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Directory Submissions still work?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by pcbro34, Apr 4, 2015.

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    Hi

    Do you guys still do directory submissions for SEO and does it help? I stopped back in 2010 when when those kinds of links were not valued very much anymore - or so I was told.
     
    pcbro34, Apr 4, 2015 IP
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    HMB Shiraz Member

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    They still "work" per say, but directories don't have the same kind of authority that they used to. Meaning that Google knows you're just submitting to link directories and the links aren't really worth much.

    When it comes to backlinking, quality over quantity! :)
     
    HMB Shiraz, Apr 4, 2015 IP
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    kjh-08 Well-Known Member

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    In general, no I don't bother with directory submissions. If I did, it would be very few, like Dmoz, BOTW and "specific" to my niche only. Even back in the day when this was popular, nobody got any real traffic from directories anyway.
     
    kjh-08, Apr 4, 2015 IP
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    DocuMaker Active Member

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    I have never received a click from a link directory. Never.
     
    DocuMaker, Apr 4, 2015 IP
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    kb24 Well-Known Member

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    Nope directory submissions don't work as they used to. Its all about socil media and putting good content on your sites..
     
    kb24, Apr 4, 2015 IP
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    Links in well organized directories, in categories relevant to your site's topic, work just fine, but keep in mind that many web directories are junk. They may work too, but not necessarily in the way you'd like.
     
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    ashumastermind Active Member

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    No Directory submission are not beneficial any more. DO only content based seo.
     
    ashumastermind, Apr 6, 2015 IP
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    patco Well-Known Member

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    They are still useful, a great way to get different anchor texts for your website. Be sure they are related and if possible they should be dofollow! :)
     
    patco, Apr 6, 2015 IP
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    aceriker Banned

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    Hi,
    Still directory submission works in SEO, but the thing is now a days there are thousands of directory submission site which are not approved, so instead of doing high quantity submission, do quality directory submission.
     
    aceriker, Apr 7, 2015 IP
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    Aryans Well-Known Member

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    Well, can't say no its still works but depend on directory, your country, your theme and most important think don't given this work to anybody else do your self and search completely then submit..
     
    Aryans, Apr 7, 2015 IP
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    uder Greenhorn

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    Directory submissions still work to rank your site, Just look for websites with thousands of links, blog commenting, guest posting, thoese help your website to rank better. links still work free and paid, google doesn't track whether we buy backlinks or not, so there is no way to know that. when you are guest posting i prefer hubpages, and also authority sites with many pages.
     
    uder, Apr 7, 2015 IP
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    I don't feel directories works anymore in the current era. I've never even got any visitor from the directories either.
     
    Kushal Shah, Apr 7, 2015 IP
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    I don't see the effectiveness of submitting link to online directories.
    For me, I'd rather focus on something like content marketing which will give me the benefit of earning a backlink and at the same time increase my site's organic traffic and organic search.
     
    Patricia Ann Lee, Apr 8, 2015 IP
  14. Jake The Competition Man

    Jake The Competition Man Active Member

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    the problem with directories is, can they be considered natural? I mean. one of your fans is so enthusiast of your website that submits it to the directories he likes. What about this? it's natural, so how to separate natural linking from the rest?

    it's not easy to understand what is good and what not, probably there is a minimum quota that is considered natural and going over this can ruin your Serps. in any case, much better to work on improving your website and just wait for natural linking happening.
     
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    I wouldn't buy a package or service with directory submission. It's way too risky because you don't know the URLs in advance. I tried that about 2 years ago and it worked for a few weeks and then my website lost 80% of it's traffic overnight.

    If you do directory submissions make sure to follow those rules:
    1) Do it manually
    2) In high PR and popular sites
    3) Topic must be related to your niche (otherwise it needs to be very popular and general such as DMOZ, etc.)
     
    infinity875, Apr 8, 2015 IP
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    The overwhelming majority of directories are pure junk! A small handful are respectable. I haven't submitted to a directory for years. I have much better, more fruit-bearing things to do with my time spent on the website.
     
    Jim4767, Apr 8, 2015 IP
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    The overwhelming majority of all websites are pure junk.
     
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    Directory links are not working any more
     
    alvinperez, Apr 10, 2015 IP
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    Yes they are working.....
     
    Shawn Dickson Swail, Apr 10, 2015 IP
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    Only a few directories are working. Rest all directories are either junk or not monitored regularly. If you do directory submission then do from a high PR site and in a proper category.
     
    urbanrestro, Apr 11, 2015 IP