Search engine optimization

Yesterday we talked about some of the basics of link building in the form of using directories. Today, as promised, are some of the better locales for making submissions and the approved Gypsy list ;0)

While there are thousands of directories out there, I decided to list the more important (powerful) ones that you can look at; we’ll start with the paid…. I will list some of the ‘FREE’ ones following this list. The reason we look at paid directories is that search engines tend to value them more (as they do with human edited). It is always advisable to have some of these in a balanced link profile.

Top Paid Directories

http://Dir.Yahoo.com ($299 per year
)http://Ezilon.com/ (free / $69)

http://DirJournal.com/ ($59.95 / $99.95)

http://JoeAnt.com/ ($39.99)

http://Directory.v7n.com ($49.95)

Second tier paid directories

http://Elib.org/ (60 Euro -150 Euro)
http://Gimpsy.com/ ($40)

http://Romow.com/ ($45 / $90)

http://Botw.org/ ($80 /yr or $240)
http://HomeSalez.com/Directory/ ($50 /yr)

http://Iwebtool.com/directory/ ($10 /yr)

http://AvivaDirectory.com/ ($50 – $75 /yr)

http://BlazeMp.com/dir/ (bid min $50)

http://Skaffe.com/ ($50)

http://CityStar.com/ ($30)

http://Dmegs.com/ (free – $10 /yr)

http://Enquira.com/ ($30)

http://Kahuki.com/ ($20- $49.95 /yr)

http://MaxLinks.org/ ($13 / $50)

http://ProlinkDirectory.com/ (free – $9 for 3 months)

http://LoboLinks.com/ $23 / $37 /yr)
http://www.goguides.org ($70 one time fee)

Other paid directories

http://MyGreenCorner.com/ (free – $25 /yr)
http://Rakcha.com ($30)

http://WebWorldIndex.com/ ($25)

http://Zorg-Directory.com/ ($15 – $60)

http://AuthorityDirectory.com ($5 – $20 /yr)

http://Global-WebLinks.com/ (free – $40 /yr)

http://Idk.in/ ($15 – $50 /yr)

http://Index-It.net/ ($25)

http://AllInfoDir.com/ ($27 – $70)

http://AnthonyParsons.com/ ($10 – $30)

http://Emillie.net/ ($25 – $40 /yr)

http://Cascandra.com/ ($12 – $30 /yr)

http://OnlineWide.com/ ($35 / $70 /yr)

http://Ventedoy.com/ (bid; min $5)

http://Abilogic.com/ ($10 / $40 /yr)

http://Browse8.com/ ($35)

http://MassiveLinks.com/ ($25 / $60)

Vertical paid directories

http://123kidzarea.com/ (n/a) – Kids

http://FamilyFriendlySites.com/ ($9.95 / $49.95 per year) – family

http://Business.com/ ($300 /yr) – Biz

http://UkSmallBusinessDirectory.co.uk/ (50 -100 pounds) – UK Biz

http://BusinessSeek.biz/ ($10 / $20 /yr) – Biz

http://Ebusiness-Directory.com/ (unknown) – Biz

Free Directories

Ok, since these are the freebies…. I have listed them by PageRank as of the time of writing. Not that PR is the greatest judge of value, but it is a metric worth being a starting point for the moment.

Here are some to get you started;

http://dmoz.org – PR9

http://www.lii.org/ – PR7

http://2rss.com – PR6
http://Bizweb.com – PR6
http://Greenstalk.com – PR6
http://www.ezilon.com/ – PR6
http://www.buzzle.com/ – PR6
http://www.accoona.com/ – PR6
http://www.surfsafely.com/ – PR6

http://BestCatalog.net – PR5
http://aigam.com – PR5
http://Chiff.com – PR5
http://IllumiRate.com – PR5
http://Re-Quest.net – PR5
http://Clickey.com – PR5
http://turnpike.net/directory.html – PR5
http://Re-quest.net – PR5
http://prolinkdirectory.com – PR5
http://cgbee.com – PR5
http://www.turnpike.net/directory.html – PR5
http://www.info-listings.com/ – PR5
http://www.geniusfind.com/ – PR5
http://www.information.com/ – PR5
http://www.information.com/ – PR5
http://www.spheri.com/d/ – PR5
http://searchsight.com/ – PR5

http://www.searchwiz.com/ – PR4
http://www.skoobe.biz/ – PR4

http://MavicaNet.com – PR4
http://Earthstation9.com – PR4
http://ExactSeek.com – PR4
http://Jayde.com – PR4
http://Gimpsy.com – PR4
http://Haaba.com – PR4
http://Web-Beacon.com – PR4
http://Emfind.com – PR4
http://Websavvy.cc – PR4
http://cantufind.com – PR4
http://Webs-Best-Directory.com – PR4
http://charolabap.com – PR4
http://www.netinsert.com/ – PR4

http://WebWorldIndex.com – PR3
http://Americasbest.com – PR3
http://SoMuch.com – PR3
http://iMarvel.com – PR3
http://CyberWebSearch.com – PR3
http://Yeandi.com – PR3
http://SmartLinks.org – PR3
http://www.mygreencorner.com/ -PR3
http://www.businessseek.biz/ – PR3
http://www.abilogic.com/ – PR3

Still want more directories? Then try these…

http://info.vilesilencer.com/main.php?rock=seo-friendly-a.php

http://www.onewaytextlink.com/links.php?type=free

http://www.directorycritic.com

Verticals

It is always a good idea to search out specific vertical directories for your given niche/market. I will add some as I come across them, but you really should search out some yourself as part of the directory submission plan with your programs. I have listed a few with links to more lists;0)

Kids http://kids.yahoo.com/submissions/suggest_site – PR7

Canada http://SuperPages.ca – PR6
http://Canadopedia.com – PR6
http://ProudlyCanadian.net – PR5
http://www.canlinks.net/ – PR5

Health
http://Patient.co.uk – PR6
http://PsychNet-UK.com – PR6

Products
http://BooksMusicVideo.com – PR6
http://www.epooch.com/ – PR3

And here are some industry specific niche directories lists ;
http://info.vilesilencer.com/main.php?rock=niche.php

http://www.directorycritic.com/niche-directories.html

Blog Directories

If you have a blog on your site, then submitting to various directories is also a great idea. Here is a fairly comprehensive list to get you going;

http://www.2rss.com/index.php

http://www.addyourblog.com/submit.php

http://www.blogbunch.com/suggest/

http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/submit_blog.html

http://www.blog-collector.com

http://www.blog-directory.org/

http://www.bloggernow.com

http://www.blogexplosion.com/directory/

http://www.blogflux.com/add.php

http://www.bloggapedia.com/

http://www.bloglines.com

http://www.blogpulse.com/submit.html

http://www.blog-search.com/blog-submission.html

http://www.blogscholar.com/

http://boingboing.net/suggest.html

http://www.contentsmatter.com/add.php

http://www.feedage.com/submit.php

http://www.feedboy.com/addfeed.html?catid=

http://www.feedsfarm.com/a.html

http://www.gobignetwork.com/entrepreneur-blogs/

http://www.icerocket.com/c?p=addblog

http://www.newsgator.com/ngs/subscriber/Folksonomy.aspx

http://www.plazoo.com/en/addrss.asp

http://www.pressradar.com/suggest

http://www.readablog.com/AddFeed.aspx

http://www.search4rss.com

http://smallbusiness.com/wiki/Weblog_directory_company_blogs

http://strategicboard.com/?s=h:addblog

http://www.tailrank.com/import

http://www.technorati.com/ping.html

http://www.today.com/submit-blog

http://www.wingee.com/

http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/my/cgi_rss_submission

Paid Blog Directories

http://Bloggeries.com

http://BlogAnnounce.info

http://Blogtagstic.com

http://www.all-blogs.net/submit.php

http://www.avivadirectory.com/submit.php

http://www.blogbib.com/submit.php

http://blogs.botw.org/helpcenter/submitblog.aspx

http://www.romow.com/submit.php

http://www.iblogbusiness.com/add.html

http://portal.eatonweb.com/add.php

http://www.postami.com/rss.finder/submit_feed.php

http://blogsforsmallbusiness.com/directory/add.html

http://www.wilsdomain.com/blogs/wilsdomain9b.php?op=newsubmit

And there you have it… plenty to keep you busy for quite a while; be sure to have a structured approach to you submission strategy and read yesterday’s post; Using directories of link building – Next week we’ll be looking at more foundational link building with Article Marketing tactics and resources.

Until next time… play safe!!