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The Importance of Submitting to Web Directories
Each and every day the Internet is growing and this
includes the number of web directories out there. And
although there are an unbelievable amount of web
directories out there knowing which ones to choose to
submit to will really help your website and its ranking
with the search engines.
You might be wondering what the point is to even list your
website with web directories when all you are concerned
about is being number one with the big search engines.
Well, the answer to your question is that many people
search web directories when they are looking for a specific
type of site. And, being the number one result with the big
search engines is an arduous task that never ends. So, many
webmasters choose to submit to web directories in order to
increase their traffic. Directories are great because
people don't have to know exactly what they are looking
for. Instead, they can have a general idea and simply
search the directory to try and find a site that meets
their interest. People should make sure they are searching
within the directory and not on the entire World Wide Web
to receive the best results. Another thing to keep in mind
as well is that the title of the website and its Meta tags
are all the directory will be searching, so those who
submit to a web directory should play close attention to
the title and Meta tags to ensure the highest amount of
traffic.
Websites in directories are listed under subheadings as
well, which makes searching easy. Those looking for
websites on health can simply click the "health" category
and see the sites listed. The same goes for a wide variety
of other categories as well. Once you get through all the
subcategories and find the type of sites you are looking
for there is one thing to keep in mind. And that is the way
websites are ranked within the directory. They may be
ranked in alphabetical order or even in the order they were
submitted. Some web directories even rank sites by their
page rank. Just keeping this in mind is important to ensure
you get the best results.
If you are considering submitting your website or websites
to web directories then you should keep in mind as well
that there are some web directories where actual humans
handle submissions and other directories where computers do
it all. You want to make sure you submit to web directories
that are edited by humans. This means an actual person will
check out every site and make sure it is valid and not
spam. Only legitimate sites will get listed with the web
directory. If you submit your website to web directories
where people don't edit all the submissions then the
directory won't likely have a very good reputation, not
many people will visit it, and your site won't get a lot of
traffic. So pay very close attention to the web directories
you submit to.
Web directories are very important because they allow
webmasters to increase their website's page rank with the
big search engines thanks to the back links. Back links are
like a popularity contest and the more you have the more
popular your site. So, web directories can really help your
site get ranked higher by Google, MSN, and the other big
search engines. So, web directories will not only increase
your traffic, allow people searching for your particular
product or service to find you, but it will also increase
your ranking with the search engines and benefit your site
overall.
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Mark Goeder-Tarant hosts his own web directory ?Zags Free
Web Directory? where webmasters can submit their own Sites
free of charge and with no reciprocal link.
All submissions too http://www.za7.org are carefully
checked and manually approved. Spam Sites and scrape pages
are filtered. Please visit http://www.za7.org and submit
your site. All submissions are approved within 6 hours!