Directories are sooooo 2003. Remember BlueFind? I thought Google hated directories.
Many people think that directories have become obsolete. The truth however is that while their SEO importance has decreased in the last few years, they should still be an integral part of link building for new sites.
Of course, you should no longer submit to directories just for PageRank. As search engines analyze user data and integrate this information into their algorithm, the traffic you receive from a link becomes paramount again. (Shouldnt it have been this way all along? I digress) The point is, if you can get relevant traffic from a directory listing, then its still a viable marketing channel. And it can still be an effective SEO method, as well (well get to that).
Thus the question shouldn’t be, “Should I submit to directories?”, but rather, “Which directories should I submit to?” The answer is that you should submit to directories that either:
a) will send traffic, or
b) have listings that will be considered editorial votes of quality by major search engines.
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