If you are starting a new blog or even have an existing one, it’s a great idea to do some directory submissions. There are 2 types of directories:
- Normal directories
These are just your standard directories and unless you have heaps of additional time they are not that important - SEO friendly directories
These are your key to directory success as Google loves them. The reason for this is that they manually review sites and are quite particular about what sites they let in. If they accept your site you have a high quality back link that Google loves.
TIP: A strategy to ensure you are accepted (not guaranteed though) is to have at least 20 unique and valuable posts on your blog that have been gradually added over 10+ days (you can back date posts before you publish to “fake” this… the more the better) and DO NOT monetize your blog yet. Your blog home page needs to be clean and professional looking. Submit to the SEO friendly directories and then after 30 days you can monetize your blog as most will have looked at your blog by then. Keep adding posts every day or two to show that it is a “loved” and current blog updated regularly.
Directories:
I have added links to sites who update their lists regularly so you can keep completely up to date… these are the lists that I go off.
SEO Friendly Directories – **Just focus on this at first!!!
Normal Free Submissions:
Normal Paid Submissions:
Niche Directories
Like any submissions this can be a time consuming process! You have 2 options to combat this:
- You can purchase a directory submitter for the Normal Directories… up to you but I don’t believe it is worth it
- You can pay a company a certain amount for manual SEO friendly directory submissions… much better option in my opinion. You can get 100 SEO friendly directory submissions for around $15. This doesn’t guarantee acceptance just manual submissions by people who do it all the time. When you think how long it would take you to do it yourself… $15 is pretty good.
info.vilsilencer.com have a manual service or you can Google “manual directory submissions” and find one. Make sure they state “manual submission” and “SEO friendly directories”.
Some important notes:
- Keep your site clean and professional for the 30 days after you have done the SEO directories.
- Google likes to see progressive, slow links so the more advisable option is to use a “rolling submission” where they are submitted randomly over 90 days. If you choose this method then it is easier you to do the work yourself… just do 10-15 every week for 12 weeks off the info.vilesilencer.com Top 100 list or you can buy a “rolling submissions” package but it is a bit more expensive.
- Directory submissions aren’t as effective as they used to be so include it as part of your overall strategy but your time can be better spent. Spending $15 on 100 directories or max of 45mins a week is more than adequate.
