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Use a Free Directory Submission and Get Noticed

Success with most online ventures depends on using the free directory submission correctly, so that the most important people in your life (the potential viewer) can find you. Going back more than a decade, research into using a directory successfully points to such early sites as Yahoo (and eventually a few others) that helped guide people around the Web.

While the growth of a few major search engines has taken over much of what used to be accomplished by directories, there is still a fundamental task for this veteran of the World Wide Web. A submission in the correct place will link to other sites. It’s that simple. This link from a directory to you is intended to send a specific target audience to a product or service, or even an information site. An authoritative directory lends credence to all the sites listed.

As you consider getting started with a free directory submission, consider the slight difference between a search engine, which is based on Web pages, and a directory, which lists the site (sometimes referred to as an address). Traditionally, directories are edited (updated, altered) by human beings. The list of sites has a particular authority and quality because each site is specifically chosen to be included with others in a somewhat narrow subject area. Most of these have strict guidelines for inclusion, which only adds to their quality.

Don’t be put off by a so-called free links directory just because the directory managers don’t charge a stiff fee for inclusion. Many of the directories that have no fee are edited by people with a particular passion that ensures their accuracy and quality. There are other types of directories, of course. The user can classify a listing using certain keywords in an automatic process. There are some shortcomings with this type of directory, however. Use of the most popular keywords can bury a Web site in a mass of sites that have used the same keywords.

You may also consider a directory that gets its classifications from others who review the directory independently. In contrast, a pay-per-click directory is based on who pays, and how much is paid. This alone can taint the results and the usefulness of the listing.

Two important terms to understand in the world of the free directory submission are page rank and back links/one way links. Think of a link from one site to another, whatever the direction, as a vote for the importance, quality and accuracy of the site. With that in mind, it would be wise to understand the policy of a directory in regards to the one-way link or back link. The bottom line here is that a directory that has many sites linking to it (back links) will be the most important type of directory for online success. Make sure you understand if a directory requires a link back to it before that directory will list your site. Back links generate traffic.

A free directory submission, carefully chosen, can be the key to getting noticed on the Web. Paying attention to details may just be the difference between converting viewers/visitors to actual customers. Find a linking partner and succeed!

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