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A lot of marketers are under the mistaken impression that if they submit their website to a bunch of directories this will somehow improve their search engine ranking. Unfortunately, this just isn't true. So where did this myth originate? I don't know exactly, but I think a big part of the problem is unscrupulous marketers offering to submit people's websites to thousands of directories for X amount of dollars. Newbies see these ads and think they've hit the proverbial link jackpot. They don't realize that there are really only a handful of directories out there (give or take a few) that are respected enough by the search engines to significantly impact your website's ranking. And that includes Yahoo and DMOZ, plus a few specialty directories. And even those directories won't help your ranking much if the rest of your house isn't in order.
Dale King
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| Jul. 06 2008 at 1:26 PM |
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I've never believed in the idea of just submitting to every directory you can find. So many of them just cover "General" areas, and don't stand out from any other directory. I've never seen them send much traffic, if any, to any sites I've worked on.
Niche directories can be viewed differently, as they are pretty much covering only the topics/subjects which are the same as your site, so you have a rather focused audience visiting the directory.
In essence, getting listed in one niche directory will probably be more beneficial for your site than getting listed in 100 general directories.
Good post, Dale.
M Hall
MichianaWebline
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| Jul. 06 2008 at 1:40 PM |
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Webline wrote: Getting listed in one niche directory will probably be more beneficial for your site than getting listed in 100 general directories.
Perfect. Well said, Michael. Thanks for your contribution to this thread!
Dale King
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| Jul. 07 2008 at 2:01 AM |
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Hi Dale,
I agree that submitting to a bunch of directories won't dramatically impact your rankings but I have used the tactic to get clients listed fast. Sometimes we will build a site and they need atleast their website name in Google within a week for a promotion...directory submission can help.
Also, sometimes if you need to bump out some of your competitors directory submission to sub-domains, or social networking profiles, or other mini sites may also do the trick if keywords are not too competitive.
Think of it like this...handing out flyers on New York City about your new restaurant won't do anything...but hand out those same flyers in a small town...that may be all you need for fast & cheap results.
Jeff
Jeff Foster
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| Jul. 07 2008 at 8:03 AM |
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WebBizIdeas wrote: Hi Dale,
I agree that submitting to a bunch of directories won't dramatically impact your rankings but I have used the tactic to get clients listed fast. Sometimes we will build a site and they need at least their website name in Google within a week for a promotion...directory submission can help.
Hello Jeff:
Again, that's part of the myth I was referring to. You don't need to submit to directories to ge listed fast. You can get the same exact result by posting in forums like this one. Or by making comments on blogs. Any type of website that's already listed in Google will do the trick. It does not have to be a directory. How do I know? Because I've used this method successfully many times to get my own clients listed in Google faster.
Dale King
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| Jul. 07 2008 at 6:44 PM |
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The answer was perfectly delivered in this article 10 SEO Myths Debunked that SearchEngineWatch linked to.
http://www.mullingsbrothers.blogspot.com
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| Jul. 09 2008 at 10:56 AM |
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RealVibez wrote: The answer was perfectly delivered in this article 10 SEO Myths Debunked.
I'm familiar with that article. It's a good one.
Dale King
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| Jul. 16 2008 at 12:30 AM |
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I also agree with all you but we can't ignore directory submission completely. Somewhere directory submission is also very important. We need it.
http://www.india-designers.net/
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SEO India
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