Directory Submissions

[Just Ad Words]

Hey guys

Obviously from the other thread regarding InForm extension, you guys are all still doing the directory list thing. I imagine it is the most painful process involved when doing SEo on a site.

My question is "Why are you still doing it?" What's the point of getting crap links? If you have good content people will link to you! Forums are crawled daily in most cases. Make use of the site review thing, obviously you get the reviews of the members but you're also getting visitors all over the place visiting your site. Remember that probably 99% of people involved in web design and SEO have Google Toolbar installed.

I'm not saying that backlinks don't count though, they do! But poor quality backlinks will only damage your efforts. Do you think those directories are visited by anyone other than new webmasters trying to submit their sites? Sites that receive real people (as in humans and not crawlers) create traffic to your site and not merely a text link.

This is my view, if you can argue a valid point why I should submit to directories I'll start again!

Thanks

[Paz]

Hi,

yeah a link building campaign based on directory submissions alone won't help much but if you use it as part of a broader strategy of link building it can certainly help.

We have clients that are regulated and can't build sensationalised content that people would consider linkworthy. People aren't especially likely to link to these sites anyway because of the market they are in... I mean who's going to link to a site about public liability insurance, for example?

Have a look at this article with some tips on link-building (http://www.seobook.com/archives/001792.shtml) for some ideas.

Cheers,
Paz.

[Koz]

Submitting to directories aren't a total lost cause. For instantce; we get a decent amount of traffic from a couple of good niche SEO directories.

[Blazingpie]

While directories are not as useful as before, as Paz said sometimes they're virtually the only source of backlinks for some types of sites. Not all sites naturally attract links, unfortunately :( Still, a link from a good dir can help out a lot. It's all about selecting the best ones for your site(s)

[Chatmaster]

Submission to directories are always the first step in SEO, and completely to the dislike of many will be for years to come. Directories like DMOZ ad great value to SE's due to the fact that they are kept up to date by humans. Like all processes this also has it's flaws but it ads a dimension to Google that they do not have, the human factor that can despite alll their complicated algo's pick up issues. So when it comes to fighting blackhats, human edited directories add alot of value.

[Just Ad Words]

I agree with regard to DMOZ but how many other directories are humanally edited? I'll eat my hat if there are 5!

[(ry$$1e]

Directories like DMOZ ad great value to SE's due to the fact that they are kept up to date by humans.

I do agree with you on this one "CM", pitty they are always stuck with major backlog problems as result of too little editors...Anyone know if they sorted out this problem yet?

Hey maybe one of us can apply to become one of their editors (If we match their high standards ofcourse) :p

[Chatmaster]

Well, my cat is completely up to date, however this is after the problems DMOZ had, so few people know that it back live again for submissions.

Also alot of the eds made use of this down time between submissions to bring up to date their categories. But it is absolutely true, DMOZ needs alot more 'dedicated' editors.

[nameeta]

Directories submissions does results in good theme based backlinks and this is one thing which is reasonable and many people can afford.Also by doing directory submission new sites get indexed fast and it is not always possible for people to visit forum and get links from there.I also think that niche directories do results in traffic along with link backs.

[Paz]

Well you should know Nameeta!

Yes, directory submissions can be effective, when used as part of an overall search engine marketing strategy, including article publications, press releases etc., and maybe link exchanges for some sites.

I think regional directory submissions can help in particular. As I understand it, you offer South African regional directory submissions don't you?

Cheers,
Paz.

[nameeta]

Yes Paz I agree with you and at this moment we are doing regional directory submission for South Africa, United Kingdom and Italy.I will post this in services section.Also we will be going in for more region specific submissions as well as specialised submission like submission to web hosting directories, seo directories as so on.This type of submissions have advantage in SEO as well as over all marketing of websites.

[megri]

Directory Submission is the easiest way to get one way inbound link from theme based pages which is also cheap and low cost. Directory listing is also best method of getting relevant traffic which converts into sale because listing is in theme based category

[Blazingpie]

Ah, in my honest opinion only a few directories generate traffic. I've checked the logs on numerous sites that I've done SEO for, an only a few of the directories generated traffic, and none of them converted. Personally, I believe that it is only other SEOers who look at directories, and most of the time, any traffic generated comes from them :p

[Paz]

Ah, in my honest opinion only a few directories generate traffic.

This site gets a lot of directory traffic from SA directories. I also have other sites that get traffic from strong directories eg kingbloom, but I think the major benefit of a quality directory is that you can put your link with similar sites on pages with relevant keywords.

That boosts rankings and that brings traffic for sure.

[megri]

On our Directory submission services page at www.submitshop.com
we get 21 % traffic from our directory India Book. Lot of traffic from Quality directory is there.

[marketraise]

Well friends today I need your help.I have been trying to get my website submitted to the DMOZ directory for the last 6 months.The submission process is as follows.You read the rules and guidelines and submit your website to the directory manually.Once the submission is done a message is flashed across the screen that reads "Your submission has been approved .It will be reviewed by an administrator before it is added to our list."After this is done another message props up as a hint saying that for quicker reviewing of your website it is advisable that you sign up as an editor to dmoz as the review might take up to 4-6 weeks.Signing up as an editor will get the review done faster.Once you sign up as an editor the message is flashed again saying "your request will be reviewed by an already existing editor before being accepted."This might take upto 4-6 weeks.

As it is I am tired and have lost ideas as to how I could get my website listed on Dmoz. Kindly help me.


Other then DMOZ I would also prefer to be updated about getting quick submissions in other free directories.

Waiting for more replies.

[kenneth.robert]

Nice sharing,

this is beneficial for me.
Thanks.

[maxlazermarketing]

Hi,

As we know every tactic we use has its own importance and would fetch us some amount of traffic to our website. Directories would fetch us delayed traffic, but they provide permanent and authorized back links. This would help us in the long run.

No two people have the same mind set. Directories might be of useless to some one, might not be the same with every individual, i feel. Anyways nice post, thanks for sharing.

[Janepenelope]

Submitting to directories is a great way to build links and increase your search engine rankings. While developing Link Building strategies, most companies rely heavily on links from web directories. Getting links from web directories help in building links as well as your website start receiving traffic from the web directories.

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[trigun321]

A company is doing my SEO for me called media mountain , they were very friendly ( and forward as companies can be) and did explain everything to me about link building and making sure i was at the front of google and bing .

they have been very friendly with me making reports each month but i think there pretty new. can you do link building yourself ? and would it be more effective than full SEO ?

[newbie2010]

It is nice tool, bu I think the slowest.