If you look in google webmaster tools now you can find a link there report paid link, most of the directories link to the site only when paid, and google is not passing any link juice from these directories now
Directory links are still useful and the don't give you PR but can help you with SERPs !!! Maybe they actually took it away because it actually works and don't want people to know !!! Agree !!
Whats wrong? That directories are less useful then social media sites like Digg? If you don't believe that you are very uninformed. Google cut PR of many directory sites and those that didn't get cut PR have their links seriously devalued. By contrast social media sites like Digg, providing you use the account properly to get the nofollow pulled, will show off their links nearly instantly. I wouldn't say quit using directories as they are useful for some aspects of internet marketing but if you are looking for SEO benefits social media sites are good and directories absolutely suck!
I never compared dirs. with social media sites, nor i commented on social media site's. Can you tell me what you are trying to prove??
Sir malcom, Traffic is not dependent on backlinks, its about content of the page. For example, my blog gets lots of traffic but never bothered to submit to any directories though. The more content you put thats useful the more traffic u get from search engines and people start linking to your posts/sites etc if content is nice . So there is no solid relation between directory backlink and traffic. Goodbye
While quite possible to get traffic without going crazy about backlinks, usually these statements often leave out other methods that they have used to get visitors actually finding them. Backlinks can lead to better serps and if a visitor actually finds your website through a natural search then this is ideal. Also if you run adsense then your playing a lot safer game that the traffic was natural and not from some gimmicky traffic spiking method that usually annoys paying advertisers. I know id take a directory backlinks over about 10 other types of links any day. Even a lower quality directory gives a slightly cleaner backlink than from some places that links can be gained.
Yes, they are. For the umpteenth time — "Pages that we believe are important pages receive a higher PageRank and are more likely to appear at the top of the search results." (©2008 Google — http://www.google.com/corporate/tech.html) Higher PR —> higher score in search results —> which will of course boost traffic in comparison to lower search results. That statement of Google's could not be clearer! I don't understand the mental block so many DP members have on this subject. Google is currently (©2008) stating that higher PR will increase your likelihood to score high in the SERPs.
No there is ni harm for Manual Directory Submission using Different Title and Description. It's a good way to get free backlink
OK Jim, maybe I should have been clearer but if you see the whole post this is what I was replying to: That there was no correlation between his drop in pr and increase in traffic.
Sir Pipes, I did take any natural backlink (which forms the 10 other types of links) over a directory link which you submit yourself or ask someone to submit it for you. Natural backlinks can come only if your site is good on content and serves a purpose. Directory links like the trend is can come by paying or submitting to a free directory (but i doubt they are considered natural backlinks by google though)
Directory submission is perfect . Google bot can't examine that the site he is crawling is a directory or a normal website because now a days 100 of directories coming in and out . Its depend upon the directory performance to measure a directory performance simply check directory back links on all search engines, keyword targeting, alexa rank , check that all category in a directory have different meta tags according to the category.i most of time seen that 70 out of 100 directories have the same meta tags specially the description tag. Also there is not enough content on the page. Well What i am saying is the internal structure of the directory is it completely indexed by search engines and have some pr of first landing page from directory home page. According to me there should not be more then 15 links on one directory page. more links cause more problems and damage directory structure and as well as the listed website. Directory submission is not harmful if you choose the right directory for submission . Cheers!!
It's really a question of what to spend your time doing-- I don't see how directory submissions can hurt, but social networking sites seem to be a much more aggressive way to approach this...
no...it wont e any harmful at case....the problems might e your reciprocal links which is not matching with your niche..........
I agree but things that make directory different from other directories are like where directory is hosted [ip address] ..directory domain name ....directory categories may vary from other directories...meta tags, incoming anchor text and back links. I know there are some directories that are hosted on same hosting company but with different domains can harmful i mentioned it . Google not like similar content its a negative impact . That what i was talking about unique and best directories having some internal strength and every page telling different story . I saw a man running 100 domains but have similar hosting company, similar links with different directories templates(phpld), similar categories and similar meta tags on it. I know its not a best directory work he just made for adsense purpose by placing a lot of adsense code on all pages . Google hate this kind of directories and also website have links inside such directories its directory spamming . Cheers!!
I dont think it can be harmfull, Otherwise if I had a grudge against some1 Id jus take there url and submit it to 3000 directories etc...
Submit your sites to related category and niche, it will surely help increase your link popularity and keyword rankings.