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Is buying a directory listing ever worth it?

by mtrentin
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Is buying a directory listing ever worth it. I am trying to SEO a website it a competitive niche and I noticed that some of my ranking competitors have purchased directory submissions. Should I do the same?
#buying #directory #listing #worth
  • Profile picture of the author TheProgrammer
    Paid directory listing will help you to get link juice. But it is expensive way like yahoo directory will cost you $299/year, so it'll be much better if you spent this amount on getting high page rank backlinks.
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  • Profile picture of the author GtGatsby
    If I were you, I would save the money and concentrate on creating an excellent freebie/blog post to send to other sites free. Or create a simple YouTube video etc. Great content is shared and will generate more valuable backlinks than any $299 directory listing.
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  • Profile picture of the author minion
    It depends - if the listing will generate traffic, then it can be worth it. For example, I'm about to pay $150/month for a link that will generate 20 targeted visitors per day, and these visitors convert at around 30% (they gave me a free 7 day trial of a sponsored link). I don't ever buy links for the SEO though - that's just an added bonus.
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    • Profile picture of the author Morten V
      It really depends on the price of the listing, but yes I believe it's worth it.
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  • Profile picture of the author TJMcDowell
    Some paid directories have a free version. You may try the free version to see if it produces some leads, then purchase the upgraded listing if you're wanting more results.
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  • Profile picture of the author Stuart william
    Spending money on directories? It would be better if you spend money on guest blogging and Press Release as you can plenty amount of traffic and high quality backlink through it.
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  • Profile picture of the author delton yell
    Yes if you submit your site in yahoo directory obviously yahoo and Google gives you some reputation on their search engine.
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  • Profile picture of the author Hasanabd
    Sir if the price is above 50$ then be sure it wont be worth it
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  • Profile picture of the author markowe
    I just got an awesome link in the Resources pages of an authority site in the same niche, and it costs nothing, just a polite request or submission. Just got to look around a bit and use your imagination. Of course, your site can't suck...
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    Who says you can't earn money as an eBay affiliate any more? My stats say otherwise

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  • Profile picture of the author NicholasHughes
    I don't think it is good to spend money on directory buying, unless this could bring lots of traffic and targeted visitors. But my site is not the case.
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  • Profile picture of the author Devel
    If the directory has a good authority than its worth it.
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  • Profile picture of the author mosthost
    Of course it's worth it. You get a solid one-way permanent link.
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  • Profile picture of the author traveltext
    Directories are still worthwhile.

    For instance, many of the keywords I track have results ranked on the power of links coming from link directories (including uncategorized, low quality "directories" that are obviously meant only for backlinking and SEO purposes). Google does not appear to have targeted those kinds of links at all, no matter how low the quality or obvious the manipulation. Those kinds of links have been working for many, many years, and still are.

    My own analysis also indicates that Google wants to see more variation in anchor text now than before the Penguin update. Many results that were doing heavy exact-match keyword linking aren't ranking well anymore.
    Source: Ranking in Google after Penguin. « Jonathan Leger – SEO And Internet Marketing Blog
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  • Profile picture of the author andishm
    Originally Posted by mtrentin View Post

    Is buying a directory listing ever worth it. I am trying to SEO a website it a competitive niche and I noticed that some of my ranking competitors have purchased directory submissions. Should I do the same?
    1. Stay away from sitewide links.
    2. Stay away from PAID directory links until they are yahoo or similar high authority directory links as you can find lots of free directories as well over the internet.
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    • Profile picture of the author limestone614
      Originally Posted by andishm View Post

      1. Stay away from sitewide links.
      - Disagree
      2. Stay away from PAID directory links until they are yahoo or similar high authority directory links as you can find lots of free directories as well over the internet.
      - Agree

      I have hundreds of sites still using both Footer and Blogroll type links with no issue. I used one only yesterday to rank a couple of local keywords.

      I think it is highly dependant on the link, niche and website.
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