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Friday, 01 January 2010 19:07

Get Website Traffic with Directory Listings

Directory Listings

2 Create A Website What Are Web Directories?

A directory is basically a collection of website links that are grouped in categories.
2 Create A Website How Can Directories Help Your Website?
  • By adding your website in quality directories, it can increase your Google™ PageRank and hence increase your website ranking in the search engines.
  • Your link in the directory will give your site a backlink that directory vistors can click to get to your site. As a result you will get more website traffic.
  • You will get permalinks which will last the lifetime of the directory.
  • Directories are a for of web advertising for your website.
2 Create A Website How To Choose A Web Directory

There are three type of directories:

  1. Free directory listing
  2. Paid directory listing
  3. Niche directory listing

1. Free Directories

Free directories are popular with webmasters that dont have money to spend on listings.

Most free directories require a reciprocal link back, but others don't. Basically it it is a win-win situation. You post your website link in the web directory and the owner of the directory want a link back on your site. So you put the directory link somewhere on one of your web pages.

One of the most popular free directories is DMOZ.

2. Paid Directories

Paid directories usually cost a few $s to $100s for a link to be listed. If you have a budget then you can go for it. Popular directories like Yahoo directory cost $299 per year.

The higher the PageRank of the directory, the more you going to pay. Yahoo has a PageRank of 9.

3. Niche Directories

Basically niche directories focus on certain targetted types of sites and listing. If you take a car niche directory then they will only except car websites in their directory.

2 Create A Website How To Submit Your Site To A Directory

Do a search for directories in a search engine and choose a directory. Make sure its a credible directory by checking how much spam is in it.

Choose a category and subcategory for your niche and submit your site.

Add a description with your website address and submit it. Some directories accept a new site immediately and others day or even months.

Test to see if your link is working if your site has been accepted.

As a result of listings in web directories you might get increased traffic to your website.
Last Updated on Friday, 01 January 2010 19:37