Do you have your own website? Are you trying to get higher search engine rankings? The answer is free directory submissions using Directory Site Submitter from www.directorysitesubmitter.com

My view on directory submissions. Watch Matt Cutts’ video www.youtube.com

This article will guide you the importance of directories submissions in launching a new site, or ranking an existing one. I am going to review 6 important areas.

Directories are the “brand new site” best friend.
Since every new domain gets put in the Google “TrustBox”, since they favor links from trusted sites. This is a part of the “TrustRank” equation within the algorithm. Directories play a very important roll in getting good quality inbound links that help your site to get out. As they pass PageRank and reputation with Google, your site will greatly benefit from its inclusion in these directories, especially in the launching phase of its life cycle. So, finding solid directories to get your site listed is the key.

The viable alternative to link buying… and safer.
Directories provide one-way inbound links to your site, and drive traffic to your site through direct referrals. By doing this, they boost your link popularity and ultimately improve your search rankings. All this done naturally, and cost free in many cases.

Paid vs. free: the differences and the similarities.
Paid directories quickly list your site, were free ones may take several weeks or even months to review it. On the other hand, some paid directories charge expensive listing fees for the link they provide, and that is not cost effective. If you work on a limited budget for your site, you may want to submit to a handful of paid directories but a few hundred of free ones. Of these last ones, prioritize “one-ways” preferably. Whatever directories you submit to, paid or free or a combination of both types, the quality of the directory itself should be the biggest consideration in your decision.

The directory page that counts is were the link is.
When doing a directory submission, not only look at the PageRank of the homepage, but also of the subpage, where your link will be. While it may seem like a benefit to have your site listed on a PR7 directory, this is less effective when you realize that the internal page where your link is actually only a PR3, when you expected more.

Pagerank is not the only factor of directory quality.
A low PR directory is not necessarily a bad one. New directories fall in this category. These directories do review and list sites quicker. Also, when they become more popular, so will your listing. Again, base your decision based on the quality of the directory. And keep in mind whether or not the directory is search engine friendly. When checking the structure of the link to your site, make sure it is not dynamic.

Directories links shouldn’t be more than 10%.
You shouldn’t have more than this percentage in your overall inbound links count. Don’t rely on directories alone as your link source. Diversify them for your benefit.
Please refer to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Basics – Part 2 for more sources.

Every White-Hat SEO consultant will need backlinks for site promotion, and one of the simplest ways to achieve backlinking for your website is by submitting your website to multiple directories.

There is no doubt that directories provide a ready backlink. However, the ease of building backlinks through directories has actually made the entire concept vulnerable to abuse. Almost anyone can buy a directory script and set up one for selling links on their website.

This makes it important for SEO companies and consultants to look at the feasibility and role of directory submission in SEO. Some of the things that need to be taken care of while submitting to directories is to understand and ensure:

- What is the page rank of the directory you are submitting to? If the directory itself has a poor page rank, what kind of link juice can it pass to your site? Almost nothing. So, give lower ranked directories a skip.

- How old is the directory? Always try to stick to directories which have tested the test of time.

- Does it provide you with a relevant category to add your site?

- Does it offer immediate placement of your link on directory or is there a human-review that is taken to ensure only quality links are added to directory?

- Does the directory sell links?

If you come across a directory that is selling links on its space, then stay clear of it. And if you are looking at a directory that is pretty new, stay clear again. Any directory with automated addition of websites to directory index is prone to be abused by spammers. It is advisable to stay clear of such directories.

The important thing to bear in mind is that you need to add your site to a good and clean directory. If you add it to a worthless directory, there won’t be any benefit to rank well. However, you may end up being penalized for association with link farms and fakes.

This is another reason that we always encourage manual directory submissions rather than automated ones.

A web directory is defined as a directory available on the world wide web. It can also be referred to as a link directory. It is basically a type of database containing links to other web sites. Using a web directory can be a useful way to get your web site noticed. A number of people think that the concept of a web directory is the same as a search engine. Search engines, however, list web sites according to searches performed on keywords. A web directory, on the other hand, lists its sites according to various categories and subcategories.

It’s important for webmasters to get included in as many relevant web directories as possible preferably by submitting their web sites manually to the directories. Getting link backs from these kinds of directories by means of manual directory submission will help you improve your search engine rankings by making your Webster’s link profile stronger. This work can be tedious at best, and if you are looking to outsource the work it’s best to find the services of a manual directory submitter.

Trying to find a certain web site or link using web directories can actually be quite an easy process. Before you start, you will need to find the proper web directory to use that will most benefit your search. One can find the correct web addresses of different web directories by searching for “web directories” on most any search engines. This should bring up a list of various web directories available on the Internet. Upon arriving at the web directory, you will notice that there are several categories listed on the web directory itself. Usually subcategories are listed beneath the main categories. These subcategories are put into place to help you quickly and easily find the types of web sites you are looking for.

Depending on the individual web directory you are at, different categories will appear. For example, some web directories will focus on a broad range of topics, others will focus primarily on one subject area. Some web directory sites may have categories in art, business, and entertainment. Some other directories may have categories more open then that. Within each of these broad categories, a number of subcategories may be listed. Other web directories may focus on just one topic, such as sports and gambling. Others may focus on information pertaining to only one region. As is the case, highly specialized directories will only include subcategories that will fit within a particular topic. By focusing the entire directory on just one broad topic, the web directory can theoretically provide more specialized services to its site visitors. As a result, thousands of web sites may be listed on one web directory.

Web sites and links are normally added to a web directory according to its overall content rather than just by the content of one page. The criteria for determining which sites will be added to a certain web directory can vary. For the most part, site owners submit their sites to be included in whatever web directory they choose. High quality web directories will review these sites first in order to make sure it is worthy of being included in their directory. It must contain valuable information that web surfers might find to be of relevant. Others web directories, however, are more lax when it comes to the links that are included on the directory. Regardless of the situation, it is important to understand that not all web directories are as worthy as other web directories.