Is directory submission dead?

Well is it?

Many argue yes, others argue no.
(DMOZ I would say still worth submitting)

All of these new directories popping up are a waste of my time.

This is my opinion only

Lets vote.

 

Yeah, good directories have good for backlinks

 

What most people don't understand about directories is that Google treats them like any other site on the internet. If it is a good resource that adds value to the web then it will rank in Google and also pass good link juice to the sites listed in it. If it is simply a spam site with a bunch of crappy links in it then Google will treat it as a spam site and won't index it or pass link juice from it.

If you spend your time finding good quality directories it will be worth your time. If you're just submitting to thousands of spam directories then it'll almost be a waste of time...it'll be more like buying lottery tickets. Most will be worthless, but once in a while some will pay off.

 

If directory submitting is dead, than what should people do?

 

A lot of the new ones that pop up daily are a waste of time as the owners could`nt care less about what they accept they are just after a quick buck

But there are many that are well worth submitting to and are run by people who actually care about their directories.

I run a free web directory and i reject 75% of submissions because i care about quality and not content

 

Most directories are trash and will take pretty much any link. Your best bet would be to find niche directories to submit to that relate to your site. The rest will be a waste unless they are high PR and contain only quality links.

 

So you mean niche directories dont accept crap links? I agree with you when it comes to directories that contain only quality links but high PR thing...aint worth it for ijbghkgzd.com type site

 

True, many directories are a waste of time but it is easy to ignore those. Niche and regional directories are extremely useful.

 

there have some directories for wasting time but just ignore these directories,but some good directories is good for backlinks..

 

go2web20,net - that's a good directory if your site can make the cut

 

What I think is directories submissions is not dead. Its still a part of SEO by many webmasters.

 

Ah, another one of this thread...Why would you think it's a waste of time, what other alternative do you have in mind, if you don't mind sharing that is.

Can't get anymore simpler on getting your website index by submitting to just one directory that is index by SE.

Try it yourself with any good half-descent web directory with your new site and within a short time you'll see the SE crawling on your pages. I guess that's where the Web directories come's in, it helps you get notice by SE.

If you would have said, "Are some/most web directories a waist of time", then I would have said "yes". By saying it as a whole, you're disrespecting those that actually like what they do and tries to be good at.

In general web directories are useful for your sites, there are those some/most that aren't good, just like any other type of sites.

 

Directory submission is good for long term back links.

 

I believe that directories that
- review the submissions for site quality,
- check the old listings if they still exist,
- and are niche or regional directories,

are very much worth submitting to.

 

directory submission is more useful for traffic and pr but DMOZ is unique and useful than all

 

Well directory submission is good for increasing your Pagerank and Search Engine ranks but it does now work for traffic. It is not dead, it is one of the most important form of link building till now

 

As ÅŸog as you get juice from there they are not dead to me, besides they supply good backlink if it is related to your site

 

directories submission is really sometimes a wastage of time
but some are also helpful for us

 

look @ the result, many argue no, others argue yes

 

I wouldn't say their dead just not as useful as before. Backlinks from authority directorys like dmoz, botw, and yahoo directory still helps as far as seo goes.

You just shouldn't really on directory links as your only source of backlinks.