every directory i submit there is like 10000 pending websites. i get approval emails from directories i submitted over 18 months ago! anyone can help? thanks!
Just do a search in google for "free web directory list" and you'll get many good lists. Just make sure you select the category for free directories because they're usually divided by niche, paid, reciprocal and free. Another thing you could do if you haven't already is create a resource page for your site where you can do some reciprocal linking. There's alot of free directories but there's also alot of "free" reciprocal directories that will require a backlink. That way your links will get approved faster as well.
Why not submit to a niche directory, im sure there will not be a lot of submissions in those niche directories than in general ones.
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