Friendly Web Directory is a strong, human edited, SEO Friendly General Web Directory. There are four stages of listings, from the Basic Listing of $7.95 to a Premium Listing of $32.95. The Premium listing offers a 250 Blog Review, 10 Deep Links and maximum exposure in categories, amongst other things. The other two options are Featured for $23.95 and $12.95 for regular. All links are permanent.

Being a Paid Directory, the directory owner spends money promoting the site, and it shows. The site has a high alexa ranking and pagerank spread throughout the directory. Some of the most popular areas are the Gambling, Bid Directories and Paid Directories categories of the directory.

Blog Reviews by Bloggeries is the Blog Review Service of one of the most popular brands associated with blogging - Bloggeries. The Bloggeries website has a forum, directory and all sorts of useful links for bloggers, but it’s review service is still relatively new. The reviews used to be free but now they are $25, which is a small price to pay for being featured in one of the top Blog Directories.

The Blog Reviews are split into categories including Health and Fitness Blog Reviews, Personal Blog Reviews and Travel Blog Reviews. The Blogs are scored out of five on a number of categories including design and content. The site is hugely popular with an alexa rank of under 30,000 at time of writing and you get three linkbacks from the site to your domain.

Blog Reviews by Bloggeries is listed in the Blogs category and you can see their listing here.

HB Kayaks sell Sit on Top Canoes and are one of the largest places in the UK that sell canoes, kayaks, inflatables, clothing and accessories. Based in Herefordshire, near the Welsh border, it is one of the biggest canoe and kayak shops in the United Kingdom. They have a large demo lake on site so you can test your boat before you purchase it.

HB Kayaks specialise in specialist Kayak Clothing, for keeping you safe and comfortable upon the water. They sell regulated safety helmets, wet suits, shells, thermals, paddle tops, gloves and footwear to make your experience paddling a comfortable one.

HB Kayaks also sell canoes, which differer from kayaks because they don’t have a covered deck. HB Kayaks will understand your requirements and advise you further.

Should you want a more easily transportable kayak than the rigid plastic versions then you can buy Inflatables. Inflatable versions of kayaks and canoes are lighter, but are robust and durable.

HB Kayaks is listed in the Travel and Tourism category and you can view their listing here.

The Salt Seller is a small, UK based company that sells specialist salt such as Sole Himalayan Pink Salt, for animals and humans. They are striving to be an ecologically and environmentally sound distributor of quality salt to the UK market.

The Salt seller sells Animal Salt for horses and small herbivores - and offer tips on properly making the most use of the salt licks for the animal. They also sell Health and Cosmetic Salt. Mountain salt has a long history of health, cleansing and skincare effects, and The Salt Seller can educate you in the uses of it.

Finally, The Salt Seller sells Salt Lamps. These have a de-ionising effect on the air, perfect for rooms with PC’s and Televisions. Furthermore, the natural ambient glow emitted from these lamps helps relax you and can be known to treat headaches.

The Salt Seller is listed in the Arts and Crafts category and you can view the listing here.

PHPld is a Free Dutch Directory, unfortunately I don’t speak much Dutch, but will do my best to describe what I see! Submission to this directory is €18 for a featured link, which puts you at the top of categories. It may be worthwhile, as the directory boasts at the time of writing a Pagerank of 4, and is getting good traffic.

Some of the most popular sections of this site seem to be the Dutch Article Directory, “Lastminute” and “Ontspanning“.

PHPld is listed in the Free Directories category and you can see the listing for it here.

FX1 is a UK Web Directory that specialises in listing specialist finance, insurance and business listings. It is a strong directory from an experienced owner and has a definite niche. There are two forms of submission: express which - for £20 per annum - your link is added to the directory for one year, and reciprocal - for £5 - which is a waiting list of upto 6 months for inclusion. Should your site be unsuitable, then your money will be refunded.

FX1 UK Blog is a blog associated with the directory. In this blog you will find news and information about web directories, business and promotions. It’s still relatively new, but if you have an interest in those topics, you can do well to add it to your Feed Reader.

FX1 also has a link to Boss Cart at Fx1, an e-commerce shopping cart system. The system is free, hugely supported and has a number of useful features such as search engine friendly URL’s, template driven interfaces and integration with many payment processing methods.

FX1 Downloads has useful resources and links to download. The page links to major software products which are free to download, safe to download and can increase your productivity on your computer.

FX1 is listed in the Paid Directories category and you can view the listing here.

UK Web UK is a UK Web Directory that specialises in listing businesses, services and articles that are popular with UK Webmasters. The site offers 3 types of listings: Reciprocal for free - which means you have to link back to them to be considered for listing, Regular for £4,99  - which gives you a fast review time, and Featured for £12,99 - which lists you strongly within the directory.

UK Web UK is all about becoming a valuable resource for UK Webmasters, and want to offer something for a UK Audience. As a result it has stricter guidelines than most other websites. However, like similar niched directories, the site offers quality over quantity, with strong Business and Directories Catagories.

However, if you’re not from the UK - you may find this site useful with the Destinations section, offering information on some of the UK’s top resorts.

Handmade Presents is an online shop specialising in Willow Baskets and other creative gifts, hand made from all natural products. The Willow Baskets are sturdy, unique and fit for everyday use, and you can buy one at a good price for all sorts of uses (such as dog baskets, shopping baskets, waste paper baskets and baby baskets). Postage is at most £8.00 for anywhere in the UK, but they also accept international orders too.

It’s not just baskets that Handmade Presents specialise in - it also specialises in Craft from Wool, in all different colours and types of wool. Such things include Dyed Wool - which they sell multiple colours  and styles, as well as Waldorf Dolls - dolls which are designed to be relatively simple to encourage children’s imagination and creativity through play.

Handmade Presents is listed in the Arts and Crafts category and you can see the listing here.

A1 Bid Links is a Bid Links Directory with Deep Links, a Bid for Position Directory that offers deep links to members who can join for a dollar. The premise is that over time you will bid your way to the top of the list. The A1 Directory is well listed, with a decent alexa rank, so traffic from the directory would be quite large.

A1 Bid Links seems to know it’s audience in Directories, and hence these are some of the most popular categories. It is a valuable resource for those looking to build quality links to directories, as A1 Bid Links has a number of the top Bid Directories, Directory of Directories and Paid Directories out there. It’s worthwile checking out A1 Bid Links to see which directories are worth submittign to, and which aren’t.

A1 Bid Links is in the Bidding Directories category, and you can see the link information about it here.

Bidding Directory is a Bid for Position Directory which promotes quality websites. For a small fee of £5. You can buy advertising on this new concept of advertising. The site has a number of listings already, and each of the listings is permanent, with an advertising page.

What really separates this from normal websites is that you bid for position - the highest contributor getting positioned at the top where - hopefully - they get more clicks. The Top Links are also featured on the home page, to encourage further clickthroughs.

Furthermore, there is a blog associated with the domain, giving the latest news on the website and the directory scene.

UK One Way Links is listed in the Bidding Directories Category and you can see the listing on Bid Directory UK here.