After Google Update Of Jan 2013..... Is Directory Submission Dead?

Most of the webmasters and SEOs are chatting about the latest Google updates that took place on 17 Jan 2013. I have a question ...is directory submissions dead?

 

For the last couple of years Directory Submission have been worth less and less. This has been "known" and heavily discussed on all web marketing forums these years. Still, it's still a topic, and we continue to discuss it.

All sites I create, which is about one a month, is submitted to directories. I honestly do not use any kind of automated tools, but try to find 10-20 quality directories, which is somewhat related to my niche, and not spammed to death.

I've always been a "fan" of link diversity, and I still think directory submission plays a small role in my overall ranking of a page.
I have never had any major problems with the Google Updates, and belive link diversity and quality content is the reason for that.

That beeing said, I would not have my main focus on this backlink technique, not even on my Top 10 list of link techniques.

 

I think you are correct I also think directories are losing their punch. I would still submit to some, but I would be far more selective.

 

Is there something wrong with using directories and google's new updates?
Since, google and many other search engines like to crawl DMOZ to find websites, why the H would they try to make directories dead?

 

Its not that they are trying to make directories worthless, they are simply making worthless directories worthless. A link in a good solid directory is still worth as much as a link anywhere else. The problem is finding quality directories now as most seem to be setup as spam farms and are not truly human edited to ensure quality or offer any more than a link. Back in 2005-2007 when directories really took off it was easy to find quality now you have to look for them and not submit to every tom dick and hairy directory out there. Also regarding the question being asked about the pr of a directory so much. You can get the same value from a link in a quality lower pr directory as you can from a directory with higher pr but less quality. In order for directories to be successful now a days takes so much more than simply someone putting up a directory and accepting just any links.

Quality and content is still king and will be for along time to come.

 

Depends what you mean by "directory submission". Old, well established web directories will always be a great link building resource. On the other hand, submitting your website to thousands of directories to some sort of automatic script will most probably harm your site.

 

in fact that depend about the directory link authorithy and popularity... as all for one automatic submission is just a waste of time, energy and money.. since the last updates you have to be more selective...

 

It's a quality problem. If you find good directories, in your niche, submiting there is going to help you, both by driving traffic from the directory and a good link for google.
Getting into hundreds of directories taht don't have any traffic will not help you much.

 

I think the tier 1 directories still carry weight -- Yahoo, BOTW and DMOZ. But I those kind of directories where you can pay someone like $15 and get submitted to 50 or 60 of them? -- those directories don't do much SEO wise I believe. Successive Google updates saw to that

 

Dear all after current update of Google it will hit the directories format bcz mostly all webmaster use same description. So kindly make description unique and use proper english then it will not effect.

 

Hi
Am not sure about these. But directory submission is not worthy, because if you submit the link now means it will approve after three months or 4 months.
Instant approval directory lists are good.

 

Hey guys look, another "is directory submission dead" thread...

Please do a search before posting, there are literally a doze threads by the same name here in recent months.

 

Low quality directory submission are not really working for quite a long time now already, just remind that huge research released last year, when more than 50% were pushed out of Google index in a single night. Directories have transformed and now they are social sites like squidoo, diig, reddit and so on. Submitting your site into some outdated old directory will bring you nowhere.

 

I think linking to good quality directories, that have a good PR and are established is still good for seo

 

Work on quality sites still work. Directory submission is loosing its use as it was used in past but quality content and limited directory submission are still effective to get links.

 

There was a google update on Jan 17? lol

There are updates every couple months and every time people ask "are directories dead"?
Honestly I feel the more SEO optimized the websites become and the more Google becomes filled with Ads and unrelated search results the more relevant directories become. People are starting to actually use directories to find good websites since search engine results quality (IMO) is reducing for many search terms.

 

It certainly would be encouraging if there are people utilizing directories in place of a search engine for a more refined and cleaner series of results. Lord knows almost every search I do in Google yields results that usually contain 2 dead web sites, 2 MFA web sites 2 unrelated web sites, etc., all in the first 10 results on the first results page. That's pretty terrible.

 

From my point of view the main reason the directory links gets counted by G is because of the backlinks the directory have, To check the quality of a directory just check out the backlink profile and you can easily compare the statistics of any directory and submit your website.

By doing this you can not only be sure that it is a quality directory but it will also help in your Link building.
But be sure to save yourself from spam methods used by many directory owners to get a fake PR and make people look mad, Muwahh.......

 

though they are not as good as earlier, but it can be more beneficial if you create unique descriptions for each submission. I know it is difficult task but a harder thing can give maximum fruits.

 

Quality directories means to check and it should be:

Relevant
High PR
Human Edited

submit with unique anchor text "descriptive title and fresh description content".

Am i right?