Does ANY traffic come from directories?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by Soamelt, Sep 10, 2008.

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    Anyone had success getting traffic from directories? I know directories are solid for link building but I don't think I've ever had a visitor come to any of my sites from a directory. Maybe I'm just in the wrong niches (or directories!).
     
    Soamelt, Sep 10, 2008 IP
  2. forall

    forall Well-Known Member

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    I found directories useless for me... I didn't gain better rankings in serp, neither traffic from them. I just found that i wasted my money and time for them.
     
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  3. TheLeggett

    TheLeggett Peon

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    I don't bother with directories. Seems outdated. We have Search Engines to find what we need now.
     
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    i don't get traffic from directories but they helped for my SERPS and PR
     
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    Rajaie Active Member

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    I don't think anyone uses directories nowadays to find what they're looking for. As for boosting your SERPs, I don't know how useful directory submissions are...
     
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  6. serialCoder

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    directories are used mainly for link building, having traffic from them is a good bonus but is not really expected anyways
     
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    cipals15 Well-Known Member

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    Directories dont give traffic and increase pageRank. Its better to get a link from MIT website than 10 unknown directories.
     
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    Dave90210 Well-Known Member

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    Directories gave me 0 traffic and no increase in PR.
     
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    Yeah, but it's easier to get a link from 10 unknown directories than the MIT website.
     
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  10. Brandon Sheley

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    directories are great for building back links, the traffic you get from them isn't exactly from the directory itself, rather from the increased ranking in the keywords you're targeting ;)
     
    Brandon Sheley, Sep 10, 2008 IP