Link juice from directories

what do you guys think if the link directory is worth the time and effort based on its link juice?

i have also discovered newsletter directories, are they worth it?

please advice

thank you

I think so, if nothing else in bulk. Try using digiXmas or something like that. Within a few hours you can have submitted to about 1500 directories with digiXmas. Several hundred of their directories have page ranks between 6-1, so you are bound to get something from that.

This is an area I dont understand. All the guys with the top rap say dont waste your time, and who am I to argue with that.

So what about the guy who doesnt need a lot just a bump to get ahead of the field. Would get listed with a thousand directories be helpful or not ?

If you link to a directory like DMOZ or directories relate to your busimess it is worthy

If you link to 1500 directories at once you can be penalized as spamer. You will have the same text and anchor text 1500 times and Google is not very keen on this sort of thing

Usually there are tools to submit, for which you have to define sets of anchor texts and descriptions in ordero to avoid it

Directory submissions are useless if done with network sites or FFAs. However, there are few dofollow directories which are beneficial for getting links.

Regarding newsletter directories, many of the newsletter directories that use to promote your newsletter are useless. They're either out of business or outdated.

Could you fill us in as to which directories have dofollow links? I am having the same problem in not knowing which directories are wasting my time and which are not. DMOZ, I very seldom get a website listed with them...

Due to the Page Rank algorithm rating links as votes and passing weight accordingly any link from a page with 1000's of links such as a directory usually carries very little weight.

Take into the mix that most directories are fairly general and not specifically targeted and you have an untargeted low value low weight link = not worth very much.

Thats not to say that a directory link isn't worth anything but it is not an area where much time should be spent. There are many betters ways at getting targeted contextual links which are worth much more than directory links.

You have to find and search as it is one time job but time consuming. it will better to search local directories not having nofollow at source code. Also, check at robots.txt of the directory. Search the competitor websites in which directories they are listed and ranked well.

Personally I have found using directories as a great "starting point" for off-page as they do seem to send the spiders crawling. I also think of them as a lead generation device, they may not give you any PR but they will send traffic your way.

I think the quality of the list used may play a part in that also, best way to build a good list as previously mentioned is to search for them. 2 - 3 days if that and you will have a solid list.

Right webslinger, but don't submit your site in more than 100 directories for one site in a day. Slowly and steady win the game.

So what about this scenario:

3 sites are 1,2&3 in the google list. Having checked out the links site 1 is 100 links ahead of position 3 whilst site 2 is within 20 links. All the links to these sites are pr 3 or less, the majority are pr 0. Yes I know its not the high flying world of so many of you but its reality.

Would the links from a directory tip the scales for site 3 in this situation ?

Hi Glenn,

With so many variables in this game it really is hard to give a definite answer. The best way to answer these sorts of questions is by trial and error.

We can all learn the basics from reading forums, blogs and so on but there comes a time when you have to chance your hand to find the answer to specific questions.

Using a handful of reputable directories could help but the same could also be said for making some changes to the site in question.

Hmmm I am not 100% sure about that, I have gone well past the 100 mark within a single day. Keep in mind not all directories will review and submit your site straight away if at all when using free submissions.

But yes I would agree that keeping a steady pace as compared to going all out is a better aproach for sure.

As always I'll keep an eye on these clients sites and see what happens, so far so good though.

I think backlinks from directories are still helpful in our site rankings. If it's a waste of time, then why there are still thousands of webmasters used this as one the the technique they used in order to get backlinks.