Title: Submit your website to 380 directories Post by: Admin on October 14, 2006, 04:00:32 PM Submitting your website to the directories
Part of the overall process of submitting one's website to the search engines is getting your site listed in the top directories. Directories are different from standard search engines in that a search engine will query a database of indexed websites before it produces results and a directory is a database of websites that have been arranged by subject. Directories do indeed have search functions but the websites are still listed in specific categories of which one may search by drilling through the various subjects the directory offers. No Domain Price PRank 1 www.01webdirectory.com F/$49 PR5(nc) 2 www.123kidzarea.com F PR6(nc) 3 www.19230.com F PR2(nc) 4 www.2-surf.net F PR2(nc) 5 www.4-every-1.ws F PR3(nc) 6 www.4-fun.biz/directory/ F PR4(+1) 7 www.4do.org F PR3(nc) 8 www.4ppl.com F PR5(nc) 9 www.777media.com F/$5 PR4(nc) 10 www.a-free-directory.info F PR3(nc) 11 www.a-web-directory.info F PR3(nc) 12 www.a1directorysearch.com F PR2(+1) 13 www.abifind.com F/$8 PR0(0) 14 www.abilogic.com F/$19 PR6(nc) 15 www.abizdirectory.com F/$10 PR5(nc) 16 www.absolutedirectory.com F PR4(nc) 17 www.accessweb.ws F PR4(nc) 18 www.add-link.info F PR4(nc) 19 www.addsite-submitfree.com F PR0(0) 20 www.addurl-free.com F PR5(nc) 21 www.addyourlinks.net F PR0(0) 22 www.addyoursitefreesubmit.com F PR4(nc) 23 www.agada.info/web-directory/ F PR0(-4) 24 www.agreatdirectory.com F PR4(+4) 25 www.aigam.com F PR0(0) 26 www.aindabem.com.br F PR3(nc) 27 www.airsysinc.com/_directory.html F PR3(nc) 28 www.alldotnet.com F PR4(+1) 29 www.allfreethings.com F PR4(nc) 30 www.allinorder.org F/$20 PR4(-1) 31 www.allthebizz.com F/$15 PR0(0) 32 www.allthewebsites.org F PR5(nc) 33 www.alphadir.com F PR3(+1) 34 www.americasbest.com F/$10 PR6(nc) 35 www.amfibi.com F/$3 PR0(0) 36 www.amray.com F/$20 PR5(nc) 37 mkdir.anchorbase.com F PR3(nc) 38 www.anglersmarina.com/links.htm F PR3(nc) 39 www.anotherwebdirectory.com F PR3(+3) 40 www.anthonyparsons.com F/$10 PR5(nc) 41 www.anywhere.ca F PR4(nc) 42 www.askfrank.info F PR4(nc) 43 www.askrobo.com F PR4(-1) 44 www.axelis.com F PR5(nc) 45 www.best-websites.net F PR5(+5) 46 www.bestbusinessdirectory.com F PR4(nc) 47 www.bestsitedirectory.com F/$19/y PR0(0) 48 www.bhanvad.com F/$20 PR4(nc) 49 www.bigall.com F/$15 PR6(nc) 50 www.biobidet.com/_directory.htm F PR4(nc) Therefore, the submission process to a directory differs from that of submitting to regular crawler based search engines. With a regular search engine, one will submit their home page URL and then crawler will visit that site as well as follow other links it finds from the home page, forming its own title and description of each page. A directory does not work this way. They do not crawl your website and they are not able to decipher the content of the site. Rather one will select the most appropriate category related to the subject matter of the site and then submit, suggesting a title, description and any other information the directory may require. This is why it is very important to submit correctly the first time. Not only will if affect the way the site will appear when people are searching but it is often times difficult to get it changed at a later date. 51 www.bizunited.com F/$20 PR5(nc) 52 www.blisswolff.com/directory F PR4(+4) 53 www.bluefind.com F PR0(0) 54 www.bluenoserlinks.com F PR3(nc) 55 http://www.bramptonlistings.info F/$3 PR0(0) 56 www.business-listing.com F PR0(0) 57 www.businessdir.co.uk F PR1(+1) 58 www.businessdirectoryofusa.com F PR0(0) 59 www.businessplexus.com F PR5(+1) 60 www.businesspowerusa.com F PR4(nc) 61 www.businessseek.biz F/$10 PR6(nc) 62 www.buy-modern-art.co.uk F PR4(nc) 63 www.buzzle.com F PR6(nc) 64 www.c2000.com F PR5(nc) 65 www.c2000.com/links F PR4(nc) 66 www.canadawebdirectory.com F/$20 PR5(nc) 67 www.canlinks.net F PR6(nc) 68 www.cantufind.com F PR0(-5) 69 www.cash-for-surveys.com/dir F PR3(nc) 70 directory.cipinet.com F PR5(nc) 71 www.clickey.com F PR6(nc) 72 www.clothingwebdirectory.com F/$5 PR0(0) 73 www.cluboo.com F/$15/y PR5(nc) 74 www.clubspage.net F PR4(+1) 75 webmastertag.com F PR0(0) 76 wikidweb.com F PR3(nc) 77 internetmarketingwebsites.com/ F PR5(nc) 78 apexoo.com/directory F PR0(-4) 79 searchsight.com/Directory.htm F PR5(nc) 80 coolgrandma.com/odp/directory.php F PR0(-4) 81 www.commerce-directory.co.uk F/$37 PR3(nc) 82 www.commercedir.com F/$16 PR0(0) 83 www.comoestamos.com F PR4(nc) 84 www.completeonlinedirectory.com F PR1(-1) 85 www.computer-remote-control.com F PR2(nc) 86 www.consultant-directory.com F PR5(nc) 87 www.content-directory.co.uk F PR3(nc) 88 www.cyborginfo.com F/$10 PR4(+4) 89 www.cyngoseek.com F PR3(-1) 90 www.cypruspages.com F PR3(nc) 91 blue.daffodil.uk.com F PR3(nc) 92 www.deep-directory.com F PR3(-1) 93 www.depodirectory.com F PR3(+3) 94 www.deregular.com F PR0(0) 95 www.dhundo.com F PR0(-4) 96 www.digitalseo.info/dir F PR3(+3) 97 www.dir-submission.com F PR4(+4) 98 www.direct-o-ry.com F PR4(+1) 99 www.directory-active.info F PR3(nc) 100 www.directory-business.info F PR3(nc) The format for submitting will work with most directories but we will also look at some specific requirements of directories as well. While there are many directories on the Internet, we will only be exploring the top ones here which are Yahoo! ( www.yahoo.com ), Looksmart ( www.looksmart.com ), The Open Directory ( www.dmoz.org ), GoGuides.org ( www.goguides.org ), JoeAnt ( www.joeant.com ), Hotrate ( www.hotrate.com ), Wherewithal/Xoron ( www.xoron.com ) and Zeal ( www.zeal.com ). First let us look at how to properly submit in general and then look at some specific requirement at each directory listed above. 101 www.directory-directory.info F PR0(-3) 102 www.directory-free.com F PR4(nc) 103 www.directory-free.info F PR3(nc) 104 www.directory-internet.info F PR3(nc) 105 www.directory-link.info F PR4(nc) 106 www.directory-list.info F PR3(nc) 107 www.directory.kalius.net F PR3(nc) 108 www.directory.ldmstudio.com F PR4(nc) 109 www.directory.portalit.net F PR5(nc) 110 www.directory.uquick.com F/$5 PR0(0) 111 www.directory123.info F PR0(-3) 112 www.directorydelux.com F PR4(nc) 113 www.directorydirectory.info F PR0(-3) 114 www.directoryforce.com F PR4(+1) 115 www.directorygeneral.com F PR3(nc) 116 www.directorygold.com F/$10 PR5(+1) 117 www.directoryhi.com F PR3(nc) 118 www.directoryone.info F PR3(nc) 119 www.directorystation.com F PR4(+4) 120 www.directorystorm.com F PR4(nc) 121 www.dirone.com F/$15 PR0(-7) 122 www.dirone.com F/$30 PR0(0) 123 www.dirspace.com F PR5(nc) 124 www.dmole.org F PR4(nc) 125 www.dmoz.org F PR9(nc) 126 www.dwff.com F PR1(+1) 127 www.e-commerce-directory.com F PR0(0) 128 www.earth-directory.info F PR3(+3) 129 www.ecommerce-directory.org F/$15 PR5(nc) 130 www.elib.org F/$65 PR7(nc) 131 www.ettflorida.com/_directory.html F PR3(nc) 132 www.eurofind.biz F PR5(nc) 133 www.exactseek.com F/$12 PR6(nc) 134 www.explodesearch.com F PR0(0) 135 www.ezilon.com F PR6(nc) 136 www.fabarooni.com F PR3(nc) 137 www.familyfriendlysites.com F PR6(nc) 138 www.fastpaths.com F PR3(nc) 139 www.favouritelink.com F PR4(nc) 140 www.findhopper.com F PR2(-1) 141 www.findhound.com F/$15 PR5(+1) 142 www.finditfred.com F PR4(+4) 143 www.findrex.com F PR4(nc) 144 www.findwhatwhere.info F PR4(nc) 145 www.firstdirectory.org F PR0(-2) 146 www.foundya.co.uk F PR4(nc) 147 www.free-website-directory.com F PR3(nc) 148 www.free.catalog.nasze.net F PR3(+3) 149 www.freeclubs.net F PR4(+1) 150 www.freewebdirectory.org F/$15 PR0(0) Now before we begin, it will be assumed that you have already optimized your site for good positioning on the crawler-based engines. This will help us in category selection as well as what title and description to use when submitting. If you have not yet optimized your website, you'll need to do so. The first step is to select the most appropriate category. For an example, we will use a site that we own and operate called "Arizona Builders' Zone" ( www.builderszone.com ). To select a category, you will first need to know which keywords or phrases (combination of keywords) are most important or relevant to your business. For our example site, the most important phrases that we want to target are as follows: "Arizona builders" "Arizona construction" "Arizona contractors" Sure we can target many others, but these are the most important in regards to this site. Also keep in mind that with a directory you are limited to having one page (usually your home page) included. There are rare cases where a directory will include other pages of your site in different categories but this does not happen often. It is also important to understand that in the search engine optimization (SEO) process, one can really only effectively promote two to three keyword phrases at the most for each page of the website. 151 www.freewebdirectory.org F/$15 PR0(0) 152 www.freewebsitedirectory.com F PR1(nc) 153 www.freshdir.com F PR3(+1) 154 www.friendly-directory.co.uk F PR5(+1) 155 www.fx1.co.uk F PR5(nc) 156 www.fxdir.com F PR4(nc) 157 www.geeksonsteroids.com/directory F PR4(nc) 158 www.geniusfind.com F PR0(0) 159 www.gimpsy.com F/$40 PR6(nc) 160 www.gloose.com/dir.html F PR3(nc) 161 directory.google.com F PR8(nc) 162 www.google.com F/$0 PR10(+10) 163 www.goongee.com F/$20 PR5(nc) 164 www.greatnexus.com/directory/ F/$15 PR5(nc) 165 www.greece.snn.gr F PR3(nc) 166 www.grizzlyweb.com F PR4(nc) 167 www.guide-directory.info F PR3(nc) 168 www.haabaa.com F/$48 PR6(nc) 169 www.hand-code-directory.com F/$5 PR4(+1) 170 www.he-directory.com F PR3(+3) 171 www.hedir.com F/$14 PR5(nc) 172 www.hedir.com F/$25 PR5(nc) 173 english.hispanoempresa.com F PR4(nc) 174 www.homedecorgiftshop.com F PR0(0) 175 www.hotlinksdirectory.com F PR4(nc) 176 www.hotvsnot.com F/$54/y PR0(-3) 177 www.hrent.com/_directory.html F PR4(nc) 178 www.iconcave.com/partners F PR4(nc) 179 www.idorel.com F PR2(nc) 180 www.idorel.com F/$2 PR2(nc) 181 www.illumirate.com F PR5(nc) 182 www.imegamall.com F/$60 PR6(nc) 183 www.indexunlimited.com F/$29 PR5(-5) 184 www.indexwebdirectory.com F PR0(0) 185 www.infignos.com F PR5(nc) 186 www.info-listings.com F PR6(nc) 187 www.info-places.com F PR0(-3) 188 www.infoclicks.net F PR5(nc) 189 www.infopeek.net F PR3(nc) 190 www.informationdirectory.info F PR0(-3) 191 www.informativeinfo.info F PR0(-3) 192 www.infosniff.com F PR0(0) 193 www.infotiger.com F PR5(nc) 194 www.infowebworld.com F PR5(nc) 195 directory.inmeres.com F/$28 PR2(nc) 196 www.inneedof.co.uk F PR4(nc) 197 www.iozoo.com F PR6(nc) 198 www.iqair.us/_directory.html F PR4(+1) 199 www.ir8.ne F PR0(0) 200 www.itzalist.com F PR0(-5) To select a category, simply go to the directory you want to submit to and conduct a search using your most important keywords or phrases. You will then see one or more categories displayed along with in some cases actual websites that are listed in those categories. If more than one category is listed, you can explore each one and view the websites that are listed there. If you have competitors listed there, then you most likely want to be listed as well. The bottom line is to submit to the category that is best related to your business. Once you locate a category, log it somewhere. This is so you can go back at a later date and see if your site was listed or not. With some directories you will receive an email response on whether your site was listed or not providing that you supply a valid email address when submitting. With others, you will have to manually check to see if your site is listed which is why it is a good practice to make a note of which directories you submitted to as well as to which categories. 201 www.jayde.com F PR6(nc) 202 www.jimac.co.uk F PR4(nc) 203 www.jlinternet.co.uk/directory/ F PR4(nc) 204 www.joeant.com F/$40 PR6(nc) 205 www.jtrotta.com F/$10 PR5(-1) 206 www.kabooli.com F/$20 PR4(nc) 207 www.keralaclick.com/dir F PR0(0) 208 www.kingbloom.com F PR5(nc) 209 www.kingoftheweb.net F/$4 PR3(+3) 210 www.knowbe.com F PR3(nc) 211 www.kwikgoblin.com F PR5(nc) 212 www.l10s.com F/$29 PR7(nc) 213 www.lambshead.com F PR3(-1) 214 www.landoflinks.com F PR0(-5) 215 www.link-pimp.com F/$20 PR5(nc) 216 www.linkcentre.com F PR5(nc) 217 www.linketeria.com F PR5(nc) 218 www.linkland.info F PR0(-2) 219 www.linkop.com F/$10 PR4(nc) 220 www.linksmatch.com F PR5(nc) 221 www.linksnavigator.com F PR0(0) 222 www.linkwith.us F PR4(+2) 223 www.list-directory.info F PR0(-3) 224 www.look4business.org F PR4(nc) 225 www.lybot.com F PR4(-1) 226 www.mammoth-directory.com F/$30 PR4(nc) 227 www.massivelinks.com F/$10 PR5(nc) 228 www.maxpromo.com F/$12 PR5(nc) 229 www.megri.com F PR5(nc) 230 www.monkey-directory.com F PR3(nc) 231 www.morrison-directory.com F PR3(-1) 232 www.mostpopularsites.net F PR5(nc) 233 www.mywebspider.com F PR4(nc) 234 www.nationaldirectory.com F PR7(+7) 235 directory.nawigator.biz F PR4(nc) 236 www.netinsert.com F PR6(+1) 237 www.netkushi.com/directory/ F PR3(nc) 238 www.network-room.com F PR4(nc) 239 www.nintra.com/directory/index.pl F PR4(nc) 240 www.one-way-link.com F PR5(+1) 241 www.onebigindex.com F PR5(nc) 242 www.onemission.com F PR4(nc) 243 www.online-shopping-directory.net F PR4(+4) 244 www.opendirectory.in F PR3(+1) 245 www.openhere.com F PR0(0) 246 www.osy-directory.com F PR4(nc) 247 www.pawnt.info F PR0(-3) 248 www.pedsters-planet.co.uk F PR5(+1) 249 www.perfext.com F/$5 PR3(-1) 250 www.pharos-search.com F/$26 PR4(nc) 251 www.phatlinks.com F PR4(nc) 252 www.pileiton.com F PR3(nc) 253 directory.planetonline.com F/$40 PR0(0) 254 www.platinax.co.uk/directory/ F/$19 PR5(nc) 255 www.pleaseretrieve.com F PR5(nc) 256 www.poddys.com F PR5(nc) 257 http://www.point-directory.com F PR0(0) 258 dir.portprophecy.com F PR2(nc) 259 www.pr3.co.uk F PR4(nc) 260 www.primodirectory.com F/$10 PR0(-4) 261 www.product-pages.com F PR2(+2) 262 www.putmyfinger.co.uk F PR3(nc) 263 www.qango.com F/$50 PR6(nc) 264 www.qango.com F/$50 PR6(nc) 265 www.qettle.com F/$5/y PR0(0) 266 www.querycube.com/ F/$2 PR4(+4) 267 www.ranked1.net F PR4(nc) 268 www.rankingdirectory.com/ F PR4(+1) 269 www.rankland.com F PR0(0) 270 www.rdirectory.net F PR4(nc) 271 www.redjuniper.com F PR4(nc) 272 www.refrozen.com F PR5(nc) 273 www.relevant-links.com F PR3(-1) 274 www.relevant-links.com F PR3(-1) 275 www.resourcehelp.com F PR4(-1) 276 www.rkdirectory.com F/$5 PR0(0) 277 www.rlrouse.com F/$30/y PR6(nc) 278 www.san24.com F PR0(0) 279 www.search-group.com F/$40 PR2(+1) 280 www.search-the-world.com F PR4(nc) 281 www.search.able2know.com F PR1(-1) 282 www.searchave.com F PR3(-1) 283 www.searchcity.biz F PR3(nc) 284 www.searchpole.com F PR0(-5) 285 www.searchtheweb.com F PR5(nc) 286 www.searchtwentyfour.com F PR4(nc) 287 www.searchwarp.com F PR5(nc) 288 www.searchwebworld.com F PR0(0) 289 www.searchwiz.com F PR6(+1) 290 www.searchwiz.org F PR4(nc) 291 www.searchworth.com F PR3(+1) 292 www.secrethole.net F PR2(nc) 293 www.sedsearch.com F PR4(+1) 294 www.seekabove.com F PR4(nc) 295 www.seekon.com F PR0(0) 296 dir.seo7.net F PR4(+1) 297 www.seolinking.com F PR3(+1) 298 www.sezza.com F PR5(nc) 299 www.sgtsearch.com F PR4(nc) 300 www.sharedirectory.com F/$25 PR4(nc) 301 www.shoula.com F PR4(nc) 302 www.simpledir.com F/$44 PR4(-1) 303 www.sitefolders.com F PR2(-1) 304 www.siteinclusion.com F PR5(nc) 305 www.sitelibrary.net/directory F PR1(-3) 306 www.sitesondisplay.com F PR5(nc) 307 www.sitetutor.us F PR5(nc) 308 www.skaffe.com F/$40 PR6(+1) 309 www.skaloosh.com F/$2 PR3(+3) 310 www.smallerbizz.com F/$10 PR0(0) 311 www.smartfind.org F PR2(-1) 312 www.socengine.com F/$7 PR5(nc) 313 www.software-pointers.com F PR4(nc) 314 www.softzdirectory.com F PR4(nc) 315 www.somuch.com F PR6(+1) 316 www.sonicquest.com F PR5(+1) 317 directory.sootle.com F/$20 PR6(+1) 318 www.sootle.com F PR6(nc) 319 www.sorve.com F PR4(nc) 320 www.speedydirectory.com F PR0(-4) 321 www.spheri.com F PR5(nc) 322 www.splatsearch.com F PR6(nc) 323 www.stopat.com F PR3(-1) 324 www.stormer.net F PR5(nc) 325 www.Submiturlhere.com F PR0(0) 326 www.sumwd.com F PR4(nc) 327 www.sunnydating.com/dir F PR1(-2) 328 www.surfsafely.com F PR5(nc) 329 www.synergy-dti.com F PR5(nc) 330 www.the-free-directory.co.uk F/$5 PR0(0) 331 www.thebusinessdir.com F/$9 PR4(nc) 332 www.thelanka.com F/$10 PR6(+1) 333 www.theorangepages.com F PR4(+1) 334 www.thermokarst.net F PR2(+2) 335 www.theseoking.com F PR3(+3) 336 www.thewebis.com/directory/ F PR2(-1) 337 www.thewebknot.com F PR0(-4) 338 www.thommo.info F PR0(-3) 339 directory.ticketretriever.com F PR5(nc) 340 www.toponlineshopping.com F PR5(nc) 341 www.trafficportal.co.uk F/$49 PR0(0) 342 www.tsection.com F PR5(nc) 343 www.turnpike.net F PR6(nc) 344 www.tygo.com/dir F/$20 PR6(nc) 345 www.uk-web-index.co.uk F PR4(nc) 346 www.ultisearch.co.uk F PR5(nc) 347 www.uranus-directory.info F PR3(+3) 348 www.urlcan.com F PR3(nc) 349 www.uudir.com F PR4(nc) 350 www.uuiq.com F PR3(nc) 351 www.velendi.com F PR4(+4) 352 www.verticaldirectories.com F/$20 PR4(nc) 353 www.virgils.biz F/$13 PR3(nc) 354 www.vxbox.com F PR6(nc) 355 www.wallydrag.com F PR2(nc) 356 www.wamchu.com F PR4(+1) 357 www.web-beacon.com F/$40 PR5(-1) 358 www.web-central.info F PR4(+1) 359 www.webdesigncorp.com F PR4(nc) 360 www.webdirectory.co.in F PR3(+1) 361 www.webs-best-directory.com F/$20 PR5(nc) 362 www.websavvy.cc F PR5(nc) 363 www.websearches.info F PR4(nc) 364 www.websitetop.com F PR3(nc) 365 www.websmadeeasy.com F PR2(nc) 366 www.webworldindex.com F/$25 PR6(+1) 367 www.webxperience.org F PR5(nc) 368 www.wholesalepimp.com F PR4(-1) 369 www.wholesalespotter.com F PR3(nc) 370 www.world-click.com/dir F/$10/y PR0(0) 371 www.worlddirectory.in F PR4(+4) 372 www.worldhot.com F PR7(nc) 373 www.worldsiteindex.com F/$13 PR5(nc) 374 www.worldsiteindex.com F/$5 PR5(nc) 375 www.worldwidesearchengine.com F/$299 PR4(nc) 376 www.wowdirectory.com F/$25 PR6(nc) 377 www.wowyellowpages.com F/$20 PR4(nc) 378 www.xeoweb.biz F PR0(-4) 379 www.xland.info F PR4(+1) 380 www.yeandi.com F/$10 PR5(nc) 381 www.yourfreelink.com F PR2(-1) 382 www.yourwebloghere.com F PR6(+1) 383 www.z5-directory.com F PR0(0) 384 www.zeal.com F PR8(nc) 385 www.zeezo.com F PR5(nc) 386 www.zerovis.com/dir F/$10 PR3(nc) Note: This list was originally compiled by Bob Mutch. 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