Web directories essentially serve as a catalog of links sorted by relevant topics. In the earlier days, when search engines weren's8217;t as popular, directories served as the main method
of finding relevant sites. However, a lot of things have changed since then, and nowadays, search engines like Google and Yahoo have taken over and serve as the main medium that connects
users with what they's8217;re looking for.
So why should one even consider submitting their site to the directories, especially when not many people use them any more
Directory Maximizer (http://www.directorymaximizer.com), a company which specializes in manually submitting websites to seo friendly
directories, elaborates on the some of the important reasons why one should submit their sites to web directories.
For new websites, it'ss an easy way get the website indexed.
Search engines like Google and Yahoo send out crawlers (bots) to search the web for new sites that come up everyday. If one has just launched a new site and wants the big search engines
to find the site and have it indexed, then there couldn's8217;t be an easier way to let a search engine know than having it find the site through links in various directories.
Directories provide one way links to your site
Search engines are said to give importance to the number of incoming links to one'ss site when ranking it for search terms and one way links are thought to be valued much more than
reciprocal links (links exchanged with other sites). Thus, directory links can help give a boost to one'ss SEO (search engine optimization) efforts.
Easy way to build links with targeted keywords
Most directories allow webmasters to provide a link with keywords describing their site. It's8217;s not easy otherwise getting links to a site with the targeted keywords and directories
provide an easy way for getting such links. Getting links with targeted keywords can have search engines favoring the site over others when ranking for the given terms.
Website Traffic (although not such a benefit with most directories)
There aren's8217;t many directories that could boast of providing a website with traffic that would number in the hundreds per day but there are a few directories that are known to give
some traffic (albeit very little) to sites in certain categories.
Free Submissions
Given that there are quite a few directories that accept free submissions, it makes sense to have a site listed in as many SEO friendly directories as possible.
Beneficial for Sites low on Content
If your website is low on content but rich in images, flash content, etc. search engines may not be able to categorize your website when the search spider visits your site. By submitting
to a directory under a particular category and using keyword links, you allow the search engine to categorize your site under a relevant topic.
Given the benefits involved in submitting one'ss site to web directories, Directory Maximizer strongly recommends directory submissions as an important part in contributing to one'ss SEO
efforts. The company offers webmasters a manual directory submission service in an attempt to save the huge amount of time and effort involved in such a task.
About Directory Maximizer (http://www.directorymaximizer.com)
Directory Maximizer, a part of Maximizer Services based in Bangalore (India), offers professional directory submission services to webmasters worldwide. The company has a trained team of
directory submitters who manually submit websites to seo friendly directories.
Contact Person: Sameer Panjwani, CEO, Maximizer Services
Phone No: +91-9886523078