I m new in SEO.I want to know why directary submission is so important in SEO.plz suggest me.

Directory Submissions is one of an technique to optimize your keywords. But don't submit your website into millions of directories. Just submit into top 500 web directories will give you good result.

Make sure you choose quality directories and do not rely on this alone as it should be just one part of a multi faceted link building approach

Directories are useless waste of time.

And in case you didn't bother to look "Jimbob", the OP is banned.

Directory Submissions is one of an technique to optimize your keywords. But don't submit your website into millions of directories. Just submit into top 500 web directories will give you good result.

Oh good grief. As dWhite said above - don't waste your time. I would spend more time on site

Yes it important for newbie for newstart.

And it is very helpful if you submit in DMOZ and gets its approval which is famous in all directories.

Originally Posted by martinacrown

Yes it important for newbie for newstart.

And it is very helpful if you submit in DMOZ and gets its approval which is famous in all directories.

Wrong, wrong and wrong!

A good way to earn an easy bcklink for a website.

Directory submission is really very helpful to get one way and quality backlinks.

Here's a suggestion to reduce spam in this forum:

We post some link bait about directories.
Anyone who thinks they are a good idea gets automatically banned.

thought?