Submitting WebSites to Directories
ByFor the last few months, I’ve been working on increasing my site’s rankings and traffic. One of the ways I’ve been approaching this is through submitting my sites to directories. I’ve been focusing on free directories that do not require a “reciprocal link” back to their site (as Google frowns upon this kind of “link exchange”). Over time, thousands of one-way links are being built to point to my sites – with the anchor text, titles, and descriptions that I choose.
The Pros:
- Lots of inbound links to your site
- One-way links
- Increased “link popularity” for your site
- Increased traffic from visitors searching the web directories
The Cons:
- It is labor intensive… to be effective, a site should be submitted to each directory individually, by hand
There is a neat piece of software that can help cut down the time required. It is called Directory Submitter and eases much of the “pain” of manual submission in several ways:
- It has a list of over 2,000 directories built-in, and links to each one
- It allows several website titles, descriptions, and keyword sets to be entered
- It will rotate the titles, descriptions, and keywords so that the submissions are varied
- Fills in all or most required fields on each directory submission page with the click of a button
It comes in a free version with 350 directories. If you plan on submitting to more directories than that (and I would recommend it for any site), then you’ll want the full version.
Even with the software, though, it is still very time consuming. If you would like to pass this task off to me and my team, we can hand-submit your site (with your chosen titles, descriptions, and keywords) to as many directories as you wish. Right now there are about 1,000 or so free directories that we submit to, and it can be done at a rate of up to 80 directories per working day. If you recognize the value of building one-way links to your site, but would rather spend your valuable time in other ways, please see our Directory Submission Service page for details on how we can help.
If you have “more time than money” to spend building links to your site, the free version of the Directory Submitter software is an excellent way to get started.