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Directory Submissions

by Saidar
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Hey warriors,

Is directory submission still popular? If so what results are you getting?
#directory #submissions
  • Profile picture of the author hotftuna
    They are not nearly as popular as they were a few years ago. One reason is the explosion of low quality, low value directories.

    I would avoid mass submissions to hundreds or thousands of free directories. Look for high quailty directories like BOTW, DMOZ, Yahoo, and a handful of others.

    Here is one list of better quality directories:
    Top Web Directory List - Directories Rated by Inbound Link Quality - ILQ

    Disclosure: My directory (CannyLink) is on this list.

    As to results- there is no way to know for sure. I do see sites listed in Yahoo directory ranking higher.
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  • Profile picture of the author bettersocial
    I haven't really found any benefits to posting my link across dozens of spammy directories. I would agree with hotftuna's comment above that they only have an impact if the directory is solid, high PR.

    You can get a software like Directory Bot and submit your site to a handful of directories and see the impact on your rankings...
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  • Profile picture of the author bigcat1967
    Directories I've stayed away from. I've done a few niche directories in the past - but all they're good for is referral traffic...and usually that isn't that much.
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  • Profile picture of the author nettech
    Id stay away from them. I agree with what hotftuna said above.

    I used to submit like mad to these, see a small jump in traffic only to see it drop. The other thing with directories is that most do not allow you to submit deep links so it kind of beats the object of trying to rank a keyword for a specific page.

    Directory submissions are no longer part of my srtategy other than DMOZ and Yahoo. would focus that time on article marketing or social bookmarking. SB is not as effecgive as it was before but am still seeing results after a few months.

    Hoep that helps and good luck

    Zaheer
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  • Profile picture of the author Trent Brownrigg
    I think manual submission to some of the more popular and high quality directories is good. But mass automatic submission to a ton of them probably won't do anything for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author hunter29
    Hi,

    I would prefer to go with couple of good local business directories. Those will help you to drive good traffic too.
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  • Profile picture of the author rypher21
    directory submission is not that popular like before but still helpful..just do it manually
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  • Profile picture of the author joesmith
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    • Profile picture of the author hotftuna
      Originally Posted by joesmith View Post

      Directory Submission- Such a slow process it's taking more time to approve a site and even some of them not at all approving.
      When you submit to free directories, you get what you pay for. I approve quality sites within one business day max. Many submissions are reviewed and approved within minutes.
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      • Profile picture of the author bmoney76
        Originally Posted by hotftuna View Post

        When you submit to free directories, you get what you pay for. I approve quality sites within one business day max. Many submissions are reviewed and approved within minutes.
        I agree. I usually will submit each of my sites to some quality directories and will pay for a quick review. I check to see that the page my site will be listed on is indexed in google and that the directory isn't overwhelmed with links to low quality sites. It's just one type of link that I like to get as I have found that having a big variety of link types really boosts your ranking. Directories still work well but you have to be picky with which ones.

        I would also recommend hotftuna's directory, cannylink.
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  • Profile picture of the author manhal
    just go with DMOZ and Yahoo
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  • Profile picture of the author itfactory
    Try to put relevant your niche. you need to check good forum where your niche will simillar
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  • Profile picture of the author gjbusinessman
    Some people try to submit their articles to 100s of directories. How far they are successful is a question. Few directories are popular and they also contain a lot of articles. Many people spin their articles.There are some quality sites and directories which ask for paid subscriptions to submit the articles. they may be effective.
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  • Profile picture of the author TaroA
    In my point of view, Directory submission is waste of time and I am sure most of the guys are not using that method to gather backlinks nowadays. The reason is, there are many directories which do not approve the listing and most of those are required a backlink to the directory itself. As well as, it is hard to get a backlink form less outbound links on directory submission method
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  • Profile picture of the author chandan_dutta
    Instead of spending time in directory submission I will prefer to get backlinks from a high pr blog through commenting. I have submitted to directories but did not get any result.
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