Directory Submissions work?

Hey,

Does directory submissions work now because of google and the whole repeat content thing?

 

I think you have to look at other link building methods as well.

A good quality directory submission campaign will give you a good start, but I think you really have to look at buying some relevent sitewide links, posting on forums with signature, blogging etc etc...

I submit to new directories starting on DP. Hopefully later on you get page rank benefits and you always get quick acceptance.

 

Yep, I would say so.

 

Rather doubt directories still work - they either need a rep or they are paid or never get indexed )

 

IMO link directories still helps... a link is a link so it'll definitely helps on your link popularity...but there are other ways you can do so don't focus with it much...

 

submission to directories still relevant.

 

I think good link submission services should include to option for varied anchor texts and description. This will avoid the repeated content SiteBuyerUK is saying.

 

Hey, Quality Directory submission is more usefull to your website.

 

Yes. Using varying anchor text will help reduce chances of being penalized for links that are too similar.

Duplicate content depends on the directory, whether it gets submissions only from the same lists which are used by thousands of the same people to submit to 1000s of other directories, or it gets unique submissions from people other than "professional" directory submitters. This is usually determined by how well a directory is promoted.

 

Yes, directory submission still helps. It may give you a certain amount of backlinks but it helps.

 

Every link to your website even from small directories is better than no link, I guess

 

Definitely still helps.

 

From recent succes of rankings
YES YES it helps for sure

 

i would say NO.
never got any sucess
(might be helping in long run... but nothing to write home about in 3 monthes time!)

 

They work very well.

 

Directories still help and if you get in some that are good at promotion, then your link will grow with the directory. Just change up the tags once in a while!

 

My experience with link directories...

As far as traffic goes I think I can count the amount of visitors I've ever gotten from directories with one hand.

Then again I've never payed a single penny for listing.

Now building one way links on the other hand, I suppose that's all they're good for in my eyes.

 

Directories help but they are definitely not enough.

 

yup, but not a big imfact, not unlike in digg where you can get a lots. unless you will go to paid directories..

 

Yes its true. even the directory listing to your pages, its not enough. You still to linking and spread your sig to all over the forum