Does Google Still consider Database of Free directories for websites? Does Free Directories are Still Strong Relatives of Google? Your comments.
directories are one of the best way to get one way link, if google get this off it would become harder for us to do our SEO, though there are lots of ways to get one way but we are use of it!
of course.. Free directories are good source of one way link.. i personally submit my site to directories.. it will be good if you do it manually..
tbh directory listings (of the phpld type that everyone has probably installed at one point) are pretty useless imo. "real" directory listings (such as local business ones especially) often are worth submitting to though.
I suggest you only submit sites in directories with high PR. Its because, google don't have many pages from a low PR directory indexed, which means, that you will not see links in webmaster tools. So submitting to directories where the pages are not indexed by google is waste of time.
Directories are useless ! useless! anyway i think you will better try to search for web lists, like pages that recommend some places for hinging "free templates" or thinks like that, and then you will e-mail the owner of the website to add you.