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Is submitting to directories good for search engine ranking?
Hi there, I have been submitting my website to directories, search engines, etc and have seen my link popularity inch up to 416 which I know still isn't good, but can you give me an idea of how many links I need before I get some sort of web presence? Also, how important is submitting to relevent directories? Thank you !
6 months ago - 5 answers
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Submitting to relevant directories is very important for SEO. Make sure you are always linking in the exact same way (i.e. www ... and yoursite ... If your linking is inconsistent you may end up splitting your link juice and therfore your page rank. Make sure that whenever possible your link's anchor text is a search where you'd like to see yourself in the search engines. Do a little research with the google keyword tool and find a search with some traffic. If you are not showing up on any searches right now either you are in an extremely competitive market or googlebot is probably having trouble with your site due to title or meta tag issues.
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by Benjamin
6 months ago
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ChgoLake...Basically, to submit your website over directories will give you more chances to be reached. In other words, your presence on the web will be higher and search engines would scan your URLs more often. Just make sure you submit your info in reliable directories... Regards, Gene www ... We offer effective internet marketing solutions!
by Gene- 6 months ago
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by Joe- 6 months ago
The value of any advertising scheme is proportional to the square of the number of viewers that see the advertising. Basically, the more exposure you have the better. It may not directly contribute to a higher search engine ranking (which is related to number of clicks to your website), but it may eventually lead to a higher ranking. Its worth it to get the exposure.
by andrew.hess- 6 months ago
yes... especially the high PR directories.. you should also make sure your website is SEO optimized (on page) and then work on a link building strategy (offpage SEO)... pay particular interest with anchor text and use the popular socila bookmarking sites too!
by Charlie R- 6 months ago