About directories

[johnsonkyle25]

I don’t quite get how these directories work, are they sites with just links to other sites and get paid for it, or is it directories that people go to, like another search engine?
Got any examples?

[pood]

links to other sites, but they're practically worthless.

[bogs]

its looks like any other directories, the only difference is that its web base..

[Copybuild]

^^ agree Web base is the only difference between the two. Anyway, directories are getting obsolete for SEO.

[johnsonkyle25]

Originally Posted by Copybuild

^^ agree Web base is the only difference between the two. Anyway, directories are getting obsolete for SEO.

Is that so? Because I’ve seen a lot of advertising for SEO and PPC that includes this feature as a way of back linking. Is it worthless?

[LailaScott]

directories are collections of links but the links are organize, well arranged and categorized.

[istongtotong]

Well, directories is still effective when it comes to back link just choose category properly.

[Hafsoh]

Originally Posted by istongtotong

Well, directories is still effective when it comes to back link just choose category properly.

Yes directories can help provide backlink its not nofollow, just make sure before directory submission, prepare keyphrase-rich text that accurately describes your website as this text would be associated with your link.

[searchbliss]

Originally Posted by istongtotong

Well, directories is still effective when it comes to back link just choose category properly.

It all depends on the directory...almost all directories carry little weight with Google anymore, minus Yahoo and DMOZ.

[BlackEyes]

Originally Posted by istongtotong

Well, directories is still effective when it comes to back link just choose category properly.

You are right istongtotong submitting to web directories is still effective nowadays and you really must choose the proper category for your submission

[dWhite]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_directory

A web directory or link directory is a directory on the World Wide Web. It specializes in linking to other web sites and categorizing those links.

A web directory is not a search engine and does not display lists of web pages based on keywords; instead, it lists web sites by category and subcategory. The categorization is usually based on the whole web site rather than one page or a set of keywords, and sites are often limited to inclusion in only a few categories. Web directories often allow site owners to directly submit their site for inclusion, and have editors review submissions for fitness.

RSS directories are similar to web directories, but contain collections of RSS feeds, instead of links to web sites.

[GoGlobal]

Originally Posted by dWhite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_directory

Thanks for sharing useful information here !!!

[dzinestand]

Originally Posted by dWhite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_directory

A web directory or link directory is a directory on the World Wide Web. It specializes in linking to other web sites and categorizing those links.

A web directory is not a search engine and does not display lists of web pages based on keywords; instead, it lists web sites by category and subcategory. The categorization is usually based on the whole web site rather than one page or a set of keywords, and sites are often limited to inclusion in only a few categories. Web directories often allow site owners to directly submit their site for inclusion, and have editors review submissions for fitness.

RSS directories are similar to web directories, but contain collections of RSS feeds, instead of links to web sites.

i agree with you.

[andrew1]

Originally Posted by dWhite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_directory

A web directory or link directory is a directory on the World Wide Web. It specializes in linking to other web sites and categorizing those links.

A web directory is not a search engine and does not display lists of web pages based on keywords; instead, it lists web sites by category and subcategory. The categorization is usually based on the whole web site rather than one page or a set of keywords, and sites are often limited to inclusion in only a few categories. Web directories often allow site owners to directly submit their site for inclusion, and have editors review submissions for fitness.

RSS directories are similar to web directories, but contain collections of RSS feeds, instead of links to web sites.

Thanks dude for nice information!

[Viky]

^Its pretty clear now and people do not go to these directories much to find out something. Only search engines shows them in search results if the search term matches.

[SEO Dave]

Some directory sites may have adsense (google ads) on there and gain income this way, or they may offer a charge for a "premium (or another similar word)" listing. Other than that, dWhite says it all.

[johnsonkyle25]

Thanks for the Wikipedia link, it made it pretty clear now, but I still wonder, if no one uses directories to find stuff, why hasn’t Google removed them from the list of things to get better search results?

[rayice]

Directories Only Help to get Backlinks,,,, Means as much Backlinks you will have , you will get more highly Ranking In SE Keywords. As untile you not have Backlinks you can even not get ranking in your own domain name.

[bermuda]

By searching the web, you can find addresses of more than two hundred directories that offer free and paid link selling and listings and although the number is very high, but only a handful of such sites are worth submitting the links to. For example, tens of the directories might not have any PR or very low rankings and traffic on the internet.

Google has been decreasing the PR and rankings of the majority of web directories since last year or so and it seems that this trend is going to continue for the future because in the past, many webmasters attempted to buy directory links for artificially boosting their websites PR values over the net and merely via purchasing paid listings.

[52ltd]

Before there were search engines, there were directories. They're part of the foundation of the internet.