What is a Directory ?
A Directory is a Internet Tool which stores, organizes and provides access to information.
Simply we can say that a Directory is a website which stores the links of websites with desciption in a order on the basis of categories. They helps the users in finding the new websites in an order on category basis.
In SEO Directory submission is one of the good ways of building one way Backlinks. Many of these links are dofollow. So they helps in Increasing our websites page rank by giving link juice. Behind the Backlinks it also helps in driving traffic to our websites.
Generally most users use directories to find new websites. Submitting our website to the directories makes the users to find our website easily.
The Directory Submission contain
Decription(160 – 170 Character)
Title(65 – 70 Character)
Keyword(80 Character)
When Submitted the Website, We can use
Url of the website
Email id
Type of Directory
Directory submission are basically two type.
Simple directory submission
Niche directory submission
Simple Directory submission:- which can include all the categories.
Niche Directory submission:- Which can themed based.
Way to submit website
Paid links, Free links
- There are three way to submitted your website in the Directory.
- Regular(Free of cost).
- Regular with Reciprocal(Free/Costly).
- Featured(Paid).
We can always use Regular links, because it is free of cost and it approval depend on the website editor. The Content of the website are good or effective they can approve otherwise rejected the submission.
Regular Links
Regular links are free of cost. It is also called a one ways linking. In regular links the time for approval are maximum 30 – 60 days.
Reciprocal Link
The Reciprocal Link Excange is just a part of the Link Exchange process. Both sites generate traffic for each other simultaneously.
Featured Links
When user cannot take more time to promote or optimize your website, they choose the featured links. Featured links is paid – full & the submission are approved very fast and quickly.
Guidelines for SEO Directory submission
- Submit you website in the related category. Otherwise the moderator may not approve your website.
- Try to avoid reciprocal linking. reciprocal linking creates a outbound links from our site which is not good for our website.
- While filling the directory submission form make sure that the title, keywords and Description of your home page are included. Use it from your website’s home page rather than creating a new attractive title and description.
- Donot forget to submit your site in the Open Directory Project(ODP)
- Generally Directories takes atleast 10days to 3 months time to index your website. So be patient.
- Repeatedly submission your website in the same directory harms your site. And the moderator doesn’t include your website forever by considering your website as spam.
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