Round two to my link building campaign questions. Are link building directories a good practice and worth using – in a nutshell do they help especially towards a better SERP. I am not talking about links from directories like DMOZ but instead submitting the site to sites like LinkPartners and linkDir. Additionally do link exchange companies have the same affect. The ones that put you in touch with ‘other like minded people’. So you don’t have to take the link if you don’t want to.
Most people recommend link exchanges and submitting to 100's of directories. My take is that you want to steer well clear unless you have a very old and trusted site. Try getting natural links instead.