The importance of directories

Discussion in 'Directories' started by genchev, Mar 18, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hi, I just started a website and was reading this forum for a while.
    My question is, is it so important to have a good amount of backlinks? I mean, I found a list of 10k free directories, should I submit to all of them or only to some and to how much?
    Thanks.
     
    genchev, Mar 18, 2008 IP
  2. MeetHere

    MeetHere Prominent Member

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    Submit to only quality directories - that are spam free and well aged or well indexed on search engines.

    Backlinks are important for better search engine rankings.
     
    MeetHere, Mar 18, 2008 IP
  3. pipes

    pipes Prominent Member

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    Its really up to you how many you submit to, limitations will only allow to to submit to so many real directories in a day anyway.

    Get backlinks from other places not just directories.
     
    pipes, Mar 18, 2008 IP
  4. JamieG

    JamieG Banned

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    I agree with you but how do you determine quality directories these days? High PR? Popularity just because they post here a lot (sad but it's true). Age of a directory does count if it has quality content I'd agree with that, but what would a well aged directory be deemed as? 1 year, 2 year, more?

    @OP; Don't think directories are the be all and end all for backlinks, they may actually backfire on you because I'm sure Google will be working an some kind of detection and devaluation system to counter this because so many use this practice. Take a look at the majority of directories, you'll see it's usually their directories section that is the fullest which says it all really.
     
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    I suggest to submit only directories which offer a direct link to your site (without a redirect), starting from highest PR to lower.
    Discard also directories which require a link exchange, especially if you haven't a link exchange page in your site.

    Enjoy :)
     
    Andrea_PO, Mar 21, 2008 IP
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    I think you should submit to all of them but only around 50 a day, don't subimit to all at once, Google might not like that.
     
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    A list of 10k directories? its gonna take you a long time to submit
    I would submit to a hundred of the highest pageranked ones.
    but make sure you also get links from other places, preferable related websites
     
    DutchWM, Mar 21, 2008 IP
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    How can I submit to 10,000 directories. Is it gonna be via automated submission? What about looking for quality directories - how do I know they are of quality? Is it with their pagerank?
     
    bongski, Mar 21, 2008 IP
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    Regarding quality, i guess to keep it simple at first, would there be any types of websites you wouldn't want to be sharing space with in the directory? do searches in the directory.

    I think you would struggle to find 10k directories to submit to, to be honest, for those numbers by hand you will have to start making your way through the paid and foreign ones, aswell as free.

    For 10k automated, they wont be directories, most will be junk FFA type sites, falsely labelled, waist of your time.

    If page rank is important to you then go by that, decide what you want and need.
     
    pipes, Mar 21, 2008 IP
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    Be aware directory submit grown ratio, make it naturally..
     
    th200se, Mar 22, 2008 IP