We are glad to welcome a new sponsor to Pandia: Directory Journal.

Directory Journal is a human edited web catalog presenting hand picked sites under various categories.

The directory includes over 6300 listings, website reviews, as well as articles covering a wide variety of topics. And it is growing.

Blog

There is a blog covering the search directory scene.

When we asked Hasan Saleem of Directory Journal about why he blogged (favorably) about his competitors, he replied that:

“We believe it is good to appreciate someone who is doing a good job even if they are competitors. Moreover, we believe our visitors are looking for more than one way of making their sites known. If we can help our readers get more publicity, that is a good thing, for them and for us.”

How-to-guides and webmaster tools

One of the things that set DirJournal.com apart from the alternative directories is the fact that it has a separate section containing easy-to-read how-to-guides, a majority of them targeting the small business community.

We found articles on topic as diverse as “How to Create an Effective Employee Manual”, “The Power of Social Media” and “Smart Phones”.

There is also a toolbox for web site owners, with tools like Domain IP Lookup, IP to Hostname Lookup, DNS Records, HTML & CSS Sandbox and more.

Fee or free?

Regular listings require a fee.

Hasan says that for companies who showed interest and got listed in DirJournal, the list is huge. Some of the names include Skype, British Airways, Emirates Airlines, Barclays, SeoBook, LG and lots more:

“We do offer free listings for NGO’s, Colleges and Universities and Governmental Websites. We have around 2000+ listings of Educational websites and more being added every day.”

Visit Directory Journal over at www.dirjournal.com