Thanks to Janet Barclay’s Tweet this morning, I’ve discovered an interesting new tool called Loaded Web.
The folks at Loaded Web are “trying to be the first purely geo-based blog directory. This means we want to organize blogs primarily by geography – where the blogger is from.” They are doing the same for Twitter.
Why should we be using them? According to their about page, Loaded Web:
- We manually review all blog submissions. Other blog directories rely on users to submit reports, which means a ton of spam gets through. We are 100% spam-free.
- We don’t nofollow all links like all other blog directories do. We are happy to openly link to your blog.
- We don’t copy all your blog posts onto our site, hoping to get search engine traffic. We only publish a small blurb. Other aggregators happily index and re-publish your content on their site.
- We categorize by geography. We truly believe the internet’s greatest power is connecting us to our neighbors. Find blogs by bloggers living near you.
- We don’t force you to pick pre-determined categories. You know your blog best – use tags and tell us what you know your blog is about.
I’ve just signed up with their service. I don’t know what the results are going to be when we look at traffic, but I thought it was worth a try. Plus it is interesting to be able to search for local businesses who are blogging or Tweeting.
If you give it a try, please report back.
Andrea J. Stenberg
