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Directory Submissions matter anymore? Other Directories forum discussing directories besides DMOZ. These include free directories such as Joeant, Gimpsy, and Jayde. Also discuss the value of paid directories and their impact in SEO. DO NOT SPAM YOUR DIRECTORY HERE.

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Old September 30th, 2007, 11:33 AM
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Directory Submissions matter anymore?
I have been closely following one of my competitors (who ranks high in every search) who uses paid directory submissions. We are both listed in the Yahoo directory (neither in the DMOZ), however I have not done any submissions outside of that. My question is: Is it possible he ranks higher than me with the help of directory submissions? Or are they just a waste of time and money at this point? With directory submission you can choose the exact anchor text, which would be nice for improving SERP's. Should I drop $100 (roughly what he has invested) or so into them?
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Some directories matter such as
Yahoo Directory, Joeant, Businesss.com, Goguides.com, Websitedirectory21.com, thisisouryear.com and many more

The thing is try to get listed under your own categories then you will get LJ a bit out of it.
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Directory submission where listings are edited mannualy still have some juice left.. Automatics are out..
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I have been closely following one of my competitors (who ranks high in every search) who uses paid directory submissions. We are both listed in the Yahoo directory (neither in the DMOZ), however I have not done any submissions outside of that. My question is: Is it possible he ranks higher than me with the help of directory submissions? Or are they just a waste of time and money at this point? With directory submission you can choose the exact anchor text, which would be nice for improving SERP's. Should I drop $100 (roughly what he has invested) or so into them?

Automated submissions will hurt your SERPs.
Try to get free one way links(manually) to your site. Submite your site in various directories for improving your page value.But your submitted categories should be more relevant for your page.Try to submite in DMOZ also.
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Some directories matter such as
Yahoo Directory, Joeant, Businesss.com, Goguides.com, Websitedirectory21.com, thisisouryear.com and many more

The thing is try to get listed under your own categories then you will get LJ a bit out of it.


Yeah and try the sites offering free listing but of good quality and relevance. Try directorycritic.com
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Automated submissions will hurt your SERPs.

No,I don't think it will hurt.May be no effects will be there.
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No,I don't think it will hurt.May be no effects will be there.

Have you evidence that prove automated submissions for better result? Does google like automated submissions?
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I have been closely following one of my competitors (who ranks high in every search) who uses paid directory submissions. We are both listed in the Yahoo directory (neither in the DMOZ), however I have not done any submissions outside of that. My question is: Is it possible he ranks higher than me with the help of directory submissions? Or are they just a waste of time and money at this point? With directory submission you can choose the exact anchor text, which would be nice for improving SERP's. Should I drop $100 (roughly what he has invested) or so into them?

You can submite your site in following directories list(free one way link).
http://www.directoryws.com/
http://www.dir6.com/
http://www.pegasusdirectory.com/
http://www.sighbercafe.com/
http://www.topwebdirectory.info/
http://www.1stw.com/
http://www.a-free-directory.info
http://www.alistsites.com/
http://www.allbusinessdirectory.biz/
http://www.autumntree.info/
http://www.beedirectory.com/
http://www.best-net-sites.com/
http://www.blackdhalia.com/
http://www.blisswolff.com/directory/
http://www.blogsip.com/webdirectory/
http://www.businesswebdirectory.biz/
http://www.cash-for-surveys.com/dir
http://www.directory-global.com/
http://www.directoryvault.com/
http://www.discoverdirectory.com/
http://www.linkclix.com
http://www.findwhatwhere.info/
http://www.freewebsitedirectory.com/
http://www.freshtv.com/
http://www.globalbusinesslist.com/
http://www.000harrydir.info/
http://www.illumirate.com/
http://www.imomlinks.com/
http://www.info-listings.com/
http://www.jamjaa.com/
http://www.klottra.com/
http://www.linkdir.info/
http://www.littlewebdirectory.com/
http://www.makemepopular.com/
http://www.mercury-directory.info
http://www.network-room.com/links/
http://www.onestoplinkshop.com/
http://www.pedsters-planet.co.uk/
http://www.pop-net.org/
http://www.directory.portalit.net
http://www.searchwiz.org
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Have you evidence that prove automated submissions for better result? Does google like automated submissions?

Do you have evidence about what you are saying?
And I never said that automated submissions for better result or google like automated submissions .
You are saying that it can hurt and I feel it will not.
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Google is down on directories that have some of the following characteristics

Too many listings/links per page
Listings are in alphabetical order
Reciprocal and paid for rank directories


Google doesn't care about automated submissions, but you should. Google cares that the directory has a decent process of looking over the site and it's theme. The reason you should care about automated submissions is that the generic data you enter to do these is generally going to get declined by any good directory as it will not meet the guidelines for things like, length, structure, and category selection. If you want the best performance do manual submissions and read the instructions well. In my directory the simplest instruction: description 190-210characters, and I give them a counter gets over 75% of the submissions declined.

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I have been closely following one of my competitors (who ranks high in every search) who uses paid directory submissions. We are both listed in the Yahoo directory (neither in the DMOZ), however I have not done any submissions outside of that. My question is: Is it possible he ranks higher than me with the help of directory submissions? Or are they just a waste of time and money at this point? With directory submission you can choose the exact anchor text, which would be nice for improving SERP's. Should I drop $100 (roughly what he has invested) or so into them?


Some are worth it IMO such as Yahoo, good human reviewed directories are still valuable in that you can use them to improve your link profile ie: you get a link to a site about cars on a page with lots of other sites about cars. It helps SE's determine the validity of your site for the keywords you are targetting.
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Do you have evidence about what you are saying?
And I never said that automated submissions for better result or google like automated submissions .
You are saying that it can hurt and I feel it will not.


Sorry to hurt your feelings.
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Of course it matters... as long as you landed on a good and credible directories...
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Of course it matters... as long as you landed on a good and credible directories...


Do you have list of good and credible directories?
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