Tips In Choosing which Directories to Submit to

[MrCat]

Directories have been good sources of one-way links for a long time. It is a one of the easiest link building method especially for newer sites. But quality is still the name of the game. Some pointers in selecting the directories to submit to:

High PR - indication that Google sees some value in the directory.
Well maintained - listed sites are in the proper category
High Traffic - getting traffic could be minimal from directories, but majority are targeted
Kewords ranking high in SERP - Well optimized, shows that the directory is well-marketed and SEO'ed.

Which to avoid:
Link farms that pose as directories
Directories that require reciprocal links
Crappy ones with crappy sites listed

What are your thoughts? Care to add more pointers?

[Hafsoh]

Nice tips, directories are one of the many steps it takes to drive traffic, i think its boils down to personal preference.

[Harry Kendal]

Hi, Thanks for the tips... Can anyone share as what are the other methods of link building for improving the ranking for an e-commerce site?

[Smashmarth]

Thank you for sharing this information!

[MrCat]

Glad you found it useful. Do you guys have any other thoughts or pointers? Please do suggest as well

[Arleigh]

Nice tips. That's would be useful for newbies here.

[francis84]

Originally Posted by MrCat

Directories have been good sources of one-way links for a long time. It is a one of the easiest link building method especially for newer sites. But quality is still the name of the game. Some pointers in selecting the directories to submit to:

High PR - indication that Google sees some value in the directory.
Well maintained - listed sites are in the proper category
High Traffic - getting traffic could be minimal from directories, but majority are targeted
Kewords ranking high in SERP - Well optimized, shows that the directory is well-marketed and SEO'ed.

Which to avoid:
Link farms that pose as directories
Directories that require reciprocal links
Crappy ones with crappy sites listed

I just want to ask how to determine if a directory is posing as a link farm? And regarding on reciprocal links, are you pertaining to those directories that only allowed reciprocal links? (without any other option like one way link?)

[MrCat]

Link farms are those that have thousands of unrelated listings of sites with no categorization.

Those that require reciprocal links don't offer as much value. They are not worth submitting to

[jamesk]

Nice tips! Thank you for sharing info.

[mokmok69]

Its fine with me to link to unrelated site just don't give me there recips.