Directory Generator, a product from Armand Morin and Marc Quarles, builds directory-style websites for you in a matter of minutes. It is simple to use, it's reliable, it does what it claims to do. The tool is essentially a push-button site builder - all you really have to do is upload
generated pages to your host system. There are no fancy technical skills involved.Directory Generator gives you control over
finished product in a number of ways, one of which is that you can put a "classified"-style ad on each page. As I alluded to above, there is a form in Directory Generator that lets you paste your Adsense code into it, and out come your Adsense ads on your site. You can even control
approach to your file directory structure on your host i.e. put all your generated pages in
root, or in a sub-folder that you name.
You will literally be building very professional looking sites within minutes of getting your hands on this tool. It is, of course, still up to you to decide what
topic of
site will be! :>> Yes, we all still have to think just a little bit. Here's an overview of how it works. The program interface is neat and clean and easy to use. There's a series of tabs across
top of
screen labeled Step 1 through Step 11.
Step 1 asks you to enter
URL of
site you're building. No problem so far. You also enter a text string that describes
site and gets used as
"header" in
header graphic. Still with me? Now just click on
Step 2 tab, which shows you a form that let's you enter a classified-style ad. What a handy place to promote one of your own products. You enter an ad title, then
URL you want
reader sent to when they click, and then
body of
add itself. Still nothing complex, right?
Step 3 is where you select
HTML template that you will use for
generated web pages. There are three fields to be filled in; one names
location of
template for your index page,
second names
location of
template for you results page, and
third gives
location of
header graphic that appears on each page. The nice part of this step is that
two templates and a header graphic are included with
software, so you can just go ahead and use them and get on with
job. As you move along with site building, you'll probably customize these items, but you don't have to right away.
Step 4 asks for
location of your input keyword file. These are
keywords that describe your site. You'll want to have a pretty large set of these. Directory Generator generates one web page per keyword. A keyword file of from 100 to a few thousand keywords is recommended. Where will you get such a set of good keywords? Well, one place is a tool called Good Keywords. You can download it for free at goodkeywords.com. It is very nicely done and very easy to use.
Step 5 is
form that lets you add in your Google Adsense code. If you're already using Adsense, all you really have to do is log in to Adsense and copy
Adsense code you're already using into
Directory Generator entry form. If you're not using Adsense yet, well, sign up and also use it on your Directory Generator sites. You can leave
Adsense code forms in Step 5 empty if you choose to. You just won't be displaying Adsense ads on your generated site.