really finished building the site the way I want it. Look out, it's only going to get better.

Well, I need to really dig into the link repair project tomorrow, because I need to free up the time to continue building the site.