1. Do it once->Don’t repeat until your site is
dropped completely.
2. Do it properly ->Spend time in choosing
most suiting category.
3. Be brief ->While doing description
4. Be accurate ->No vague or misleading info
about your products.
5. Be relevent ->Don’t overstuff description
with keywords.
6. Be Patient->6 months to index . Don’t resubmit.
Difference between search engine and Directory
- Search engine is more important. Moreover search engine often use directories as a starting point when crawling the web.
- A listing in open directory also tends to boost your ranking in search engine.
How To Submit To Directories?
- Not only url to submit. Need to research the categories. Then need to provide some information about your site, it's content, your company &contact details.
- Do research on category by using your most important keywords. Study sites listed within the categories.
Submitting To Yahoo Directory
- Be very careful & advanced research needs to be done before submitting to yahoo directory.
- It can cost you $299 for nothing.
Express Submission Paid
- Fee based site suggestion service for website.A member will have a look at your site and revert in 7 days.
- Payment doesn’t guarantee inclusion in directory,site placement.
- Secret is to choose the most appropriate category and carefully crafted description of the site that contains your main keyword with too verbose.
Submitting To Open Directories
- DMOZ is used by other directories so if you are listed in DMOZ you’ll show up on other search engine & sites too.
Procedure
- Submit
- Wait for 3 months.
- Follow up email with category editor.
- Wait for 3 months.
- Escalation email to category editor above your editor .
- Wait 3 months.
- Ask for assistance in open directory forum.
- Wait for 1 month.
It can be time consuming but taking a little time & care with your submissions can pay dividends for your site for years to come.
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