Is Directory Submission Dead?

joesmith1608

15 years ago

Yes, directory submission dead means it does not provide traffic to a site .

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Odhinn

15 years ago

I think directory submission is actually pretty underrated. It won't provide traffic, but neither does spinning an article and submitting that. But, it does provide a bunch of links to your homepage if you do it right, occasionally with anchor text, and since you can do the whole thing in a half hour with software, why not go for it?

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JamesGw

15 years ago

It's not dead. It's just not worth the time / money required to do it anymore. It's good after you've exhausted other backlinking methods, though.

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cooler1

15 years ago

Are you refering to web directories or article directories?

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Fraggler

15 years ago

It depends on the context. They might not be the greatest for an affiliate site but they are quite important for chasing local traffic and utilising Google Places. Check out some info on Google Places (and Bing's equivalent) and you will see the importance of 'citations' which are just directory listings confirming your site's location and niche.

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premiumlinks99 15 years ago

No, it's not the dead, but you better submit your site to quality web dirs (like PR 3 and above), if you want to see some actual results.
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mika45

15 years ago

Directory submission not provide you the traffic but he provides the good backlinks and help to increase to your site pr

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gittar1122

15 years ago

I think its not dead, actually we need to diversify our backlinks.

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ansh bakshi

15 years ago

Hello to Everyone !
Can anybody tell me that is there any best software available for directory submission ??
i tried so many software but couldn't get good response !

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depil

15 years ago

i 've heard lotsa good things about lazyseo. Directory submitter good :d

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lalitbansal004 15 years ago

Yes Now It is Not Good For Traffic Purpose.

But it is Good for Backlinks. So for that Target High PR directories.

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fr3quenzy

15 years ago

Originally Posted by bigcat1967

Please read title....

lolz nice 1 - it is not dead but its is not worth also ... it just a waste of time and
it is helpfull also but - it provides backlink but it takes lots of time now-adays to get approval

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android45 15 years ago

I think if u do Directory submission in sites which as good page rank & domain authority will definetly help.
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julianbooth123

15 years ago

No, directory submission is not dead. The directories are actually meant for getting the backlinks that sometimes help in getting the traffic to the site.

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labancans

15 years ago

I am still using it and it is very effective.

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Anna Howard

15 years ago

Seems so, but in the past these used to be the best techniques in order to go and increase the PR of your website.

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omy123

15 years ago

First, why you so lethargic in terms of writing... I mean obviously we can read the title, but its a courtesy that needs to be there... You are asking a question and that in such a arrogant style... Talking about the question, I dont think that directory submission is dead.. it is the only way which can provide you permanent links.. Yeah, there is a flood of low class directories, which will not serve you as helpful.. Use standard and known directories in this case

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WilderJulie

15 years ago

Just stay away from the auto-accept directories. Also, don't rely on them too much. It's a good addition to a link building strategy. But you shouldn't spend too much time with it.

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movies

15 years ago

Submit a link directory is very useful way, but do not have much effect!

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ruchikars

15 years ago

I think directory submissions is wasting of time. because its do not have much effect and traffic its only increase number of submissions.

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nicktyler

15 years ago

Not dead. Essential for link diversity.

The fact that it does not generate traffic directly is not the point. If it helps you rank better you get more natural search traffic.

Just submitt to high quality directories in the relavent catagory

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diyakapoor

15 years ago

Links from some quality/high PR directories are still preferred by google

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ayushiinfo

15 years ago

only paid directory submission is accepting nowadays .........it is more costly and it is 2 or 3 months time only ....so most of all seo specialist did not do directory submission....

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Gale10

15 years ago

Hi,

I think web directories are a good way to get backlinks. I haven't seen a noticable increase in traffic but it is a good long term (3-6 months) strategy to get links. You can get some good high profile links that way.

I had a website submitted to 200 web directories recently, all of which were free.

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daweelmac

15 years ago

Directory submission is still important for giving quality backlinks. Try submitting to high PR sites. I also use G-Lock Fast Directory Submitter to automate the task.

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james1986

15 years ago

Originally Posted by daweelmac

Directory submission is still important for giving quality backlinks. Try submitting to high PR sites. I also use G-Lock Fast Directory Submitter to automate the task.

AGREED! Directory submission is always be in practice upto when of-page optimization will be done for Organic Search.

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LiftMyRank

15 years ago

Whether it's completely dead or not can be argued, I mean a link is a link, however these aren't far off being classified as link farms, that is links with no surrounding unique relevant content to the target site, and they have been significantly devalued by google because of the dramatic increased usage of automated software creating these crappy links.

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Ibcontact

15 years ago

I know directory submission not provide you traffic, its benefits show after very long time. but when you collect multiple backlinks from directory submission. Then these backlinks very helpful for your website and helpful for increasing ranking on search engine..

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cooler1

15 years ago

Does anyone here use IMT Directory submitter. Is that good for high PR directory submission?

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Edwineddy

15 years ago

hello....
i dont think so that directory submission is dead. at my point of view directory submission is to create backlinks for web sites and it does work....

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james1986 15 years ago

Yes EDWINEDDY. So the final result is that Directory Submission can not ever be dead.
That is the reason we have a large number of Directory sites to be submitted on a daily basis.
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blogworker

15 years ago

actually, i do not very clear why you said directory submission dead. is this way can not bring you backlink? enough backlink? or you think it waste time?
i'm a newbie, but i still use directory submission, i mean mainly, for backlink getting. at least until now it's ok for me.
i want to say, if you want to get quality backlinks, you can submit to some high PR directories, those directories show a good reputation by Google. if you focus on quantity, you can use some tools to submit automatically.
this is my experience, hope it can give you some suggestions.

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eurekapsycrille

15 years ago

It's still not proven that directory submission is dead. But let's put it right here: not all things that will not cause bad effects are good.

It's always optional if you want to do directory submission or not.

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Michael Nguyen

15 years ago

Directory submission is dead if you're using software that mass submit.

Throw money into the mix and it's a different ball game. I've seen sites where you can buy home page links with real PR, some are even site wide for $5 "lifetime" link. TBH not sure why I didn't buy a link.

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