Jasmine Directory

Jasmine Directory
Type of site
 Web directory
Available in English
Created by Pécsi András
Robert Gomboș
Website www.jasminedirectory.com
Alexa rank Increase 17,480 (Global, July 2017)
Commercial Yes
Registration None
Launched 2009 (2009)
Current status Active

Jasmine Directory is a human-edited web directory providing websites categorized topically and regionally.[1][2][3][4] The directory offers a range of thirteen topic-based categories and one region-based category with hand-picked and reviewed users' suggested resources.[5]

Jasmine Directory's editors manually add resources to the index[1][6] (90% of the listings in Jasmine Directory were added manually, according to co-founder Robert Gomboș);[7] site owners can also suggest their websites for review by paying a fee, however, inclusion is not guaranteed if the suggested resources don't comply with the editorial guidelines.[2][8]

History

Launched in 2009[9][7] at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics by Pécsi András and Robert Gomboș[10][11][12], the project was developed using a core code created by TOLRA Micro Systems, Ltd.[13]

Currently, Jasmine Directory is headquartered in Valley Cottage, NY.[14][15]

Structure

The directory is organized by topic and region into 14 categories. Each main category has several subcategories. These categories include but are not limited to recreation and sports, regional, home and garden, business and finance, and computers and technology. Each category and subcategory is described and contains a relevant image. [2][5][16]. A blog where users can read industry specific articles is also featured. In order to suggest a resource for inclusion, users have to select the most appropriate category that best describes their business or resource.[12][9]

Reception

In 2013 and 2014, Jasmine Directory was rated and awarded eight times by Ken Anderson – former DMOZ meta editor[17] and owner and operator of the Magic City Morning Star[18] – in his "Top Ten Web Directories", where each directory is reviewed quarterly.[19] He rated Jasmine Directory in five key areas: aesthetics (8/10), size (9/20), intuitiveness (19/20), quality (22/25), and usefulness (22/25).[19]

Ann Smarty, search marketer and columnist at Entrepreneur – mentioned Jasmine Directory as providing a "valuable user experience".[20] Dave Davies, columnist at Search Engine Land (Danny Sullivan) and Beanstalk Internet Marketing Inc. included Jasmine Directory in 2013 in his hand-picked list of web directories.[21]

Moz had assigned Jasmine Directory a Domain Authority of 60/100, the Page Authority of its index page 67/100, MozRank of 6.81, and a MozTrust of 6.64.[19] Its Majestic Trust Flow is 59, and the Citation Flow is 49.[19] Its Alexa Traffic Rank is 21,057.[22]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hewson, Claire; Stewart, David W. (2014). "Internet Research Methods". Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi:10.1002/9781118445112.stat06720.pub2. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Delonix, Kidal. "My Opinion about Jasmine Directory". Lerablog. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Scocco, Daniel. "Top 7 Web Directories for 2014". Daily Blog Tips. Retrieved 9 July 2017. The Jasmine web directory is focused mostly on businesses and local listings. The directory is not as big as some of the others on this list, but the result is that it features a highly selected list of websites, making it quite a very useful resource. A regional section is highlighted as well.
  4. ↑ "Jasmine Directory". Associacion of Internet Research Specialists (AIRS). Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 Dirk Lewandowski, ed. (2012). Web Search Engine Research. Library and Information Science. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Pub. ISBN 978-1-78052-636-2. ISSN 1876-0562. doi:10.1108/s1876-0562(2012)4.
  6. ↑ "Jasmine Directory". Vilesilencer.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 9 July 2017. Jasmine Directory is a directory that does it right with high editorial standards and plenty of editor-added submissions.
  7. 1 2 "Jasmine Directory Interview". Web Directory Reviews. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Submission Guidelines". Jasmine Directory. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  9. 1 2 Eaves, David. "Jasmine Directory". The SEO Company. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Incze, Kinga (November 2010). "Gyorsjelentés a televízió, a rádió és az internet piacáról" [A quick report on the Television, Radio and Internet Market] (PDF). Magyarországi médiapiaci körkép 2010/II. szám (in Hungarian). Budapest: Alkalmazott Kommunikációtudományi Intézet. 65: 36. Retrieved 9 July 2017. 2009 áprilisában indult a Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetemnél, Pecsi Andras (tanar) és Robert Gombos (aszisztens) nyomya a Jasmine Directory programot. (n.n. tr. In April 2009 at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Pecsi Andras (Teacher) and Robert Gombos (Student) created the Jasmine Directory project.)
  11. ↑ Tóth, Mihály (2012). "17". Online Marketing - Útmutató az internetes vevőszerzéshez (in Hungarian) (1 ed.). Százhalombatta: Netkreatív.hu Kft. p. 214. ISBN 978-963-08-5066-7.
  12. 1 2 Diaconescu, Mihai (2014). Marketing (Hardcover) (in Romanian) (III ed.). Bucharest: Editura Universitară. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-973-749-858-8. doi:10.5682/9789737498588. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  13. ↑ Jebin, B. V. (December 2015). Mastering MeteorJS Application Development. Birmingham, UK: Packt Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-78528-237-9.
  14. ↑ "Best of the Web Trusted Site: Jasmine Directory". Best of the Web.
  15. ↑ "Contact". Jasmine Directory.
  16. ↑ Kidal Delonix. "Google Compliant Web Directories: A Review of Jasmine Directory". Quantum Books. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ask Nan O'Zilla". Dmoztools.net (former DMOZ). August 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2017. [...] Glad you asked (kfander is too ;-) ). He is really known as Ken Anderson, and he has been editing since early 1998. [...] Ken has had significant impact within the fora and is a well respected member of the editing community. That, coupled with excellent editing skills and a logical mind earned him Editall/CatMV in May 1999 and Meta in August 1999.
  18. ↑ R. P. BenDedek (19 February 2012). "New Contributors to Magic City Morning Star News". Magic City Morning Star. Retrieved 9 July 2017. Ken Anderson, the Owner and Operator of Magic City Morning Star News
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Jasmine Directory". Web Directory Reviews. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  20. ↑ "High-Quality Directories and How They Add Value to the Web". SEO Chat. Retrieved 9 July 2017. Below I am listing selected directories that are still driving value to your website (if you are listed there) but more importantly, provide valuable user experience.
  21. ↑ Davies, Dave. "Major & Secondary Internet Directories". Beanstalk Internet Marketing. Beanstalk Internet Marketing Inc. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Jasmine Directory". Alexa.
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