Secrets For A Successful Directory Submission
Apparently submitting your site to web directories is one of the quickest ways to get links, but getting listed is sometimes much more difficult than it may seem. The problem is that web directories are swamped by a large number of low quality submissions: poorly designed web sites, web sites without any original content or created only to display advertisements and so on. If you want to increase your chances to see your site listed, it’s essential to understand what informations you are required to provide about your site and how to properly submit them.
Directories have more or less restrictive rules about what you can or cannot have as your site title. Some allow only your official domain name or company name, others are more liberal. Many sites are rejected due to an inappropriate description. A description is not an advertisement and should never contain superlatives or excessive marketing hype. owever always write 2-3 complete sentences that sound natural, do not make your description a long list of keywords. You would say that people should at least be able to correctly submit their own web site url. If you work as directory editor for a while you will change your mind! It happens quite frequently that a site is rejected simply because of a mistyped url. Never type your site url directly into the submission form. Test it in your browser, save it in a text file and copy and paste from there. Each directory can have some other specific rules, so be sure to carefully read the submission guidelines and comply to any special requirement.
Getting Your First Links Using Link Directories
Link directories exist to help websites exchange links. These links are also called reciprocal links. If website A and website B want to exchange links then website A links to website B and website B links to website A. This way both the websites benefit. The value of reciprocal links in terms of search engine optimization may not be much. Link directories exist only for one purpose. They are a meeting place for website owners who want to do link exchanges with like-minded people. The other website owners won’t complain if you request a link. They will gladly exchange links with you.
Many established web site owners would not exchange links with you unless your home page or links page or both have a page rank. For a site that has just been launched this is impossible. To quickly boost the link popularity of your website register with link directories and start exchanging links with the numerous websites listed there. The owners of these websites have registered at the link directories to specifically get link exchanges. This is the easiest and quickest way to get links for your website.
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