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Article Summary - Benefits of submitting to a free web directory and tips for making the perfect submission
The perfect question to be branded as a newbie at any webmaster forums
How does submitting to web directories help my sites ?
One cannot blame them as this was exactly the thought that came to my mind when I submitted my link to the first free web directory at V7N.
Now times have changed and being in constant touch with web directories and issues (thanks to Info Vilesilencer an DP), I am now in a position to answer that question myself.
This question is time and again asked across webmaster forums and so i decided to write this article explaining the benefits of submitting to a free web directory and the points to keep in mind for making the perfect submission.
Defining a web directory:
A web directory is technically a bookmark site where weblinks are categorized under various topics. It is like an online yellow pages where a visitor tends to looks for a website as per his topic of requirement.
Think of yourself as looking for a plumber in the yellow pages, wherein, you locate the topic of your requirement (in these case plumbers) in the index and flip through the pages to find the contact of the resource. In the case of a web directory, it happens online with the use of mouse clicks.
Web Directory as defined in the wiki ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_directory
There are many web directories which offer free inclusion, wherein, one can submit their site, and have editors review these submissions for possible inclusion in their directory index.
If you are a marketing and a big budget guy, you may argue that submitting to free web directories would be a pointless activity and may also try to equate it as a loss of time and effort.
I would disagree as I do believe that there are still many quality free web directory that can increase the link popularity of your website that would in turn benefit your SERPs.
Traffic coming from these free web directories would be minimum, but traffic is the byproduct of your submission to these directories.
When I say a byproduct, I would mean that as and when these directories approve your links in their index, each addition of your website link would increase your backlink count which would in turn help you raise your keyword ranking, helping you bring the best targeted traffic for free via the Search Engines.
Mind you, traffic otherwise can be very expensive.
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