I just want to list my site in a few of the best well established directories that carry weight to improve rankings. Is there a list?
http://www.best-web-directories.com/ here has a list of the most popular and higher pr directories. www.hkhangfong.com has a list of 1023 directories, with most of them are PR4+.
Here are hundreds to select from right here on DP http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=215381 Over 4,500 views With over 200 posts Well worth checking out
Apart from the ones already mentioned www.thisisouryear.com and www.site-sift.com are few more i always submit.
You see the poster above me ? His Business Directory has a lot of weight and its a must to get listed in his directory. ForplexDirectory You better get it. From personal experience it gave my sites a BIG boost of ranking.
Kinda off topic but if you look at http://dir.yahoo.com/new/ and assume all yesterdays sites where paid inclusion thats $45488 not including adult sites fees. Wonder why DMOZ dont go paid im sure they could make just as much.
For your site SERPs? Or general SEO? Usually any high PR backlink would help. That's just basic. Go for a backlink of PR4 +.
alivedirectory.com avivadirectory.com skaffe.com octopedia.com umdum.com v7n.com sevenseek.com are among my favorites hell, i'll even throw in mine directorydump.com
www.dirmania.org www.epitrope.com www.allshort.com www.wowdirectory.com www.mingleon.com www.skaffe.com
I've already wrote it down on my site that wwws.org is the best free directory and I can't back down now. Asfar as paid i'dd go with many of the mentioned above.