[GandalfDir]

Thank for warm welcoming though

Background for further agrumentation:
I was stating above point based on my experience with aeDirectory and from the point of owner of directory. This is a free links directory script based on php wth static pages. When a link is added, approved or granted a star it sends out notifications letter to owner of the link. This is good for two reasons. Owner is kept notified and you provide instrcutions on how to link to you. (this may sound as basics but wisdom is in simplicity )

Traffic for main site -- I don`t agree much. A very little traffic (if you ask me for your main site.) Only a small percentage of People coming to your directory will ever go to your main website.

When a link is added to your directory you ask onwer of the link to link to your main site - not directory. Thus, you have other sites linking to your main site and as result traffic grows for main site.

But first you have to build the link popularity for the directory, and in return you will get only a few links from the Directory to your main site. I will submit to paid directories instead.

I am not sure if this works with only directories based on aeDirectory but still. When you create a subcategory with some less popular name search engines tend to bring this page in first search results specially google. So as the result you have number of keywords where your directory is one of the fisrt search results. (i believe it is also good to be first with not so popular keywords) - this is to say that directory strcture creates link popularity for it itlself.

with regard to

in return you will get only a few links from the Directory to your main site

- If you link it properly then all pages of your directory link to your main site. At least this is how i made it with aeDirectory.

I will submit to paid directories instead

now, this comment makes me think we are talking two different matters. See my background above for my position.

Again first get a page rank for your directory in one PR update, wait for anotehr PR update to get a Pr for inner page, and then again wait for another PR update to get PR to your main site.

Well, from this perspective looking for higher PR is waste of time. Come on, nothing happens instantly in seo things.

If word is not popular, you can achieve higher ranking easily by even on-site optimization.

Right, but with directory all you have to do is simply create a category with non so popular word. You do not have to creat a whole page with unique content.