Directory Submission - Which Directories?
Not all web directories are created equal. Some are much better than others. In fact, with free directory software available, they are not as valuable as they once were. There are over five thousand directories available on the web. Submitting to directories can be time consuming and can eat at your pocketbook so, do your research and save your time and energy by submitting to directories that will be around for the long haul. There are a few types of directories; free, paid and reciprocal.
I suggest Best-Web-Directories.com for all the latest information on advice on directory submission. They have listings of the best free and paid web directories. Their site ranks directories that are worth you time to submit to
Best-Web-Directories.com's website is very highly ranked by Google and Yahoo. Their site was created to help site promoters identify the top web directories to submit their sites to. You can submit your site to directories by yourself or you can use their directory submission service. If you can never get enough directories to submit to I suggest you visit their sister site, Web-Directories.ws. Web Directories has close to 5000 directory listings. They have sixty well organized niche categories. The niches everything, from SEO, software, computers and webmaster to legal, entertainment, travel, business and blogs.
General Directories
General directories are by far the most common type of web directory. Links from general directories can improve your Search Engine rankings. CBravo.com is general web directory designed and SEOd to improve a site's Search Engine Rankings (SERPs). CBravo, started in early 2005, has the latest bells and whistles and has been continuously modified with SEO in mind. They identify on their site all the factors that make their site SEO friendly. Their listings are offered a very reasonable price of under ten dollars US. WernerAndBlank.com is a another great SEO friendly general directory. They are run by the same owners as CBravo and use the same standards for this site. Deep links, links to internal pages of your site that is, are very important to Search Engine Optimization. It just isn't natural to have all links coming to your site pointing to the homepage and the search engines are aware of it. The Deep Link directory is a general directory that accepts only internal pages home page submissions are not accepted on this site. Don't even think of it. Choose one of your more interesting pages and write a unique description about it. The search engines will love you for it. These internal links will help your search engine optimization success. Link-Exchange-Network.com is another general directory that accepts deep links. They offer inexpensive paid directory links. All of these general directories 100% SEO friendly and they all accept deep links.
Niche Directories
As I have said many times, directories are a valuable weapon in your search engine optimization battle to improve your rankings. Links are important. Links from related sites are even more important niche directories cover a specific area of interest, or a specific niche. For example, the Book-a-Trip Travel Directory is a great travel planning directory. The site has useful travel articles along with travel aides such as maps and weather report links. The site a great collection of travel photographs and tips from locations like Yellowstone and Banff National Parks, Las Vegas, and Hoover Dam.
Devmagic.com is a software niche directory . This site lists websites that feature software, scripts, tools and software production firms. Their software listings include security, email, graphics, games and databases and so much more. If you are setting up a website and want a head start then I recommend using a website templates. Web-Template-Source.com has a huge, well-categorized list of flash, HTML and PHP Nuke web templates. They also have an awesome choice of fireworks templates as well as Fireworks development tools and resources. 101-SEO-resources.com is a SEO directory that also offers a selection of hand-picked SEO tools and. They offer for a sites that offer keyword ranking tools and link popularity tools. They have a wide range of tools to help you with your SEO efforts. |
