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"Directory entries are often mentioned as another way to promote young sites in the Google index," says Kaspar Szymanski (Search Quality Strategist Google). "There are great, topical directories that add value to the Internet. But there are not many of them in proportion to those of lower quality. If you decide to submit a site to a directory, make sure it's on topic, moderated, and well structured.
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Press Release

We have never had a visitor to the site confuse it for another site, either with or without a similer domain name. But ! Just in case a brain dead visitor might do just that one day, we want to make it clear that alternativestoebay.com is not owned or managed by a major online auction site, the name of which escapes us at the moment. It's not meant to confuse or misrepresent itself as any other site or company but it is meant to give people alternative choices, well not even alternatives but additional choices in the auction market. Alternativestoebay has no connection with any company, the name of which could be made from using the any number of the letters contained in the domain name alternativestoebay.com. That's correct we are not "Native's Toe".

AlternativesToEbay.com Newsletter Press Release. Jan 21st 2010 (feel free to use this content on your site) This press Release will only change when our top ten sites changes.
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Top Ten Alternatives To Ebay - Give the small guy a try.

Online independent auction sites are becoming very popular as Alternatives to Ebay. Pockets of dedicated buyers and sellers are choosing to support the small guy and give ebay real competition, perhaps not as a single entity of one auction but certainly as a new brand "The Ebay Alternative". To aid this process Alternatives To Ebay was setup. This is a site that promotes independent auction sites and services. After just 12 months it's proving a good focal point for people looking for ebay alternatives.

As ebay continue to make changes that some users don't like more people look for other places. Each new ebay incentive or fee change brings more Google & Yahoo searches, more Facbook & Twitter updates for the key phase "ebay alternative" or similar. These are people that are just not happy and/or want a change. A2E builds a brand on which all auction sites except ebay can rally.The site itself is expected to get more than 250,000 page views this year.

That may seem a small drop in the auction pool compared to ebay but to small auctions it could be the difference between success and failure. If only 5% of those page views result in new members for the smaller sites registered on A2E that's over 12,000 people, with far more possible from there friends as they talk about their move. For a small auction site the addition of just 50 new users in a year makes a big impact. Some of those too, might be sellers, who normally bring with them existing regular buyers too.

A2E already supports about 100 sites from general free to list auction sites who go head to head with ebay to more specific or theme auction sites dedicated to a more community based service focusing on one subject area. A2E is giving each one the chance to collect those new members whilst in turn using each one site to promote the group as an whole under the "Alternative To Ebay" brand.

The current Top Ten Ebay Alternatives are listed below, why not sample a few and see what you can find.

1. Kickoff3pm.com - Football Auction

2. ZbuyZ.com - No listing fees, No advertisements.

3. eiStuff.com - Free site to shop, bid, buy, or sell

4. Multi-Sale.com - Auction,Buy,Sell,Trade and even Twitter your items Free

5. BidnTrade.com - Online Auctions & Exchange.

6. TheDeadSkunk.com - Free Auction, does not start until first bid is placed !

7. SellmyRetro.com - Auction site dedicated to vintage / retro electronics and computers.

8. Flurbie.com - Flurbie is Here! The Online Auction with no listing fees and a Fair and Honest Feedback system.

9. Dancebidz - Dance Shoes - Free enhanced-listing dance auctions Buy, bid, sell & swap dance items.

10. Harley Parts - Used Harley Parts, Buy, Sell and trade anything Harley.