Comments on: The Great Directory Debate

By: John Lucifer

John Lucifer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:05:47 +0000

I think directory submission is very important in the process of Seo because this is the basic step in the off page optimization. If anyone can work from High PR sites the results will surely come that’s for sure and anyone can create wonders that’s a fact. Thanks a lot.

By: Gareth

Gareth — Mon, 23 May 2011 19:43:13 +0000

Thanks Dustin for this post. Have spent quite a bit of time submiting to Directories, and it helps to get some perspective. Very helpful post for me!

By: ifa teknoloji

ifa teknoloji — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:24:28 +0000

If you really want to know if it works you have to do a controlled test. Do nothing but submit to directories on a site you haven’t built links to recently and is holding steady in its rank. You might have to wait awhile to see results as some directories can take months to list you..

By: Sheldon

Sheldon — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:23:20 +0000

Thanks for that information, there is so much to learn about SEO and Link Building, but I think Directory Submissions still play a part of the SEO of a website, it is quite an easy thing to get, so I start off with doing the better directories, 10 or so of them then move into competitor’s links and matching them, then scouting for good links!

Thanks again.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:06:18 +0000

By: Oyun

Oyun — Sat, 22 May 2010 22:31:03 +0000

I agree with you. I spent a large amount of time trying to link and linking to directories…
Thanks.

By: Find Cheap Buys

Find Cheap Buys — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:22:46 +0000

I agree and disagree – most of the research I’ve done indicates that as long as you are not linking to a site, that a one way link can never hurt your rankings – so it can’t hurt to have more links, even from poorly designed / laid out directories, they just won’t hold as much weight.

By: Hazar

Hazar — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:00:57 +0000

I believe directory links play a fundamental role for backlink power of a website. The only important thing you should submit to high PR well-organized quality directories.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:52:07 +0000

I personally think that directory submissions provide quality links in some cases, but the amount of links that you can attain in a certain amount of time is small comparitively to other ventures. Thanks for the post.

By: Chris J. Politzki

Chris J. Politzki — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:13:45 +0000

Nice post!

I’m currently trying to rebuild my site and am also using directory submissions. So far I’ve not seen much effect from doing so. Maybe a slight bump in traffic, but I’m also blogging a bit, submitting things to Flickr and such, so it’s hard to tell.

Thanks again for your post!

Chris