For Usual Surfers # To Get Useful And Content Of interest in a easy way. For Web Masters# To Get Rankings
The function of the directory sites is to give exposures to the listed websites that are categorized in different industries. It also improves your website traffic and then eventually it can generate backlinks.
They don't have much function beyond getting backlinks. I think 2003 was about the last time a human actually looked through a directory for a site to visit.
The core basic function of directories is let user find the information. But now a day, the quality of directory has been drop, because search engine is smart enough to answer any question, user no longer relied on directories. If you make a survey, most directories is visited by webmaster rather than public user. Personally I feel that, get a link back from directories is hard, because most them require charge and subject to approval.
Directories are the most easiest ways to earn backlink for a webiste and one can submit deep link of a website to the defined category in directory for traffic.
Directories serve several purposes. First and foremost they are a great way to get your site indexed in a search engine quickly. Things like the ability to choose your own anchor text, and or add multiple links with different anchor text. Higher crawl frequency. Localized and categorical listings. Traffic. Higher Rankings in SE's. Of course not too many people use a web directory to find what they are searching for. That does not mean they are not used, or are not useful however. Some people DO still use them. The reality however is that having your site listed in a directory is not meant solely for the purpose of having someone searching that directory find your site. The listings are meant primarily to index and drive traffic to your site via indexed links and categories of the directory within the search engines themselves.
Submitting your site to web directories has the following benefits:- Get One way links for targeted specific keywords/phrases, Improvement in Search Engine Rankings which ultimately results in an Increase in traffic.. Most directories are free to submit to given the benefits, it makes business sense to having your site listed in as many SEO friendly directories as possible. After all, you don’t lose anything for doing so. You can also submit to Niche and Paid directories that have high PR..