Web Directories

**poojaGee** · 02-25-2010, 05:13 AM

Hello Members

I have submitted my website to almost 500 directories with Reciprocal Link but only 40 to 50 links approved. what's the problem can anyone tell me?

**chrishirst** · 02-25-2010, 05:23 AM

Your website isn't worth listing OR the directories can't be bothered.

**veikoh** · 02-25-2010, 06:34 AM

Look, I had same problem... lot's of dircetories are paid even marketed as free, or just doesn't accept anymore submissions. I tested over a thousand out and compiled a free internet directory list from those that worked for me. Please note that internet directories are constantly changing business so no warranties that this list works today.
also most of the directories didn't sent me any confirmation emails (like mine), so you need to check your link status yourself.

**vive** · 03-05-2010, 03:48 PM

It takes some time to get listed in directories - sometimes up to 1 year. Take DMOZ for example.

**jose** · 07:50 AM

1. Your website isn't worth listing

2. The directory is no longer maintained. A few years ago, thousands of directories were launched every week around the world. Such a trend is unsustainable and a sharp drop occured. Some directories which are no longer maintained may be still online.

3. Your site is still in the waiting list of the directory. Reviewing sites needs enough staff support. Answering quickly is a sign of the directory quality. Furthermore, requiring a reciprocal link needs an undelayed review.

4. Your site does not meet the listing rules of the directory. For instance you submitted a deep link to a directory which accepts only domain listing or you have submitted a non-travel related site to a travel directory.

5. Your site has been already listed without notice. A quality directory should advise the webmaster of the listing.

6. You have put hundreds of reciprocal links in your site. Maybe those links have been wrongly organized or put with more than 100 links/a page. Or your "resources" pages has not been indexed by search engines (no google cache) so that the directory may have declined your link exchange offer.

My suggestion would be: view the link exchange as a real partnership (not simply as link building), select carefully your link exchange partners (directories and other partners) and make quality resources pages (partners pages). As for mass link building, submit your site to non reciprocal directories and get additional backlinks from other sources (dofollow blogs, forums, articles, ...).

Keep also in mind: making your site content attractive is the right way to get natural backlinks.

**ascotech** · 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by poojaGee

Hello Members

I have submitted my website to almost 500 directories with Reciprocal Link but only 40 to 50 links approved. what's the problem can anyone tell me?

you got good deal given that reciprocal links set to trick you to give one to directory without getting anything back in return.

just think about that.

time it will take you to get realized you were scammed and to remove link sometimes 3 – 6 month down the road, scammer will get his PR curtsey of some victims stupidity.

**ascotech** · 03-06-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jose

[B]get additional backlinks from other sources (dofollow blogs, forums, articles, ...).

you were doing fine till you hit “dofollow blog”.

you do realize that there is no such a thing as “dofollow” tag?

**vive** · 03-08-2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ascotech

you got good deal given that reciprocal links set to trick you to give one to directory without getting anything back in return.

just think about that.

time it will take you to get realized you were scammed and to remove link sometimes 3 – 6 month down the road, scammer will get his PR curtsey of some victims stupidity.

That why I never submit to directories that requires reciprocal links.

**georgebaker** · 03-10-2010, 01:16 PM

i have submitted my link to various directories and on dmoz.org too. But i could nt get approval so far from dmoz.org. What is the problem with them?

**lyn_lee05** · 03-11-2010, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by poojaGee

Hello Members

I have submitted my website to almost 500 directories with Reciprocal Link but only 40 to 50 links approved. what's the problem can anyone tell me?

If you submitted your site to free directories, you are that guaranteed to be still listed.

**linkforu** · 03-11-2010, 07:47 AM

most of the directories need more then 3 month to approve your link

**uktopwebsites** · 03-13-2010, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by linkforu

most of the directories need more then 3 month to approve your link

My directory needs 3 seconds to approve .

**palme** · 03-17-2010, 01:13 AM

- if your link pr is less than directory's pr can not be approved(or alexa ranking is more than directory's)
-if your link content is not related to directory's subject, not good for Directory to approved.
-if your link is about gambling, sex, ... may not be approved
-if your link has popup or popunder and... can not be approved
and many other things the Director take consider when they want approve your site

**David101** · 03-18-2010, 12:30 AM

maybe they don't see the reciprocal links and some directories won't approve your link if they don't like the site. I suggest, submit your site to free or regular links you'll just waist your time and effort by putting their links and wait for years to get listed.

**Arings** · 03-18-2010, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by poojaGee

Hello Members

I have submitted my website to almost 500 directories with Reciprocal Link but only 40 to 50 links approved. what's the problem can anyone tell me?

Submission takes some time for approval. Whether it is fee submission or reciprocal submission. One more thing should be kept in mind that doing a reciprocal submission doesn't means that you will surely get approval. For example if you have submitted in irrelevant category then the directory site will never approve it. So it's better you check for 14 working days. If you got the approval then it's ok otherwise delete you reciprocal link back.

**strongella** · 03-18-2010, 10:12 AM

for me, directory submission is not that effective...

**karmadir** · 03-23-2010, 05:01 AM

Why did you go for reciprocal directory submission?

Can you please explain?

**mikejoel** · 03-24-2010, 04:01 AM

maybe its still on pending?

**webcreationuk** · 03-24-2010, 06:50 AM

There are thousand of websites that submit their URLs to directories, so thousands of pending also. The approval rates are lower day by day, maybe it doesn't worth submitting as it worthed before.

**sharongill** · 03-24-2010, 07:20 AM

Most of the directories take time to accept link, some times more than 3 months....