Paid directory submission.

[markov]

In the present scenario, does the submission of a website to the paid directories like.... boing-boing.net .... gimpsy.com ....goguides.org .... joeant.com ... business.com .....directory.v7n.com solve any purpose?

[peter_d]

Google recommends submitting to directories, including Yahoo. Yahoo is obviously paid.

This might also be of interest: Directory Submissions; Working Well for Authority Websites

[markov]

Hello Peter! Thanx for the reply. I was worried whether I should submit my site after alive, aviva directories lost their value.

[potchie]

Originally Posted by markov

Hello Peter! Thanx for the reply. I was worried whether I should submit my site after alive, aviva directories lost their value.

hello.. you must be aware about GG penalized site.. i heard that aviva was one of them.. and yes its not wrong to do paid links, but you must consider things. for me it is risky. it's one time success.. better to go on normal SEO link building.

[markov]

Can you be more elaborate on normal SEO link building?

For SEO, i hear there 3 popular ways:

1. Directory submission : The one which Google penalizes now
2. Article Submission: Leading to duplicate content
3. Forum Participation: I think we should not spam the forums for this

The on page SEO is the other one but there is a little chance to throw on keyword density and other factors. (keyword stuffing is not a good practice)

The reciprocal links are not suggestive.

So which method do you want me to follow?

[skysoldier]

Originally Posted by markov

Can you be more elaborate on normal SEO link building?

For SEO, i hear there 3 popular ways:

1. Directory submission : The one which Google penalizes now
2. Article Submission: Leading to duplicate content
3. Forum Participation: I think we should not spam the forums for this

The on page SEO is the other one but there is a little chance to throw on keyword density and other factors. (keyword stuffing is not a good practice)

The reciprocal links are not suggestive.

So which method do you want me to follow?

Ok, I see it like this!

1. Directory Submission: (read the link peter_d posted)
2. Article Submission: Create different and original one(not by re phrasing other articles) if you know what your doing you don't need a reference
3. Forum Participation: why would you spam?(post informative, unique and fresh things that may contribute more on the discussion)

For me the combination of off-page and on-page is the best thing to do!

[bogs]

I think that is it directly related to some directories being devalued..

[cEejay_01]

see this google analysis on why some directories get penalized

click here

[roger_d]

Submit to directories Google likes.
a) check their ranking depending on what they are (like business directory or travel directory etc)
b) see if the page you plan to place a link on is indexed and if the cache date is current.
c) see if the links on that page lead to good sites or junk

any link you can get "on topic" from an authority site or just a good site is worthwhile even if a reciprocal link is required (as long as total reciprocal links are a small percentage of your total inbound links)

forum sigs and articles carry weight too. Just takes a lot of them to do anything because they don't count quite as much.

Make sure to vary your anchor text and keep it natural. Some links anchor text should be your site name or url but the ones of most value try to get good keyphrased anchor text.

[sizzler_chetan]

Check this - http://www.seomoz.org/blog/what-make...ns-of-bad-ones

Many are penalized, but not all of them..
So paid directory submission is not a bad option, but always check before you spend.