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Directory submissions a waste of time & money

by David Reed
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I have recently been asked to submit a 'Fashion' site to several paid Directories. Not having posted to them before I was wondering if anyone has gained a significant boost in their google ranking by doing so. Personally I would rather pay to have quality backlinks built for a site.

Anyone had good or bad experiences I can draw on please.

David
#directory #money #submissions #time #waste
  • Profile picture of the author richblogs
    Originally Posted by David Reed View Post

    I have recently been asked to submit a 'Fashion' site to several paid Directories. Not having posted to them before I was wondering if anyone has gained a significant boost in their google ranking by doing so. Personally I would rather pay to have quality backlinks built for a site.

    Anyone had good or bad experiences I can draw on please.

    David
    Generally I find the value in directory submission is in creating a complete and consistent brand presence on the web (as far as the well known directories go, anyway). The boost in traffic will likely be minimal, and depending on the directory, you might not see any real significant page rank increase. But, I still think it's a worthwhile activity, simply from a brand building point of view.
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  • Profile picture of the author Matt Baker
    Originally Posted by David Reed View Post

    I have recently been asked to submit a 'Fashion' site to several paid Directories. Not having posted to them before I was wondering if anyone has gained a significant boost in their google ranking by doing so. Personally I would rather pay to have quality backlinks built for a site.

    Anyone had good or bad experiences I can draw on please.

    David
    Did you pay them and they did not posted your website?
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    • Profile picture of the author David Reed
      The site has been posted on the directories. Just can't see the value.
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  • Profile picture of the author onegoodman
    You getting a backlink to your website from authority website
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    • Profile picture of the author John Coutts
      Originally Posted by onegoodman View Post

      You getting a backlink to your website from authority website
      Oh yes, and on a non-context relevant PR0 page, specially created for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author 3rddd
    I haven't noticed a significant difference in Google rankings from just directories alone. Some of my highest ranking sites haven't been submitted to very many directories.
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  • Profile picture of the author celente
    we are finding more value in going to the ezine webmasters, trade journals, guest blogging, article sydication directories honed in for our niches. That is alot better than spamming directories and hoping someone will pick you up.

    You should go for more targeted eyeballs, not just hope and pray for them.

    Hope this makes sense.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ronno99
    If there are strong directories in your niche, get into those.
    Don't waste your time with 1000 auto directory submits.
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