Listing in Website Directories - BIZFACE®

roymoggadmin · #1 2nd June 2008, 18:07

This is a summary from the SEO Book by Aaron Wall about directories

Its is best to register with about a half-dozen to a dozen of the better general directories if you are targeting Google - which most are (they have around 90% of the search market in Europe)

If you are targeting the other engines first and can wait on Google, you may want to register with about twenty to fifty general directories.
Register with at least a couple local or niche-specific directories.

Niche-specific directories are findable via search engines and some are listed at Internet Search Engine Guide to Search Engine Marketing and News, but you should check to ensure they provide static links before spending money registering your sites, although directories that rank well may deliver quality traffic even if they do not provide direct links.

Search for things like “<my keywords> + <add URL>” to find other niche
directories. Most top ranking sites in mildly competitive fields do not
have text links from fifty different sites pointing to them, so if you can afford it,
doing this offers a huge advantage to you for your Yahoo! and MSN rankings, but
you need to choose directories carefully when considering how TrustRank
may effect Google.

Some recommended directories Yahoo!, DMOZ, Business.com, JoeAnt,

Overall link farms are a waste of time - they are discounted by Google. I like to look for a directory that asks for a link or track-back personally.