Directory Critic started as a simple web directory list and over time has evolved into a comprehensive resource to help webmasters build backlinks and promote their sites. The site now incorporates massive free, paid and recip web directory lists, one of the largest article directory lists on the internet, free website tracking, user reporting functions, niche directory lists, directory information and search engine data and a webmaster rating system which allows webmasters which use directories on our lists to rate them based on their experiences.

Today, Directory Critic boasts one of the largest and most up-to-date web and article directory lists on the web. The list is updated on a daily basis, and an average of 50-60 new web directories and 5 article directories are added every week.