Directory Submission is Good or Bad for Ranking ?

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I am Confuse about Directory Submission is good or bad in 2016 because many people told about that directory submission is not worthable in 2016 Help me What can I do ?

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Directory submission is still working.

 

When you do directory submission just make sure you go to one which has related content to your site, otherwise it won't impact you positively in the long run.

 

Most directories are worthless. Do you personally know a single person who uses directories rather than Google or Bing to find information? I don't.

And if you get a bunch of links from the 99% of directories that are hardly more than link farms, yes, it will hurt your rankings.

 

Directory submission is outdated task and doesn't carry any value. However some premium and paid directory are worth of a submission.

 

recently john muller said in twitter directory is not good option for making backlink.

 

It depends what you choose for submission of your website information. If you believe, the information that you provide using those directory sites, is useful for people in your locality, people, users, it is worth to submit. But, today people use Google or any other search engine to find any information related to any business, services or products.

Talking about links you get from those directories are not useful to increase any type of rank of your website.

 

Directories are not dead, but the way people do directories is dead.

You should do complete directory profiling not just bulk uploading. It not only helps in SEO but can also get you traffic if your business is getting good ranking in directories search.

Directories should be related to your niche and country. There are many directories which still give follow link and has good DA and PA.

 

Directory Submission is still alive and provide great value to the website but you need to ensure the quality of the directory sites like DA, IP address etc.

 

Directory submission is still helpful in getting higher rankings.
You should identify your niche market and submit your sites into local directories.
Obviously, it's an old technique, but you can still get the perks out of it.

 

Directory submission is only useless if you do not submit to good directories, who ever tells you directories like AllTop are not good is not being sincere with you, there are good directories out there and some of them are intact paid submission directories.

 

The answer to this question is both – submitting your site to directories can be both GOOD and BAD. It depends on which directories you submit to, how you go about submitting, your intent, and the approach you take. Getting a good listing in a quality and relevant directory page, can earn you real customers who found you from the directory listing. When a visitor finds your website in a relevant category on a directory site they trust, it helps them make a positive decision to take action once they are finally on your website. Some directory sites are popular enough to be visited regularly by users. Some of these sites, like Angie’s List for instance, even charge the seeker of the services for a membership! Many directory listings will also show up in Google search results pages. This gives you additional opportunities for qualified website traffic, leads, sales, etc.

 

Of course, Directoty submissiqn is very good for SEO. Obviously it effects to improve Ranking in search engines.

 

Any directory started before 2004 has value and you must advertise in those and only those directory.

 

Directory submission is working and it is really very good for SEO.

 

Directory submission works but make use of country based directories

 

My understanding is that it's generally not valuable. The link is only valuable if: 1) People will actually find it useful or 2) The directory is curated, which typically means paid for. Some niche directories may actually be useful. In short, if you wouldn't do it for the traffic then don't do it for the PageRank .

 

Yes Directory Submission is work for you if it's done with NAP Concept and it will generate good referring traffic as well from targeted location and category.

 

Directory submissions are still a valid way of gaining backlinks. One thing to keep in mind however, is that they are often low in authority and relevancy, so they may have a minimal effect on your overall performance. If directories are used in conjunction to a portfolio of high quality links, they can still be effective.