Hi, I am surprised by the numbers of bad directories out there. I see more and more of those directories that have an "add url" and when you click on it will lead you to submit your webpage for free with a reciprocal link request. Then it demands that you have to link back to them first while they take their own sweet unlimited time considering whether or not to add your site. When you get the confirmation email that your site has been added, you are lucky if your site is really included in their directories, more lucky if it is visible. I know there are many directories owners here. Can you fill me up why the directories do what they do?
Dolin it is pretty simple - if you want a free link you get a free level of service and a free level of quality in the link back - If you want a quality directory you will need to pay a review fee and sadly your site will not pass a review from a quality directory. Hope this helps you - I am done with this topic
Dolin there are a lot of individual directory owners, why dont you ask the ladies and gentlemen at the directories who may be not doing what your expecting? Nothing like going straight to the source, if they dont answer straight away either, they may just be terribly busy, if its free directories then most are often overwhelmed with daily submissions. Open up a free directory and you will see what i mean.
Are we talking about your web site represented on your signature? I am not sure it would pass a quality free directory, no harm meant. Unless you target adult directories, as your web site would be most appropiate on those directories. After all, you're submitting to a free directories; and managing a free directory and keeping it at top quality, is a issue, trust me. Meti
The reciprocal link is required first because the directory scripts are designed to permit the submission only if it is present. If you want a visible listing at a directory, then you are probably going to have to open up your wallet. Most directories sort listings by pagerank. If you have no pagerank, then to the back of the line you go unles you have a featured link. Submitting to newer directories will give you better placement, but over time your listing will be pushed back by higher pagerank listings. Only a handful of directories actually send a small amount of traffic to the sites listed within. Listing at directories is mainly for backlinks, which the search engines will eventually find even if you are 50 pages deep.
It costs almost zero to start a crappy directory so you will find many of them around the web. Don't submit to bad directories and hopefully they will close down sooner rather than later (most close in the first 6-months or go paid and delete all the free links anyways).
you only get what you pay for, go to any etablished paid directory, your link will be reviewed in 48 hours, no reciprocal links needed, and ur website wont be on page8 of a pr0 category with 50 other websites listed on the same page.
Free reciprocals are worthless. You get what you pay for. Submit to quality directories if you want to promote your site via backlinks.
? What run spammy girly sites, try to pass it off as i need high quality listings Lets see free hosting, tacked onto a 3freedomain email is a free gmail for contact. forum 1 post forum ads School Girls Bad Girls Emo Girls the whole site is MFA O'h recipricol links back on topic
Yeah, seems the biggest problem to directory business are all those newbies that shouldn't even start any website... Having problems with basics of html, basics of seo-friendly site rules. But still such directories find submitters - seems same like newbie owner
While the OP may be surprised by the number of so called bad directories out there, I'm not surprised at the number of crappy sites thinking they deserve a free listing.
I am not saying that all sites submitted to the directories are good. Submitting to the directory is not like a link exchange. It is about traffic, not contents. Take a look at directories like blogtoplist. Your site is not reviewed, but if you don't send traffic to them you don't get listed anywhere desirable. My blog is listed on the 2-3 pages in blogtoplist photoblog in just 3 months because I send traffic to them everyday. It's all about traffic. Would you consider a site that sends traffic to the directories crappy? If you had a site like mine that sends 20 unique visitors a day to the directory. And you had 1000 sites similar in the directory, you'll soon have 20 000 unique visitors a day. And my site is not even PR ranked yet.