How do you choose a directory for submissions? Why do people flaunt for Pagerank, when it has been beaten to death, and then been beaten some more that Pagerank don't matter at all for SERP rankings. Here is one tip I have found helpful in choosing the right Directory. I think this is about all you need in choosing the right directory. For a regular submission for SE rankings, I think what you should look at is how well the category you are submitting to ranks in the SE for THAT category. If you want to submit to gaming category, search Gaming+directory in google, and only submit to those directories that rank well for that search query. Why? Because google looks at Relevant LINKS, and if Google think that the category page of that directory is to be better positioned in its serp, than IT is the most relevant LINK for google. ** There are some PR5 directories whose categories rank batter than Alive or AVIVA in certain categories... Think before you spend. This is what you should be looking at. (If you are submitting a directory, and you just want to build PR, then higher the PR of the directory you are submitting, the better.)
Entertainment Web Directory Automotive web directory Telecommunications Web Directory In theory yes your correct but many off us have been here for some time yet we receive nothing extra from it as most chase the PR... thx malcolm
Google is a strange creature you can submit to all the top 20 results of "Gaming+directory", and then watch your website beaten by your competitor who only have 1 pr7 link from a gaming page of an authority domain., my point is that the pr is not useless.. the pr is an important factor too. just like relevancy, its up to you to decide what your website need exactly depanding on your performance in the search engines. when doing search engines optimisation and link building each Case is different. and quality directories do definitely help. Also ranking in the top 20 for every niche is almost impossible for general directories, i have more than 5000 categories in my directories.., so as a directory owner i concentrate on the PR + Relevancy (similar websites in the same category) + Traffic + The Authority factor so i can give my clients a real value. thanks Mario
Nothing is impossible as long as your smart... Not to blow smoke up anyones skirt but Robbs Dump and Romows site are just about on any 1st or 2nd pages for these terms due to them having promoted as well as the seo that they have applied to thier sites and i say to them... Congrats on your hard work and determination to stand out from the other millions that roam around and accomplish nothing but crys for injustice thx malcolm
yep i noticed that too, not all the categories but hundred of categories are in the top 15 or top 20, so i guess there is always expetions and those are high quality directories of course, thanks for mentioning those 2 malcolm, i hope the OP Is reading this cheers.
Here I was comparing Directory Submission Vs Directory Submissions.. I totally agre that relevant pr7 link always beat th heck out of any number of directory submissions.. But If you get a good relevant PR7 link from a relevant site, organically, then chances are that, the site gets more PR5-7 links.. so there is need even for a directory submissions... And ONLY a genuinely GREAT site will get a pr7 link from a non-dirctory authority site.. And they don't sell non nofollow links SO we have to compete in niches where th competing sites haven't yet been linked by pr 7 sites
You lost me with this last post, i never said that one relevant pr7 link is better than many directories submissions, my point was that every case is different and that there is no proven and guaranted link building way, what works for site A may not work for site B. so what you have to do is a combination of link building strategies (including submissions in quality web directories).
Thanks for sharing, and you’ve got a good point here. Relevance is not big news but seems to be a forgotten factor. Looks like most of us are focused on the Google PR at any cost. I think its a smart strategy to combine authority and relevance when you are submitting your web site.
lolz... Proven Link Building way only lasts till google refines the algorithm... is it every second? I wasn't refuting you.. was just agreeing with u.. My Point there was.. --- Google decides which sites are RELEVANT. --- The fact that google ranks that directory category means It is relevant in that category. And it is not the PR that is boosting the ranking.. The PR is independent of the SE juice it provides... But about the same factor that gave that authority site to give you the SE juice also gave that site the PR7.. IMHO
No sh*t man. It's getting extremely ridiculous. Instead of people working on their 'quality' directory, they are too busy chasing the tail. That envy sure is a mother ef'r eh? To see that people notice and watch really makes it worth it, because you know for damn sure I am watching. So to both of you, thanks for noticing.
How do i choose a directory? I look at whats hot on google. Sites like alive, dump, bigweblinks all tend to rank high. Next look at the traffic to their sites. Alexa is one way, but isnt too accurate. Sites like directorydump have live stats for you to see their traffic. next thing to check is their backlinks. If they have many, you can see they promote hard. next go to the popular directories, and see if they are listed there. a good directory will have many backlinks from strong directories. next look at the site itself. have the added unique content, custom design etc. it shows they are taking time and effort on their site. next look at their prices. is it value for money? what additional things do you get with your submission other than just a backlink. then look at the sites listed in that directory. do you see sites selling pills, penis enlargers, insurance related MFA sites, viagra sites. quality directories will only list sites that their users find useful. i think thats something for you to be getting on with
How much will you pay for a link? What are you buying when looking for directories to submit to? Todays google or is this whats coming?
Does anyone know of a "top 10" directory list? Or a list of directories respected and recognized by G?
You never fail to make me laugh Rob, but can't one do both effectively? As always, willing to take your advice . . .
Aviva has a good list.. These are the list of the strngest directories, PR wise.. http://www.avivadirectory.com/strongest-directories/ and these are Authority directories.. http://www.avivadirectory.com/downloadblog/?p=298