Submit Your Website to Directories for Long Lasting Traffic
Submitting your website to search engine directories is an on-going task that should be revisited bi-annually at least - no matter how well established or aged the site may be.
If your site is new, set aside 20 minutes per week to submit to a few more directories. Most of the directories I’ll point you to are reviewed by actual humans so take care with your submissions and make sure your site is in top shape before you submit it. If you can afford the time and care, your website will see plenty of traffic for years to come.
If you’re short on time don’t buy into software to speed up the process of having your website listed in, and receive traffic from, directories. Although automated submission and software is at time something I suggest, I’d never suggest it to you for something as important as directory inclusion. Therefore, if you’re short on time but have a few dollars to spare, drop into manual directory submissions I have no affiliation with this company but I have researched enough information about paying for submission that I trust this resource to do the job right.
There are a few guidelines for successful inclusion into these directories. First of all your site must offer something of value to your visitors. Websites built solely for an advertising click, an affiliate commission, or that is a one page sales letter likely won’t be accepted. Your website should have the look and feel of an information based resource that includes contact information and a contact phone number.
The first step in submitting your website is to check Google’s Page Rank of the directory (more importantly the category page that your site will be included on). The more PR, the more effort you’ll want to make sure your site is on that page. Many directories carry a PR 5-9, some of which may be transferred to your own pages once included.
The largest and most well known search engine directory is found at dmoz.com. Not only are they the biggest, but they are also the oldest and the slowest. It may take you 6 months and as many attempts to have your site reviewed by a DMOZ editor but a listing on this site is worth it’s weight in gold.
To find a complete list of available directories and their current home page PR, check this resource:
http://www.seo2020.com/seo-tools/directories.html
Anything else you need to know? Yes, I’m not exactly certain why, but you will want to get your website indexed by google before you submit your site to a directory. Your submission will have more clout if you take care of that matter first. You don’t need PR or #1 spots, you just need to be in google’s index for the extra boost.
Not sure if google has indexed your website yet? Head over to google.com and type your domain name into the search box prefixed with site:// Google will show you exactly which pages it has crawled and added to it’s listings in the results.
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