by johnchristopher on Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:32 am
1. Selecting The List Of Your Favorite Web Directories: This is the first major step to take. Decide the directories you wish to submit your site(s) to. Since the Internet is filled up with millions of sites in almost any niche, just do a search on Google, and through thorough research you should be able to come up with your choices.
2. Check if the directories are SEO-friendly: The next step to take after selecting your directory list is to check if they they are search engine friendly. There is no point in submitting to links that are not SEO friendly as it will be a total waste of time. Directories that will provide links that are counted and valued by the search engines are the ones regarded as SEO friendly directories.
3. Select The Right category: Submitting to the most appropriate category is very relevant to in manual directory submissions. Familiarize with the web directory by navigating through the categories and choosing the right category or sub-category as submissions to irrelevant categories will be rejected or even considered spam since the directories are human edited and use strict guidelines for submissions. If you cannot find an appropriate category to submit to, simply skip it and move on to the next directory.
The Actual Submission Process: Open the Home page of the directory site you want to submit your site URL to. Click on, "Add Listing" or "Suggest A site". You can still find "Submit A Site" or "Add Site" depending on the term used by the directory.
Directory listing option: Most directories submissions are free, but they still offer paid listing and reciprocal listing. But one very reliable and cost effective method is free directory submissions without choosing the option for reciprocal linking which sites that only give a link if they receive a link in return. Free web directory submissions give free listings and each website submitted to a free directory is manually reviewed. Though approval of your site may take time, but when eventually approved your site will appear under the appropriate category that you submitted to and increase your site click-through rate on searches made on relevant keywords relating to the category.
Final Submission: After completing the form with all the basic details and information, which includes keywords, submitters e-mail, descriptions, sites URL according to the directory, then you have to fill in the captcha code.
