March 31, 2009 – Ontario, Canada
Top URL search, the well known bid web directory has reached a milestone this week – topping sales of one thousand dollars. This uniquely styled web directory was launched in 2007 at the height of the directory market. Although Google has penalized the home page by removing it’s visible page rank this web directory has remained popular because of it’s elegant but simple styling and as a unique resource containing web directory listings and articles.
Owner, Mark Russoni also commented on the achievement, “We came to market with a unique offer and the industry responded positively giving us the longevity we currently enjoy in an segment of the market that has come under a lot of pressure.
As background, the web directory industry exploded in 2007 with well over ten thousand new directories being created. Because of this boom many unscrupulous companies got involved and low quality directories began to dominate the industry. Over the past two years we have seen a huge retreat with thousands of directories going out-of-business. This consolidation is expected to continue for this year.