Search Engines love to reward a popular, useful website by pushing it higher up their listings. And one of the best ways to demonstrate the popularity of your website is to have other sites linking to you.
But not just any old sites, oh no. What the Search Engines want is for your links to come from quality organisations that provide worthwhile information to its visitors. Getting your site listed on well-established, reputable Directories is a great way to get those links that will improve your rankings in the major search engines.
A Directory is quite a bit different to a search engine in that it’s an organized collection of links to other websites. It doesn’t display lists of web pages based on keywords. Instead it lists web sites by category and subcategory. Some of these Directories are edited and maintained by a real person (rather than some faceless database endlessly hunting down text). These editors will usually be following the policies particular to that directory, so will be very particular about which sites are to their lists.
Be patient with Directories; some will indicate that you're likely to have to wait for at 2 to 3 weeks. However, many of them have huge waiting lists so it can take up to a few months to appear in them.
Many Directories will speed you through the listing procedure and give you a premium placing - say at the top of a page - if you make a nominal payment. This could be $15 or $20, although I've paid as little as $2.99 for a premium listing in the past.
This isn't a complete listing, by any means, but it's a great way to start building up some quality links to your website.
List of Directories Where You Can Submit (List) Your Website Domain
Useful Links - Here's a list of useful resource sites that my clients find useful. Whether you're an author, a visual artist, a musician, performer or photographer, you'll probably find a resource worth checking out here too... Website Text - Hints and tips on making sure your website text captures the interest of your visitors as quickly and as confidently as possible.
Home Page Structure- Create a 'Stop 'Em In Their Tracks' home page that will capture the interest of your visitors as quickly and as confidently as possible.
Website Pages - Hints and tips on choosing the most suitable page types and titles for your website.
Content Maintenance - Get a head start on your competition by ensuring your website content is freshly updated from time to time. It engages your visitors and encourages them to return, and the Search Engines love it!
Directories - A list of online Directories where you can submit your website domain name - a great way to start building up some quality links pointing towards your website.
Search Engines - Submit your website domain name to the Search Engines so that your fabulous new site doesn't languish unknown and unvisited because no-one knows you're out in Cyberspace.
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