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Use of directory submission
contactus1
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07 Nov 12 9:42 am

Use of directory submission

Directory subission is one of the off page optimization techniques and its very helpful to us for diverting traffic, increase search engine popularity and brand awareness.
Here are it’s some features,
- It gives you considerable traffic
- It exposes your website to a larger audience
- Improves your search engine visibility
What is your opinion about it?
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maryt
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07 Nov 12 11:45 am

 While it is easy to submit to directories, I do not consider this as good way to build backlinks since most of these sites have the same IPs and some sites tend to become inactive after several months.

For a new website perhaps, you can add directory submission as one way to get backlinks fast. But then, it is advised to focus more on quality link building like article submission, blog commenting, and guest posting.

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07 Nov 12 6:42 pm

 There are much better ways to spend time and resources that will result in targeted quality traffic.
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michellerana
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08 Nov 12 12:54 am

 In regards to directory submissions, Mark states:

1) Only submit to quality directories
2) Don't go for reciprocal directories
3) Avoid mass submission
4) Look for empty categories
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burkhardt5
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08 Nov 12 2:23 pm

 Hello all

Directory submissions usually will not get any TARGETED visitors to your site because the only people that will see your listing will be people putting a listing up for their sites,so these visits are of little value.

Generaly they will not expose you to more TARGETED visitors because your listing will not come up in search results and few people will be doing a search on the directory site itself.

Google gives little value to link directory links and if your build many links on them Google will easily recognize this as un-natural and will more than likely hurt your S.E. rankings.

Go ahead and get a few of these links if you wish but do not make this a large part of your link building strategy.

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daviskathy393
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27 Nov 12 1:21 pm

 Directory submission are not giving good results so don't relay on directory submission better submit on high pagerank directories and concentrate on other parts too
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jhonmike48
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29 Nov 12 7:44 am

 Really Directory submission is helpful technique for increase website back links and website traffics.
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allenhill9999
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01 Mar 13 10:42 am

 The only use of directory submissions nowadays is to build backlinks. However, due to the spam Google has stopped giving value to most of the general web directories.
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sumit
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08 Mar 13 7:52 am
contactus1 wrote:Directory subission is one of the off page optimization techniques and its very helpful to us for diverting traffic, increase search engine popularity and brand awareness.
Here are it’s some features,
- It gives you considerable traffic
- It exposes your website to a larger audience
- Improves your search engine visibility
What is your opinion about it?

That Are old Days When Just by Doing Directory Submission one can able to beat their competitor's website ....
In Aspects of traffic , From my Experiences their is Rarely Chances to have hits from ...
Yes to build Search ranking D.S is good choose only best directories to submit and diversify text is adds more value ...
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petersmith5544
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05 Jun 13 9:19 am

 Directory Submission is one of most promising feature of link building and we can easily exchange and share our links to high page ranked directories with the help of Directory Submission. As the regarding sources are really looking powerful for the authentic promotion. In recent time, Paid Version Directories are really powerful to getting backlinks.
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kallayprasanth05
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06 Jun 13 4:55 am

 I agree with Peter. Yes, directory submission has not lost its charm. It has its own say in the realm of link building.
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adficientppcmgt
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07 Jun 13 5:15 am

 I agree with you but I think we have to make sure that we use high PR directory sites.
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mbeelow
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17 Jun 13 1:47 pm

 As for now, both directory submission and press releases became somehow outdated SEO techniques. However, they are not completely useless, because they are still functional as outreach tactics and can be used to expose information online and get it noticed in professional circles. Directory submission won’t actually hurt your search engine rankings, but it doesn’t make sense to count on this technique entirely to improve them significantly.
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marclewis
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02 Jan 15 10:05 am

 DIrectory submission is another method used to increase traffic and builds the quality backlinks to sites for improving the site’s visibility in search engine result pages.
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elyfields
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20 Apr 15 6:55 am

 I guess this is the hardest and most time-consuming part.

michellerana wrote:
1) Only submit to quality directories
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