There are many ways of improving SEO rankings. One of the ways is directory listing. You need to submit your link to paid and free directories. Free directories are good for those who want to promote their sites, but do not have the resources to do so. Although the quality of links from free directories is not good, you can get a decent amount of traffic for your website.
There is an argument between web masters about what is important in link building. Is it the quantity of links that counts or is it the quality of links? There are many web masters who claim that the number of links is more important. Other web masters claim that the source of the links i. E. Their quality is more important. The quantity of links submitted to directories is meaningful to the client. It is possible to submit a thousand links to thousands of directories. The numbers look attractive and the client is easily convinced. However, the results for link submission show up after a long time, often more than 6 months at most.
The advantage of submitting to high quality directories is that you get the right traffic. The traffic comes from reliable websites that are trusted by people. Contrary to popular opinion, you can go up the rankings with a few links from high quality directories. Five links can give you massive traffic. You only need to know where to submit.
The best approach is to make maximum use of the links that you have. Make use of free as well as paid links. Submit your links to the appropriate categories. Follow the terms and conditions of each directory. Some web masters use software to submit links. One problem with software is that some of your links will be rejected.
A correctly placed link has much weight on the SEO rankings. It also improves the quality of the web directory. Manual approval removes all the bad links, thus improving the quality of the directory. Directories with automatic approval contain low quality links.
The top 5 directories to submit your links are DMOZ, BOTW, JoeAnt, Business.com and Yahoo Directory. You may wonder why these directories are the top 5. Well, links from these directories are highly tracked by Google. DMOZ is free, BOTW charges $99 per year or $299 once off fee, JoeAnt charges a lifetime fee of $39, Business.com is $299 per year and the Yahoo Directory is $299 per year.
