Are directory submissions still worth doing?

Well Directory submission for me is still worth doing, anyway it will still benefit you in the long run. you can search for directory sites with high PR

 

yes, its worth zero, directories got hurt so much , aviva, alive, all got pr4 , after being what pr 6, so much lost time , google rocks

 

Directory submissions work if you submit to topical/niche directories with high traffic.

 

Then you are enormously lucky. Myself and some webmasters I know, only get a few visits from directories.

Niche directories with high traffic are never free. I have always followed the rule not to pay a single penny for a directory inclusion.

The only benefit I see participating in directories is letting fellow webmasters know about your site thus receiving more reciprocal link requests or even one-way links if your site is worthy. And in the long term, directories still give a decent weight of backlinks (even those directories with a low PR but only in the long term)!

So, if I am to express my own opinion, I will still be submitting to hand-picked free niche directories.

 

You can look at submitting to large amount of directories like scattering seeds in a field, if one of the seeds produces results the effort is worth it.

Just an analogy I thought of.

 

Yes, the free directories are worth less. I've noticed a marked decrease in totally free directories in the past month or so. Most ask at least for a reciprocal. But that link exchange thing has been devalued too. Posting on quality high PR, both general and niche as a one-way link is the way to go.

 

So why do you thinkthat Funster? Are people still thinking that PR is worth anything?

 

True but up to a point. You have to SELECTIVELY sow your seeds.

 

I was always taught that if you scatter enough some will take, selectivley or not but of course I do agree with your comment.