Directories
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Hi All,
Some saying getting listed in hundreds of directories has no real SEO benefit. Some saying opposite. Some saying there are only one directory to concerned with, the Yahoo Directory.
What are your opinions on this question after all Google's Pandas and Penguins ?
Thank you
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Hi Webdeal. http://addurl.nu/ has an up to date list of quality website directories. I hope this helps!
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I think Dana did a perfect justice to that answers, All I wanted to add here is that when finalizing the list of directories always consider niche instead of the general directories.
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There are definitely more directories, in addition to Yahoo, that are still very worthwhile. I think the key is...balance. If the only links your site has are from directories, then they aren't going to be as valued. if you have a good balance of inbound links from directories of other sites, then you're okay.
Here's my "fast and dirty" list of things to check before you decide to get listed in a directory:
- How old is the directory? Older is better
- What's the PageRank of the Directory? Higher is better, above 3 is better, below that forget about it.
- What is the cache date of the directory? (more than 2 weeks, forget about it)
- Does the directory have a "free" inclusion option? Great! That's a good thing.
- How many inbound links does the directory have (use OSE), more is better
- What's the Alexa rank of the directory? Lower is better
- What country is the directory based in? Some are better than others. I'll let you make that call
I recently updated an excellent list of 100 reputable Web Directories just a few days ago. You can view it here: http://www.danatanseo.com/2012/03/high-pagerank-web-directory-listings.html!
I hope this helps!
Dana
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There are definitely more directories, in addition to Yahoo, that are still very worthwhile. I think the key is...balance. If the only links your site has are from directories, then they aren't going to be as valued. if you have a good balance of inbound links from directories of other sites, then you're okay.
Here's my "fast and dirty" list of things to check before you decide to get listed in a directory:
- How old is the directory? Older is better
- What's the PageRank of the Directory? Higher is better, above 3 is better, below that forget about it.
- What is the cache date of the directory? (more than 2 weeks, forget about it)
- Does the directory have a "free" inclusion option? Great! That's a good thing.
- How many inbound links does the directory have (use OSE), more is better
- What's the Alexa rank of the directory? Lower is better
- What country is the directory based in? Some are better than others. I'll let you make that call
I recently updated an excellent list of 100 reputable Web Directories just a few days ago. You can view it here: http://www.danatanseo.com/2012/03/high-pagerank-web-directory-listings.html!
I hope this helps!
Dana
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