I have relaunched my local web directory at: Duneland Links
I have made about 4 false starts on this directory: at one time planning an entire portal to go with it containing forums, blogs and reviews. But an honest evaluation of my schedule told me I would not have the time to maintain all that.
Therefore I made Duneland Links just a simple directory with the links arranged by towns. Such a directory has to serve two audiences really: local residents who want a business guide and out of town visitors looking for entertainments and accommodations I am hoping that the very clean, minimalist design will attract both computer and smartphone users.
Although directory use has been declining I still think that a good local directory is relevant in spite of the search engines. There is something very handy in searching through a human edited index where you know every single listing is either about or located within the geographic area. No search engine can do that.
Try it: Duneland Links.
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