Comments on: Link Building 101: The Power of Directories https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Canada's Search and Social Media Authority Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:17:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Singapore SEO https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html/comment-page-1#comment-5578 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:17:49 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html#comment-5578 Have to beware of bulk submission to directories services which is widely available at DP forum. Instead of spending the money on bulk submission, i will recommend submission to the ones with authority.
Rif Chia

]]> By: YourDownline.co.uk https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html/comment-page-1#comment-4315 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:55:38 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html#comment-4315 Digitalpoint is a great forum. I have submitted 10 sites to Dmoz over the past few months and not one of them has got in yet 🙁

]]> By: PS3 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html/comment-page-1#comment-4261 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:36:55 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html#comment-4261 So do you actually value directory submissions as I have read they aren’t actually valued that much by Google?

John

]]> By: Ted https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html/comment-page-1#comment-3936 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:20:05 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html#comment-3936 “Aviva resource you mentioned also categorized the most powerful directories according to PR?”
Not really. There are PR0 directories that are ranked high in the list.

“Even though PR isn’t the only way to judge a directory, it’s quick and easy; hence people can understand it. If I started talking about indexability, cache dates, # of links, relevancy etc. I wouldn’t hit my target audience for this post.”
So I take it as the target audience of this post is SEO newbies. Then there’s MORE reason to let them stay away from DP where 99% is junk and/or scam. Rather, point them to an editorially cleaned up list of directories, such as vilesilencer’s list.

Anyway, no hard feeling on your posts.
Just wanted to point out that when one write a tutorial type post, they should do enough research from target audience’s point of view to let them make the most of it.

]]> By: Paid Surveys https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html/comment-page-1#comment-3928 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:16:55 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html#comment-3928 Recently its been widely debated the efficiency of directories for SEO purposes. Like you already said DMOZ is essential, but $300 for Yahoo directory (per year) do you really think its worth it?
I also do a lot of free directory submissions and do wonder if they really have an impact on my rankings.
Personally I think there are only a few directories worth while, and paid directories are just too overpriced, but then again I’m not #1 in google for my search term so what do I know!
How many directory submissions do you think you should do to maintain a sites popularity?

]]> By: VMOptions https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html/comment-page-1#comment-3897 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:33:39 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html#comment-3897 Paul, I’m sad my free directory list did not make the cut. 🙁

http://www.vmoptions.com/directory-list.php

Good post though and covers the major sources of directories. And for those that are asking, do directories still help for SEO yes they do!

]]> By: chuck norris dude https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html/comment-page-1#comment-3883 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:51:46 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html#comment-3883 I always use directories to promote my blogs. But there are some rumors Google won’t be paying much attention to links that are not withing posts. So all those directory links may lose their power. I guess the same will be with footer links too.

]]> By: Ted https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html/comment-page-1#comment-3876 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:51:36 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html#comment-3876 It’s surprising that you actually recommended Digital Point forum as one of the “major resources to use in order to find quality directories.”

Have you actually looked at what kind of junks are being promoted in there?

Your post could be credible if you cited sources like:

http://info.vilesilencer.com/
http://www.seocompany.ca/directories/top-web-directories.html
http://www.avivadirectory.com/strongest-directories/

]]> By: MichaelD https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html/comment-page-1#comment-3849 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:08:25 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html#comment-3849 This was even better than your last directory related post. I’ve actively been working on a niche directory to serve my industry (free) and it’s been interesting to see who discovers the url before we’ve talked much about it.

I wasn’t expecting it but your post gave me some ideas as to where to submit the directory to after we launch. Directories need links too. 🙂

]]> By: Dilson Decano https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html/comment-page-1#comment-3842 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:16:49 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/link-building-101-the-power-of-directories.html#comment-3842 My favorite place to submitting my site to directories is in the Digital point’s solicitations sub-section. I also sending Private message to directory for sure approval of my submission.

]]>