Web directory submission!

Originally Posted by veseven

Free Web Directories can be subject to a lot of low value spammy type of link submissions. Google values these links as “low value outbound links” and therefore, the Web Directory would be penalized in worth. However, a Paid Web Directory usually has high quality outbound links submitted because spammers rarely pay money for submitted links. source

I think it depends on free directories... if it's a quality directory should it have a spammy type of link submissions? What do you think?

[potchie]

directory submission gives a high on IBL, and also help get you rank the more traffic the easy SE's to crawl..

[psyche]

For me the difference of paid and free directory is that paid directory can added your site automatically or within 24 hours and your change hundred percent to be listed. While in free directory you need to wait for such a long time maybe a weeks or a month and depend on the site's reviewer. A free directory also strict with the contents of your site and sometimes to your PR in order your site to be listed. But both of them helps to increase traffic.

[skysoldier]

Yup, free directories are maybe spammy but it's worthy for some and
you can also submit to a high PR directories, about paid ones you are
more sure than the free ones, there are lesser spam and get listed fast
and you have an assurance that your site are one of the priority site on their directory!

[gingercaily]

Directory submission is an optimization strategy that make website link popular and get top ranking in search engine result pages.But you can't expect too much traffic from a directory just a little bit contribution to the improvement of your sites placement in SE.

[francesca]

I never had a traffic from this one..

The only benefit from this is the relevant and unique backlinks they can provide. It can also to increase your page rank

[veseven]

Originally Posted by veseven

Free Web Directories can be subject to a lot of low value spammy type of link submissions. Google values these links as “low value outbound links” and therefore, the Web Directory would be penalized in worth. However, a Paid Web Directory usually has high quality outbound links submitted because spammers rarely pay money for submitted links. source

Originally Posted by coolguy27

I think it depends on free directories... if it's a quality directory should it have a spammy type of link submissions? What do you think?

What's the word quality for if they will allow spammy links. Yes it really depends on what kind of free directories your after. And I think I did not say that all free directory links are spammy in nature, didn't I?

[alex-party]

I agree, free directories follow only one goal -> self promoting, they don't really care about nothing else. You will not gain much from low quality directories anyways. Sometimes it's better to put long term-paid link on a good web site, than 1000 free dirs.
GLuck

[kharen]

Originally Posted by alex-party

I agree, free directories follow only one goal -> self promoting, they don't really care about nothing else. You will not gain much from low quality directories anyways. Sometimes it's better to put long term-paid link on a good web site, than 1000 free dirs.
GLuck

if there's a budget for paid links.. but it's more practical to use free directories...

and for those using automated submissions.. how can you make sure if your site is already been there...? for me I'm not satisfied using automated submissions...

[gRace029]

have you tried the blogskinny.com
that's directory that enables you to submit your site to other directories without putting to many widgets onto your site...