If you are considering submitting your website to a web directory then read the basic steps you should beforehand. By submitting incorrectly will be no help to your website. Submitting to a Web Directory is one of the best ways of increasing your backlinks; this will increase your search engine rankings. I have decided to put this list together to show you how to get the best out of directory submissions.

1.       Use a good title text: The title represents your anchor text or your keyword/s you will find that lots of directories only allow you to use your website URL; however some allow the use of your keyword in your title.

 

2.       Use Correct descriptions: If you want to get the most from directory submission then spending time to write unique descriptions is a must, search engines dump duplicate content in order to improve returned search results. The best way to write descriptions is to look at the website and describe what it does, what it offers visitors, think that you are trying to describe the site to someone that has never seen it. Most web directories have a limit to the description length, try and use the longest description possible.

 

3.       Meta Keywords: If the directory allows you to choose your own Meta keywords then you should use them, Meta keywords are the words that will be used when a visitor uses the search feature on the directory. If the web directory has detail pages your keywords will also be included, this will be picked up by search engines.

 

4.       Pick an appropriate category:  This is often overlooked by directory submitters. Lots of website owners submit to the highest level in order to be listed on a category with more PR, this is a big mistake. Search engines give more weight to relevant links, if you owned a car showroom website the ideal category would be “shopping” and “Car” as opposed to shopping. The listed website will get more benefit from the most relevant category.

 

5.       Added extras: Many Web Directories now offer bonus submissions also known as extra deep links options, use this feature wisely, you should add as many different pages to your site as possible. Using the above example that your site is a car showroom selling cars, your first link would be your homepage. You may want to add a link to “New cars” the next maybe “Used Cars” and so on. Remember to change the title to match your new page.

 

Many people believe that directories don’t send traffic, this is not strictly true. Submitting to quality directories will improve your search engine rankings; this in return will increase the traffic you receive from search engines. Many people have asked “why should I use paid directories” it’s true that there are many free directories on the internet. While some are very well run and submitting your site will benefit your site, the one big advantage is the review time. Most pay web directories will review your website as a priority.

Databases that have links to other websites are called Web directories. These directories are more or less like phone or name and address directories that contain the subjects arranged according to categories and sub- categories.