Directory submissions still worth it?

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I started a new project and started off page optimization with "Directory submissions" but most of the latest techniques in 2017 wouldn't suggest Directories a go.

What are the other strategies you prefer after starting a project?
#search engine optimization #directory #submissions #worth
  • Directory submission is good seo but you can more things, such as:

    ->You can do Bookmarking.
    ->Pdf submission in various high DA and PA website.
    ->Web2.0 is very important, its a lengthy process but works well
    ->Post in different forum site
    ->Review submission in different website and so on.
    These are some very basic methods you can start with it, Hope this might be helpful for you.
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    • None of these are good. Sorry but you are stuck in SEO past before Google and Google's penguin made those things of nearly no effect.

      Theres no good ways of getting links now that does not require money, great content or hard work.
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  • Directory submission is good but make sure make link on that directory site which having less backlink
  • Directory submissions is a colossal waste of time. Furthermore, it could actually hurt your search engine optimization efforts.

    Here's why: thousands upon thousands of people with garbage websites have submitted their website to get a backlink from various directories. It's super easy to do and it's easy to automate and it's easy to pay someone to do it for you. As a result of Google gives no credence to these backlinks. In fact, in the eyes google you may be lumping yourself and with garbage websites if you try to get back links from directories.

    Just don't do it.
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  • I'm pretty much of the same opinion as others here. What you find now are tons of link farms, and simply run the risk of being penalized by Google by using them.
  • It's still working (but it is much less effective like it was in the past), especially for local SEO.
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  • It's fine until you do it in worthless sites.
  • Directory submissions are worth putting your time into. You could also opt for :
    social bookmarking, article submission, forum posting, etc,
  • Directory Submissions still work. But free directories are useless as they are full of junk links. Paid directories work great.
  • I believe dirctories submission sitll work, search " directoris submission free" on google you will found some webs, some of them will help you to submit your site to some basic directores or search engines for free, but if you find directoris manually I think it wastes you much time. Doing other link buliding works together will be good options in the first start period of off page seo.
  • In most of the business sites today they do not use directory submission the reason is low and worst no conversions at all as well as in traffic. There are some effective method today that is popular like content marketing try it.
  • Directory Submissions are the primary off-page SEO source. It helps your website to getting indexed by search engines as backlinks.
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  • Links (free and paid) from directories suck and kill your SERPs....unless you're a prominent law firm or in some other industry that invests $10,000 per month on their "paid links" subscriptions like law firms do. Jus' sayin' the rules apply to some but not others. Just depends on what industry you're in and what all the competition is doing in your industry. Hard to figure what the average Joe should do with directories and linking these days.
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  • Directory submissions have been worthless since 2010. You have to ask yourself, are these links easy for a complete beginner to get? If they are, then they have little to no SEO value.
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    • There is never been or will be any techniques related to directories simply because
      nobody ever presented any scientific works which would give us definite answer.

      Yes, you will found posts claiming that something is working or not but none of them
      made by people who had no ideas about what they are talking about but repeating
      what some incompetent dickhead pull out from his a**.

      Just read some post and you'll see what I mean.

      Can you translate this in plain English?

      Prove it.
      Show me any evidence based on studies and not just empty blabbering based on brainstorming

      Of course, "local SEO"
      And how it's different from general SEO?
      Feel free to share with us what would be the difference

      So, "the business sites" reported to you that they are not using directories. Right?
      How about if I tell you that you have no freaking idea what you're talking about.
      How could you because you have to operate directory to know what is happening
      in that industry and you don't?

      How do I know you don't? Well, you wouldn't made that meaningless statement because
      you would know that businesses are the one who are using directories because they know
      simple fact, they are getting more traffic from directories than from G. simply because
      Google has them on page 1,000 and directory on page #1

      Proof please.

      See above

      Why don't you make your point why and not just vomit all over baseless opinion?

      Is any of you brain surgeons? If you have no idea how to perform brain surgery, you
      wouldn't claim, you are expert and yet you have no problems to claim you know
      more than people who are operating directories for years and years now. Really?

      It would be nice if people start distinguish between facts and fictions, learn what
      happened, when and why and then based on facts start sharing their wisdom.



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  • I still do this when I'm starting a site but it's a far cry from the most important part of my SEO mix. As KylieSweet said, it doesn't really drive traffic or conversions for me.

    Instead, it's more of a maintenance thing I do in case it helps a little. In other words, a task I would outsource to someone who could benefit from a low paying job but not necessarily focus on doing myself.
  • This all comes down to a simple concept - if you can place a link, yourself, on somebody else's website without their consent, it is a worthless link. If there is some sort of editorial review process, they may be alright - especially if it is on a well-known, respected directory. If it is a paid link, you might be in hot water, too.

    A link on a highly specialized directory that is relevant to your niche that is actually used by people is a good link because, if nothing else, it drives targeted traffic to your site.

    I think the one concept everyone needs to keep in mind is this ... If there was no such thing as SEO, would you take the time to get the link because of the traffic you would get from the site? If not, it's probably not a good link.

    Bottom Line: There are far better ways of getting links that work than wasting time applying for one through a bunch of never used, no-name directories. Of course, that is with the caveat that you actually need to produce something that real people will WANT TO link to. Check out Brian Dean's Backlinko Blog for legitimate ways of getting links.
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  • directory submission still works but not as before rather than work on web 2.0's . web 2.0 can give quick results. but its an grey strategy
  • Not really. Create helpful content. Build connections. Position yourself more favorably in search engines.
  • I wish you people made your minds.
    On one hand you are craving for backlinks and yet the only place you can get them
    with almost no effort all the sadden is not good enough for you, even thou no one can
    provide any reasonable explanation why link from blog is any better than from directory.

    One thing is for sure, you are not welcome to dump, just like that, your link in 90% of blogs
    and 10% of others even worse than some directories. So, why don't we start talk about blogs.

    Granted there are hundreds of useless, dead on arrival directories you should stay away
    even if you are one of those "SEO Pros" who are claiming that: link is a link is a link.

    The fact that you're stumbling on mostly bad directories is because there is not too many
    good directories, the one that care about what they has been indexing and the reason for
    that lack of professionally maintained directories lists.

    For 15 years now we are offering list of top 50 web directories which we know not just
    sticking around for the last 10 - 20 years but offering highest level of commendable quality
    and I'm sure you'll change your mind about web directories if you start using good one..



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    • Its funny how you are trying to engage a debate with some of the people who replied to this thread. Directories are not bad, but I wouldn't spend a few bucks to put a link too one of the websites in your list.
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  • Hello,
    I think Directory Submission is still working, But make sure that you are created the link is live or dead.
    You can also create some other backlink, Like Social Bookmarking, Article Submission, Image Submission, Video Submission etc.
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  • Offlate, directory submission is not that effective. Remember today audience & Google both love content. No one goes to these directories for finding information. Technology has gone far ahead. We need to look at quality & original content. Try doing guest posts and getting backlinks from high DA blogs, article posting sites, create web 2.0s etc.
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    • Says who?

      Today???
      Where have you been for the last 20 years?
      Let me guess... learn how to spell "expert"?

      No one you know in your parents basement, makes you the only one

      and left you way behind

      Are you claiming that as an "expert" or just repeating someone else thoughts?

      If this is your expert advice, the one that you're following yourself,
      then show us your work in top 20 in G. Can you?



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  • There's no real proof that directories are worth it or not. I still build backlinks in local business directories for some of my clients. Especially in the United States, there are a lot of high quality business directories.

    There is a difference between link directories and business directories. I think anyone who has been doing SEO for a while could see if a directory is just meant to dump do follow links. Some of these websites would charge you a few dollars for "unlimited listings" or "instant approvals".

    I think if you'll put your websites in a directory, check the quality. Use tools like Ahrefs and Cognitive and check if their backlinks. Using high quality local business directories to get a few backlinks is good but using it as your main source of backlinks is not adviceable.
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  • Business Directory is best for the new project and it gets backlinks to the website. While starting the new project we have check Domain and Page Authority from MOZ.
    You can start article submission, social bookmarking, guesting posting, Forum Posting, Blog Commenting, and Profiling.
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    • This is true. The strategies that you mentioned used to get quick backlinks are the best ways to jump start your new link building projects. Nice mention of those.
  • No, You have to submit Directory submissions at the first stage of your website backlinking.
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    • Oh man, make your freaking mind - yes or no



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  • Yes, its a totally worth in SEO to generate more links for website.
  • Directory submission is best way to get the backlinks for website...
    But it takes much time to make a backlinks . You can use social bookmarking and classfied instead of this
  • Directory submission is old seo technique now. You can use following seo techniques
    1. guest posting
    2. forum commenting
    3. social media sharing
    4. social bookmarking
  • Directory submission plays an important role for a web site. Backlinks are manufactured for off-page SEO
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    i would still do directory submission because it just means you have a business website.
  • Of course, directories are not helpful to get links! I will say link those websites that are coming in Google SERP for your targeted or similar keywords.......
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  • Yes directory submission is really worth still. But you should be very careful about the directory.
  • There are only a handful directory sites where you can list your website. Don't put much time in building backlinks from directory sites. Make sure you are submitting sites to only High DA and relevant niche directories. It will help your website in getting local exposure.
    Apart from this, you can do guest posting, blog commenting, forums and Q/A participation and Broken links building.
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  • I prefer to use deal community web sites like

    hotukdeals.com , moderators are problem
    upucuza.com , it is free and they accept affiliate links

    directory sites , there are a lot of them and nobody uses .
  • Hi,

    Directory submissions used to be a viable search engine optimization strategy a few years back. However, with changes made to search engines and the way they rank web pages, the importance of web directory submissions has diminished to some extent. In a few years more, I'm very certain that it will no longer be considered a good search engine optimization strategy just like free-for-all websites and stuffing keywords which used to provide results in the years before.

    Thanks for this post...
  • Director submission is one of the important role in off-page SEO. Lot of directory page will rank your site and able to get a relevant links to your site. In very short period of time creating link dispersion over search engines.
  • You can do directory submission but you must consider PA, DA of website and submission must niche category.
  • Yes Directory submission is valuable for SEO if do them proper way relevant category also first check the PA DA of those website.
  • Directories, LOCAL directories should ONLY be used if you're a local business. But mass spamming directories is a terrible idea and sooo 2007.
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    Directory submissions still worth it?

    I started a new project and started off page optimization with "Directory submissions" but most of the latest techniques in 2017 wouldn't suggest Directories a go. What are the other strategies you prefer after starting a project?