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Off-Page Optimization – Part II

 

Directories Submission:

A Web Directory is a directory on World Wide Web which is also known as “Link Directory”. We can understand the web directory with help of examples about phone directory, in the phone directory we have no. of Phone Numbers with their small details as well as web directory is the directory of domain names or websites with Meta Keywords, Meta Descriptions and others factors. Each web directory has different rules to submission of domain name or website. May be some directories are paid or they have low page rank and may be some directories are Black Listed by search engines. So that the SEO Expert should use those directories which are trusted and they have page rank more than customer website.  The page rank will understand in detail at below topics. Yes it is true the web directories give delay response but it is worth doing. The submissions in web directories are SEO friendly and well maintained. It has lots of advantages that are “Direct Traffic”, “Keyword ranking in search engines” and it is also help to increase the back links.

Steps for Directories Submission:

Below steps are done manually. The numbers of submission that are to be made is decided by the customer, SEO Expert.

  1. Analysis the keyword for your or customer websites.
  2. Prepare “Title” and “Description” of website which you want to submit in directory.
  3. Create a separate email address has to be opened for the submission.
  4. Select those directories which have high page rank as compare to your or your customer website.
  5. Submit your website in web directories.
  6. Acceptance of confirmation email.

Weather your website is old or new the “Directories Submission” is very important for your websites.

Benefits of Directories Submission:

  1. One Way Links: The themes based pages is help to increase backlinks of your website. When you submit your site on directories then all submission are made in the category that are related to your website and has similar other websites. This make quality category where lots of site with the same topic are listed in this way you get quality one way links.
  2. Anchor text links and Keyword Ranking: An important part is played by the Anchor text used in directory submission. Each anchor text link from directories helps your website to rank on that keyword in search engines. Thus the Search engine keyword rankings are aided a lot by the directory submission.
  3. Fast Indexing of Website: If the quality of the directory is good then the search engine bot would crawl the directory very fast and if there is a link to your website the bot would visit and index your site as well. Thus it can be said that the directory listing increases fast indexing of your website.
  4. Brand Visibility and Direct Traffic: Visibility to your website and brand name is greatly aided by the Directory submission and also provides direct traffic.