Is there anywhere like a directory of submitted sites that you can go on and just check out different peoples sites and maybe rate them? also submit your own for the purpose of feedback?

YourSite.nu (http://yoursite.nu/)

Sweet thanks very much, feedback is always important to me

http://alexa.com

You can see an example of how Alexa's Web site ranking works, just look at LEIA's Alexa profile (http://www.alexa.com/data/details/?url=lissaexplains.com).