Is directory submission still a good option?

by GeorgR.

Posted: 14 years ago 36 replies

Are there any free good directories where you can submit which would yield some SEO/backlink advantage? Havent submitted to directories in a long time.

#directory #good #option #submission

stefffff 14 years ago

i don't agree... directory submission is just a waste of time... sometimes you have to wait more then 3 months to get your site reviewed... i would rather concentrate on forums, blogs commenting and link exchange with relevant sites
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johnsander1 14 years ago

I think directory submission is just wasting of time.
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dburk 14 years ago

Hi GeorgeR,

Directories can work well, they can also be a waste of time. Some directories are valuable resources and others are desolate no-mans land. If the directory gets a lot of quality traffic then it almost certainly can give your page a boost, however, if the directory receives little or no traffic it probably isn't worth the time to submit your listing.
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- Orkhan Ibad 14 years ago
  
  There are only some quality free directories left which will help your site's SERPs. Anyway, you should outsource it if you do it.
  
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- maingi 14 years ago
  
  Hello, You can submit PR3 or 4 directory. This really will do the advantage to your back links.
  
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jaratvit 14 years ago

Quality directories backlinks are still valuable but some are overrated and are too expensive for what they offer. Now I stay away from directories that do not provide contents and look like link farms.

Niche directories are very good for traffic and help a lot to boost sites in SERP.

Most of low quality directories are made for adsenses, so it is easy to get the picture.
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- Irnes Jakupovic 14 years ago
  
  I highly recommend you just buy one of the services out there that does like 50 high PR manual submissions to directories for $25. It's a one time fee and it does help your rankings a bit. If you got extra money it doesn't hurt to do it.
  
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verbose 14 years ago

I think directories are a low level type of link. But profile links works and I see no reason that directory submission as 1 part of your back linking strategy wont help you.
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hotftuna 14 years ago

"I think directories are a low level type of link"

All depends on the directories you submit to. I think most would agree that a listing in dmoz and Yahoo Directory would count as a strong link. Submissions to the higher quality directories like romow.com and BOTW are great as well.
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jijaybajay 14 years ago

there are auto approval directory listings, with high PR
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txconx 14 years ago

What I've found with the directory listings I've got is that Google hasn't indexed any of them, even months later. What is the value of a link if it isn't going to get indexed?
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jsfunstuff 14 years ago

yes but back linking is better
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USA Classifieds 14 years ago

Directory submissions are good to get some backlinks but you can't depend on them only for links. They usually take 3 to 4 months to get approvals. Try other off page activities also to get backlinks.
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jborjaperez 14 years ago

In my opinion, directory submissions are a good source of backlinks.. And since some of them take months to approve. It looks natural and may give you a boost when you least expect. I do directory submissions, But to each his/her own!

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- yoshi74 14 years ago
  
  I think most directory submissions are a waste of time though there are a few good quality ones out there - try to target niche directories that have related content to your site.
  
  Remember just because a directory may have a high PR on the homepage, what is important is the PR of the page where your link will site, which will probably be zilch and stuffed with a ton of links each taking a share of that zilch.
  
  And that is of course assuming that the search engines even bother to crawl these pages which is unlikely.
  
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  josh123 14 years ago
  
  I haven't done directory submissions in a long time. I've heard that the best links are the ones that have the potential to drive traffic, and therefore would benefit you even without the SEO benfits. Very few directories will bring any significant traffic.
  
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  SledgeHammer 14 years ago
  
  Nowadays, good directories are very rare like DMOZ. So directory submission has lost it's sheen...
  
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inspiro 14 years ago

For the most part you won't get any traffic from directories, but every little bit does count for SEO.
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va_mom 14 years ago

for me, it is still okay - but chosen directories only.
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thebitbotdotcom 14 years ago

I have personally found that directories are so over-run with submissions, that actually getting a link approved in one takes forever if it happens at all. If links were approved on a timely basis, then they would be worth the time, but you will actually get links approved much faster with article directories, blog comments, link exchanges, etc.

There is nothing wrong with link directories, they are just too slow, again, because they are over-run.
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Groovystar 14 years ago

What isn't overrun these days? I found a pr 3 site ranking first for its keyword based almost entirely on backlinks in forum profiles, directory listings, RSS feeds and article submissions. And like 1/3 of all this stuff was nofollow.
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jaqes 14 years ago

Directory submission is good but it is only effective for backlinks some PR directory like poland.pl and mastermoz.com are good directory.
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- ramboo 14 years ago
  
  yes sir Directory submission is still a good option because you will get a free do-follow back links and so quickly and it will cache your site so quickly.
  
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seoforu 14 years ago

Directory links are still important.In fact every tactic that gets you a backlink is good for seo.
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ScarlettD 14 years ago

Well, I don't do directory backlink anymore..
I preffer to build backlink on blog post and article submission..
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- ptwain 14 years ago
  
  Directory submissions do work as part of your backlink foundation(you will not jump up in rankings just using directory submissions.) The problem is most directory sofware submitters or programs are worthless. From my experience, I used to go the manual route but took to long to find quality directory sites. But now I outsource my directory submissions to directory maximizer.
  
  They've been around for a long time, and have improved they services each year. They do submissions for 14cents(minimum 100 per order), so basically $14.00 per order.
  
  Hope this helps!
  
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  PS- I'm not an affiliate for Directory Maximizer, I just use their service.
  
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Christopher13 14 years ago

i think that being in related directories can be quite helpful. Not a big fan of reciprocal directories.

Besides a good directory listing can bring you some much needed traffic, and you get the extra SEO bonuses however little they might be.
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rahulr 14 years ago

Only submit your sites to PR 4+ directories which are 3 years old.Most new directories die within an year,its a waste of time to submit to them.
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susiem 14 years ago

I believe directory submission is still good ,for backlinks especially. For seo all areas of submissions regarding directories and forums the more you have going the better it is.
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Natlex 14 years ago

I always considered them a waste... I would only do it if I had an near fully automated software submitting to decent directories but so far all the ones I saw spam directories that are irrelevant.
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JackPowers 14 years ago

I would always try to get in DMOZ for quality, white hat sites and webshops. A single link from DMOZ and some good on page SEO, may give your site PR3 from what I've seen and that in turn will make it easier to swap links with other niche sites.

As for directory submission to other sites, I find it to be a general waste of time unless they are niche specific and actually run by editors that deny low quality sites.
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InitialEffort 14 years ago

It's not as useful as it once was, but it's just one more step in SEO. Having a wide variety of links can be useful:

Directories/SE Submission
Article Directory
Related Blog
Social Media
Static Authority Sites
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veronica178 14 years ago

I believe directory submission still holds value to SEO. My traffic still shows handsome traffic from local and regional directories.
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Jordan Kovats 14 years ago

Initially, this was something I tried before I really knew anything. So when I finally got stuck, and went to see Brad Gosse for his help. I told him about all my directory submissions, and he looked at me and said, How is that working for you? When we looked my inbound links and traffice, not a single directory submission was seen and our traffic was at nothing. I probably manually submitted to over 200 directories. After following Brad's advice and working my ass off, 5 months later we are comfortably in the top 5 on page one for our primary term, and Directory submission is something I don't spend a second on.
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Smyth Danielson 14 years ago

I think it is certainly worth it to go to the higher PR directories like DMOZ, Exactseek, Jayde, etc. Even MerchantCircle for local search is a good directory. I wouldn't waste too much time on trying to submit to hundreds of directories, just go with the ones that have good page rank.
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- Jordan Kovats 14 years ago
  
  Sorry, I forgot their are 2 directory sites I WOULD submit too. DMOZ, and Yahoo.dir. Other than that, I wouldn't waste a minute on it.
  
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