 A web directory is a collection of websites categorized according to the topics and themes to facilities browsing over the internet. Webmasters submit the link of the website under the relevant category of the web directory to ensure better visibility and visitor traffic from that particular web directory. Web directory submission is an essential method widely used to get a back link for the respective website. There are a number of web directories operating over the internet which hold the optimum collection of websites on almost every topic in the world. The most beneficial aspect of submitting a link to a web directory is that it is very easy to do so. You have to fill a small form by selecting the related category and placing the link of your website in the form. Most of the web directories require complete reviewing of the link before confirming its entry in the database. While submitting your link to a web directory make sure to find out the status and the value of web directory in terms of a search engine. Do not submit your link to every directory as not all the directories on the internet are reputed and beneficial. Some directories are operating solely for the commercial purposes and promote advertisements and paid linking. These directories are not worth submitting the link of your website to them. A web directory swarming with adsense, adbrite or other advertising banners and links is strictly a non professional directory and must be ignored by you.
Before selecting a web directory make sure that it is enlisted in Google and other search engines and the category page you are going to choose is cached in Google. Submission on a non cached page is useless and won’t gain any benefit for you. Scan the Page rank of the directory before submitting the links as web directories having high PR attract more traffic as compared to those having nil or low PR. Try to select human edited directories as human edited directories are run by webmasters themselves they manually select the website for submission as compared to automated directories who use automated software to make the entries in directory database. Try to select directories having fifty links per page as it will be easy for user to navigate and locate the link of your website. Ignore poorly organized web directories as with numerous links per page and poor organization a web directory can be termed as a link farm by the search engines. Web directory submission is the easy way to get a number of one way links. However, immense caution must be taken in selecting a web directory for your link submission as terrible directories can make your website to be banned from Google. Related Tags
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