Web Directories

**Blacksnow** · 09-11-2007, 04:37 PM

thanks in advance,please PM

**vangogh** · 09-11-2007, 07:45 PM

I'd stay away from automatic submission tools. The best submissions are done manually. Also you don't need or even want to submit to every directory you can find. Most won't even be worth the time it takes to automatically submit.

Your time is better spent on finding the few directories that will provide benefit and manually submit to them.

**ForrestCroce** · 09-11-2007, 10:47 PM

I was going to say "a keyboard," but VanGogh's answer, "your brain," makes better sense. It might be one in ten directories worth being in. Seek those out, submit by hand, then move on to the next phase in your marketing plan.

**pirates** · 09-12-2007, 01:00 AM

yep diy is best all so be very carefull as no some directery are be clased as link farms and we no what google did to them.
and i think they will do the same to directorys well to some.

**pirates** · 04:22 AM

I forgot to say they prob work it so it is the ones that act like link farms
the ones that have a human that review the links will not be clased as link farms Thios just what i think of what i have read from google news and other forums

My directory is human checked

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**vangogh** · 09-12-2007, 04:23 AM

Forrest I almost typed keyboard instead of your brain. Keyboards was the first word that popped into my mind.

**giftedwon** · 08:19 PM

i like using Informenter. It is a manual plugin for firefox
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**vilelink** · 09-15-2007, 07:19 AM

Well, I always use Firefox AutoFill tools which is great timesaving for me.

**usearchme** · 09-15-2007, 01:00 PM

hmm i reckon its best to use ur hands !

Woc

**CSS4Life** · 09-15-2007, 01:02 PM

I'd vote for an intelligent brain as the best tool - you might realise that half the time, it's not even worth it

**eFingerz** · 09-15-2007, 02:44 PM

of course manual submission if you have the time!
when i do submissions i usually use Traffic seeker pro for most of my directory submissions!
its quick and easy! can submit to 200,000 directories at once!

**vangogh** · 09-16-2007, 12:02 AM

And do you really think those 200,000 directories are helping? That's one of the problems with auto submitting to directories. You're submitting mostly to garbage sites.

If you use the exact same info to submit to every directory it leaves a pretty obvious footprint that's easy for a search engine to discover and flag.

**eFingerz** · 09-16-2007, 12:49 AM

not much
i manually submit the sites i care about

**vangogh** · 09-16-2007, 04:00 PM

That's what I mean. If all the automated submissions aren't really doing anything why bother with it. Even if it's only taking a few minutes the auto submits aren't offering a return on those few minutes.

**contact247** · 09-17-2007, 03:06 AM

does submitting to directories can help in increasing traffic???

**dynn** · 09-17-2007, 07:20 AM

you can try Digixmas..

**fastreplies** · 10-08-2007, 06:07 PM

Quote:

what is the best tool to submit site to directories

You can try the keyboard and your brains

Don't worry about amount of time it will take because the outcome will exceed your expectations.

fastreplies

**scorpionagency** · 02:51 AM

Not intending to be the Devils advocate here, so i will try & keep it equal on both parts.... I am listed in over 1,200 directories... the first 800 were automated & the remaining 600 were manual. (In addition, only around 320 show as back links out of the total 1,200)

When checking my server stats for referring sites (keeping in mind that my site is only 10 months old) I found that I have 3 Referrals from directory sites & 6 referrals from classified sites (I only mention classified sites due to some similarities).

The 3 directories I received my traffic from are Very authoritative, just to name one - Dunns & Bradstreet -

While I think that a majority of directories are over rated in a market drowning in saturation, there are a handful out there people still actually utilize on a professional level.

I haven't had much luck with directory traffic so to speak (Even authoritative ones), yet they do seem to help on overall inbound link counts (Targeted / Anchored Preferably).

We each have different experiences I'm sure, My opinion is if you are simply looking for mass inbound links (With no real targeted essences) then auto submit. If you seek a more whitehat (Targeted / anchored) approach then manually submit to more authoritative listings.

**vangogh** · 10-09-2007, 03:00 AM

I don't think anyone's saying that all directories are worthless. I know I'm not. But think about it. You submitted to 1,400 directories and get referral traffic from 3 of them. Was it worth the time to submit to all of them even if it was automated?

Couldn't you have just found the handful that might prove useful and submit to them?

As far as the seo value just because a search engine shows the link as a backlink doesn't mean they place any value on it.

Again I'm not saying you can't submit your site to directories. What I'm saying is most will not provide enough value to make the time you spend submitting worthwhile and you can probably find things to do with your time that provide a better ROI.

**scorpionagency** · 10-09-2007, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by vangogh

I don't think anyone's saying that all directories are worthless. I know I'm not. But think about it. You submitted to 1,400 directories and get referral traffic from 3 of them. Was it worth the time to submit to all of them even if it was automated?

Couldn't you have just found the handful that might prove useful and submit to them?

As far as the seo value just because a search engine shows the link as a backlink doesn't mean they place any value on it.

Again I'm not saying you can't submit your site to directories. What I'm saying is most will not provide enough value to make the time you spend submitting worthwhile and you can probably find things to do with your time that provide a better ROI.

I totally Agree with you (Especially after seeing my stat's results first hand)

I fully understand that the 3 referring directories were only effective due to their authoritative status.

The 320 IBL's out of the 1,200 supports that the majority was pointless (basically).

And that a solid campaign should consist of ONLY solid authoritative Manual submissions.

Do i think that i waisted all my time on those submissions? No, But I do think 70% was waisted. Thats 70% I could have invested into something more productive.

On the flip side, the 30% that counted I would assume 20% of those I wouldn't have at all if it wasn't for the trial & error process.

We learn as we go.