Web Directory and free or paid links, what you I do?
The forums around the Internet are full of statements that a Web Directory which takes payment to list a web site featured will not be indexed by Google, and that it isn’t worth to submit your web site to any Web Directory.
A Web Directory is a good source to get indexed faster by Google and if you choice the right Web Directory it can even help you to get a higher ranking in the major search engines. A Web Directory has the benefit that you get your web site published to the Internet, many users of the Internet serve the Web Directory’s as much as they visit other web sites, and of course if the Web Directory has sticked tightly to a niche specific topic.
When you submit your web site to any Web Directory it is a major benefit if you look in the search engines how good this Web Directory is indexed and which PR ranking it has in Google.
Also in some cases it can be of benefit to make a donation to get your link listed faster in the Web Directory of your choice. Since it often can take up to 3 or 4 month before you get listed with an free listing then it is better to go for an paid listing if you are in an hurry.
When you submit your website to any Web Directory, then make sure you don’t use any automatic submission tools which will get your web site submitted to hundreds of Web directories within minutes, often those automation software will submit to very bad indexed Web Directories and it will go to fast and will be noticed by the major search engines as spam.
When you submit your web site to a Web directory, than make sure you make a good and long description of the web site you want to get listed, make sure that you enter the Meta Description and even also have some Meta keywords for your listing ready. People often just submit their website with 4 or 5 words, not meta description and keywords, this is waste of time, both yours, and the owner of the Web Directory, since often those submissions get deleted.
Also it only makes sense to submit your Web Site to a Web Directory if you do it correctly and that said, you will need to submit your web site to the right category for instant if your web site is about computers and you make your submission in the category for autos then it will make your listing less worth the effort.
We hope above helps you and brings some clarification, and remember regardless what people are telling you, it is worth to submit your Web Site to a Web Directory.