Are directories even worth it anymore?

[Rwh909r]

With the focus being on inbound links now for the majority of the weight passed in the search engines, is submitting to directories a worthless thing to do now? Most people only use the tope 3 directories and the rest are really just there for SEO people like us or some small niche areas. Are the engines looking at this and lowering the worth of these links?

Should I continue to add clients to directories or just choose a handfull of strong ones and then find something else?

[Forsh]

That's something I am wondering also, as I am new to understanding SEO.

[rankland]

Originally Posted by Rwh909r

With the focus being on inbound links now for the majority of the weight passed in the search engines, is submitting to directories a worthless thing to do now? Most people only use the tope 3 directories and the rest are really just there for SEO people like us or some small niche areas. Are the engines looking at this and lowering the worth of these links?

Should I continue to add clients to directories or just choose a handfull of strong ones and then find something else?

Id like to know who is considered the top 3 directories and why, because if your basing a good directory on popularity and pr thats going to be your first problem.

What a submitting directory should do before submitting is understand what a directories job is...hmmm

why did google build adsense...hmmm... because sites couldn't get to the top of the board to sell they're product and wanted to be seen.

If pr or popularity was more important wouldn't you think google would be selling that.

serp position is power, and i dont think anyones going to tell you different, because you cant argue that point.

I quess my point is... its better to be in a massive powerful engine when your in a race to the top ... than have a high pr go cart engine pushing you.

[stoner3221]

Originally Posted by Rwh909r

With the focus being on inbound links now for the majority of the weight passed in the search engines, is submitting to directories a worthless thing to do now? Most people only use the tope 3 directories and the rest are really just there for SEO people like us or some small niche areas. Are the engines looking at this and lowering the worth of these links?

Should I continue to add clients to directories or just choose a handfull of strong ones and then find something else?

Stick with the directories that are offering you link value. Why waste your time on directories with few or no cached pages and offer the submitter no link value.

[rankland]

Originally Posted by stoner3221

Stick with the directories that are offering you link value. Why waste your time on directories with few or no cached pages and offer the submitter no link value.

Hi stoner again

To answer your question , Because when this site gets its yearly index it will cary you all over the board, and if your talking about rankland you know it has that capability.

[charlesgan]

Originally Posted by Rwh909r

With the focus being on inbound links now for the majority of the weight passed in the search engines, is submitting to directories a worthless thing to do now? Most people only use the tope 3 directories and the rest are really just there for SEO people like us or some small niche areas. Are the engines looking at this and lowering the worth of these links?

Should I continue to add clients to directories or just choose a handfull of strong ones and then find something else?

hi, directory are designed and used by: spider & user.
its so effectively SEO & optimised.

as we can see in those high PR directory, their PR of the subpage is very high. if ur site is placed here, not only will give u credit for inbound link. it also bring in many quality traffic, refer to alexa ranked. some directory, not a big one, can gain tenth of thousand unique visits per mth. assuming u get a protion from this figure, its worth the small amount paid.

currently i been budgeting for directory featured listing as well. still 1-2 mths to come. not this soon. looking for a big budget.

wondering why wikipedia get high PR. as i observe, their subpages, are listed in multiple directory's category. imagine that.

[ninjashoes]

Until backlinks stop being a part of pagerank I will keep submitting every day.

[NothingButNet]

I agree with ninjashoes - for the time it takes, I still hear it is one of the best ways to quickly spread your link-net.

[rankland]

Originally Posted by stoner3221

Stick with the directories that are offering you link value. Why waste your time on directories with few or no cached pages and offer the submitter no link value.

I just went to submit express to check my google links to see if my directory was doing what you said it should.

I dont have alot of google links, because i have a fairly new directory, and i havn't had a big index yet, but out of the 110 i have about 85% are from site so i guess thats pretty effective.

[LazySEO]

Originally Posted by ninjashoes

Until backlinks stop being a part of pagerank I will keep submitting every day.

Exactly. As long as backlinks figure into your PR and position in the SERPs, I will continue to submit to as many free directories as I can.

Keep in mind that a new directory with PR 0 is likely to improve over the course of time. I have links in several PR 4+ directories that are now paid just because I got in early when submissions were free.

[rankland]

Originally Posted by LazySEO

Exactly. As long as backlinks figure into your PR and position in the SERPs, I will continue to submit to as many free directories as I can.

Keep in mind that a new directory with PR 0 is likely to improve over the course of time. I have links in several PR 4+ directories that are now paid just because I got in early when submissions were free.

Theres alot more factors than being paid or submitting to a pr 4.

-back page
-true link value to your site( I could link you to a pr 10, and they could give you a pr 0.)
-my site is out of control serp position, but it doesnt matter if my submitting site doesnt have strong content.

If you want to submit to the steam instead of the hot dog thats up to you.
Being a true webmaster isn't building a site and getting a server, and charging people money for links.... The only thing that will get you is banned by google, because if i have no link value ,serp ,front and back page i dont really have any product to sell. Anyway good luck with submitting to your pr0's or free links.
Regardless free or paid submissions its your job to check directories out that will suit your site.

[ninjashoes]

go to directory-critic.com, go to free directories then arrange the list according to pr

if you get bored and have to quit at least you will have hit all the good ones first

[John Scott]

I hate to be a party pooper, but I've seen sites rank nicely for some semi competitive search terms with nothing other than directory links.

[rankland]

YES sir john

[vistadivine.com]

Well directories play a great role in your rankings if used properly and really give a great outcomes.

[rankland]

Originally Posted by vistadivine.com

Well directories play a great role in your rankings if used properly and really give a great outcomes.

Yes, but majority of webmasters do not!!!!

[vistadivine.com]

Yeah I know but I do know their link power many SEO sites which are at the top are because of the links from directories.

[John Scott]

Originally Posted by rankland

YES sir john

Did I say something humorous?

And, try it some time. Submit a brand new site to 40 web directories, each with a different anchor text and description, and see what it does for you.

Research is always the best.