# Web directory: what it is and how it works · Zorraquino
> A web directory organises links or website listings through categories and selection criteria.
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# Web directory

A web directory organises links or website listings through categories and selection criteria. It can make it easier to explore a sector, community or type of resource

What it means, how it is used and where it comes up, with its related concepts.

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## What it is and how it works

Its value depends on the usefulness of the selection and the information it provides. An editorial directory is different from a network created to sell links and manipulate search results. Inclusion does not guarantee search visibility either: the link should be understood in terms of its context and purpose.

Also known as

Link directory

Topics

[Marketing and sales](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/category/marketing-y-ventas)

## Related concepts

- [ODP (Open Directory Project)](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/advertising/odp-open-directory-project.html)
- [Link farm](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/digital-marketing/link-farms.html)
- [Link building](https://www.zorraquino.com/en/dictionary/digital-marketing/link-building.html)