when should I start submitting to directories ?

Hello everybody, what is the best time to start to submitting your site to web directories? as soon as the site launches or after your site has got a bit old and some content has been added ?

thanks

PRadeep

 

I spent more than a day submitting to all directories and I have the impression that it's simply not worth the effort.

Brings me 1 visitor per week and few backlinks in Google.

 

I agree with Luc, directory submitting is not important. If you would like to try to do it, I suggest you pay for some tools.

 

As soon as your site is done.

 

I would suggest you to start job only when your site is indexed in major SE's properly.

 

i agree to luc i also submitted to directories but iam continuing it and hope that it will work after some time.. when i get it on 1000+ directory

myfree-directory.blogspot.com

 

In my experience it takes a long, long time for any directory backlinks to appear in either Google or Yahoo. Keep waiting and a fair percentage of the links will show - at least using the link: command in Yahoo.

 

yes after adding some content, and you have to see you have decent number of pages on your site. and it the site 3-4 months old then you can start submitting directory.

 

I wait for the website to have decent content and indexed pages before I start directory submissions. Before that I only get forum, article links and write about the site on my blogs.

 

Make sure your site has been done or complete, then u can submit it, and keep updating.

 

Agree! When you have you site up and running, you can start submitting to directories.

 

I also find it suspicious that if directories really help. We take much time for submitting but the result is unexpected. I'm really confused.

 

don't submit at all... why you ask ? because it's a waste of your time.
write articles in authority sites and include a link back to your site.
or write comments in blogs relevant to your niche.

 

I honestly haven't found much success from website directories.......

 

I would say right after launch, which is probably when you have some startup content on your site. Then start submitting to directories and social bookmark sites (this comes later)

 

Here's the deal with directories...

If you get free listings it can take a couple of weeks or even months before they even add your listing to the site. After that the page has to be indexed before your link will get picked up. Don't expect to see instant results with directory links. It can take as much as 12 months to see a result.

If you do it gradually over time it DOES help - no doubt about it. People just give up because they don't see instant results.

Think about it...slow and steady links from relevant categories - Google loves that! I know directory links are not as valuable as they used to be, but they are still easy links.

You need a lot of them because not all of them will stick (like all backlins). I only use software for this and I only do 50 a week until my entire list of 400 plus is exhausted. Also, I only start submitting after my site is indexed.

 

my suggestion is you can trying to submit directory with manual and semi or auto submit directory. that two ways will help your site but before you do that, i think you must wait until your site was index.

 

Submitting to directory is not harm but no much benefit.. Very less chance to get BL and also more than 50% submission is not approving....

 

not just after the launch. you can start submitting after some content is added it has become atleast 2-3 months old. then you can start submitting your websites in different directories.

 

As soon as possible.