Tips In Choosing which Directories to Submit to

[TryUsOut]

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?

[Ben]

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[fnixws]

I say submit to them all, no matter what their PR is or if its just a link farm.

The more links you have to your site, the better.

[TryUsOut]

I say submit to them all, no matter what their PR is or if its just a link farm.

The more links you have to your site, the better.
But links to linkfarm will not benefit your site. I wouldn't really go that far in submitting our sites.