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How to Promote your site using Directories

Directories are websites that categorize links into specific groups in order to deliver quality sites to their visitors. Although the idea of directories are made for everyone on the internet, we all know only one specific group of people actually look at directories – webmasters!

For us webmasters, directories can be a very useful resource if used correctly. They can drive specific visitors to your site, boost your link popularity and raise your Page Rank. All of these mean more sales, more advertisers wanting to advertise on your page, and more revenue from things like Adsense and YPN.

As a webmaster, you want to submit your website to a broad range of directories. But be sure to only submit to quality ones, because there is a fine line between a directory and a link farm. Here are some things you DON’T want the directory to have:

- “no follow” tags or other ways of NOT passing Page Rank
- All of its links on one page
- Too many ads
- Not custom layout
- Too many links on one page
- Adult and other illegal links

There are three different types of directories that you should be submitting to. We have listed them below, as well as example of directories that we highly recommend.

Free No Reciprocal Link Directories
These directories are the easiest to submit to. They require no payment and no link back. All you have to do is fill out the form and submit your information. These directories are great because they take very little time and cost nothing. They are also the most risky because they can easily turn into link farms. Make sure the site has a high Page Rank and looks like it has restrictions on what types of sites it accepts.

Best Free No Reciprocal Link Directories
http://www.dmoz.com
http://www.exactseek.com
http://www.zorkk.com
http://www.ezilon.com
http://www.abilogic.com
http://www.jayde.com
http://www.dirone.com
http://www.stpt.com

Free Reciprocal Link Directories
These directories are great only if you are prepared to supply a link back. If so, they can be very rewarding because they can accumulate many links and a high Page Rank. They are still free, so you are getting traffic and Page Rank for free. Some people claim that Google hates these types of sites, but I have seen nothing wrong with them so far and highly suggest making a “partners” page on your site and start submitting to these directories. Make sure it is high quality as usual.

Best Free Reciprocal Link Directories
http://www.webmasterdirectory.net
http://www.abizdirectory.com
http://www.premierdirectory.org
http://www.indexunlimited.com
http://www.frequentlyasked.info
http://www.ajdee.com
http://www.sightquest.com
http://www.familyfriendlysites.com

Paid Directories
Most new webmasters cringe when they think of paying for marketing and promotion. Well I have some news for you. What good is your site if you have no visitors? Nothing. Paid directories are a great way to build your link popularity on very respectable sites. When buying links on a paid directory, make sure it is popular and has a good Page Rank to pass on to you. Some of these directories have a reciprocal link option for submission. Although these directories do cost money for inclusion, they probably pay off the best in the long run.

Best Paid Directories
http://www.sevenseek.com
http://www.searchpurple.com
http://www.gimpsy.com
http://www.thisisouryear.com
http://www.uncoverthenet.com
http://www.skaffe.com
http://www.wowdirectory.com
http://www.goguides.org

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[Nefarious]

Well, if I saw that many links in an article I would not accept it. Alot of article directories do not like links in articles, I accept some links but not that many.

At least if you plan on submitting to article directories.

I would just make a page off your domain with a list of each type.

[wholesalechecklist]

So how many should I put for each category? 3? 5?

[Tyler Banfield]

How to Promote Your Site Using Directories

Directories are web sites that categorize links into specific groups. Directories are designed to provide visitors with easy access to the best web sites in a specific category. Although directories can be accessed and used by anyone on the internet, webmasters are the most common visitors to directories.

If used correctly, directories can be a very useful resource for webmasters. They can drive targeted traffic to your web site, increase your link popularity and raise your Page Rank. This can translate into better sales, an increase in advertisers wanting to advertise on your web site or more revenue from advertising such as AdSense or the Yahoo Publisher's Network.

As a webmaster, you want to submit your web site to a broad range of directories. However, it is important to only submit your link to quality directories. There is a fine line between a directory and a link farm, so make sure to research a directory before submitting your link. Here are some things you do not want the directory to have:

- “no follow” tags or other methods that do not pass Page Rank
- All of the links on one page
- Too many ads
- Cookie-cutter layout
- Too many links on one page
- Illegal links such as adult and Warez web sites

There are three different types of directories that you should be used by webmasters. Each type is listed below, along with examples of directories that are highly recommend.

Free Directories Requiring No Reciprocal Link
These are the easiest directories to submit a link. They require no payment or link back. All you have to do is fill out the form and submit your information. These directories are great because they take very little time and cost nothing. However, they are also the most risky because they can easily turn into link farms. Make sure the site has a high Page Rank and looks like it has restrictions on what types of sites it accepts.

Best Free Directories Requiring No Reciprocal Link
http://www.dmoz.com
http://www.exactseek.com
http://www.zorkk.com
http://www.ezilon.com
http://www.abilogic.com
http://www.jayde.com
http://www.dirone.com
http://www.stpt.com

Free Directories Requiring Reciprocal Link
These directories are great if you are prepared to supply a link back. If so, they can be very rewarding due to the fact that they can accumulate many links and a high Page Rank. They are still free, which means you are still getting traffic and Page Rank for free. Some people claim that Google hates these types of sites, but most webmasters have seen nothing wrong with them so far. It is highly recommended that you make a “partners” page on your site and start submitting to these directories. As with all other directories, it is important to make sure the directory is reliable before you submit your link.

Best Free Directories Requiring Reciprocal Link
http://www.webmasterdirectory.net
http://www.abizdirectory.com
http://www.premierdirectory.org
http://www.indexunlimited.com
http://www.frequentlyasked.info
http://www.ajdee.com
http://www.sightquest.com
http://www.familyfriendlysites.com

Paid Directories
Most new webmasters cringe when they think of paying for marketing and promotion. However, a site is worthless if it has no visitors. Paid directories are a great way to build your link popularity on very respectable sites. Before buying links in a paid directory, make sure it is popular and has a good Page Rank to pass on to you. Some of these directories also have a reciprocal link option. Although these directories do cost money for inclusion, they normally pay off the best in the long run.

Best Paid Directories
http://www.sevenseek.com
http://www.searchpurple.com
http://www.gimpsy.com
http://www.thisisouryear.com
http://www.uncoverthenet.com
http://www.skaffe.com
http://www.wowdirectory.com
http://www.goguides.org

This article was brought to you by http://www.searchpurple.com, a leading provider of internet advertising and promotion. All rights to this article are owned by http://www.searchpurple.com. This article may be duplicated for non-profit informative reasons only, and a link back to http://www.searchpurple.com is required. Otherwise, written consent is needed.

[pala]

ya,u should minimize the links and may include more matter

[aaron_nimocks]

Might want to change this part:


Best Free No Reciprocal Link Directories
http://www.dmoz.com
http://www.exactseek.com
http://www.zorkk.com
http://www.ezilon.com
http://www.abilogic.com
http://www.jayde.com
http://www.dirone.com
http://www.stpt.com

Most of those suck as directories and do nothing for you.

[wholesalechecklist]

Well which ones would you suggest then?

[iowadawg]

One one link, say to resources.
Then on that page, all those links, with say some sort of review?

For sure, a link laden article would not be accepted in my article directory.

[e10]

I'd say 'Be honest'. You say that Free non-recip directories takes very little time and costs nothing...

So many free articles sugar coat everything. Why not tell it like it is. ALL directory submission is intensely boring and repetitive. Is it worth it? - well for a new site, IMHO yes. For an older site that has neglected its SEO, yes.

Instead of slinging out all the links to dirs that can be found anywhere, give some advice on tracking the subs process. I've come across a few sites lately that help this process along but what I don't see them include is a record of how you submitted - what anchor text, description text.

Your article is - sorry - a bit meatless. Why not include advice on not using the same anchor text, linking to a few internal pages. Agree there are too many links. Instead of linking to those big dirs, inform your reader how to find the kind of niche directory that might do them the most good.

[wholesalechecklist]

For the people that own article directories: how many links should I put in each section and still be able to be accepted? 3 in each? 5 in each?

[e10]

Only speaking from a webmaster pov, not an art sub pov, I am far less likely to use an article that has a huge author box. I don't mind one or two non-affy links within an article but see no reason to publish some of these articles where the authors credentials are damn near as long as the content

[wholesalechecklist]

Please review before I submit. I added it to my site, and made some changes.

http://www.searchpurple.com/dir.html
http://www.searchpurple.com/dirlist.html

[duilen]

Why not create a page of directory resources and links then link to that from the article?

[digitalhaven]

Ditch the three links in the BIO one is quite enuff, I would just say serach purplr for the other two. Having three of the same clickable link in one paragraph looks to much like Link spam IMHO. Not sure what search engines would think about that either, considering you have it in the article as well.

[DerkThunder]

Why not create a page of directory resources and links then link to that from the article?

That is a very good idea. Because then all of the links on the article are to your site. Make it so people reading the article need to visit your site to get all the info

[bluexdragunz83]

Since everyone reviewed his article I was hoping somone could review mine as well.

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