Web Directories : Link Building

Link building is one of the important things for a website to increase its popularity. The more links the popular it will be. One most well known methods of link building is through submission to web directories.

A web directories is not the same as a search engine. Instead listing down web pages based on keywords, it display web sites according to limited categories and also subcategories. And websites will be categorizes as a whole rather than one page or certain keywords. Web directories often allow site owners to directly submit their site for inclusion, and also have editors review submissions for fitness.

Web directories have various features in listing, often depend upon the price paid for inclusion:

1. Free submission – there is no charge for the review and listing of the site
2. Reciprocal link – a link back to the directory must be added somewhere on the submitted site in order to get listed in the directory
3. Paid submission – a one-time or recurring fee is charged for reviewing/listing the submitted link
4. No follow – there is a rel="nofollow" attribute associated with the link, meaning search engines will give no weight to the link.
5. Featured listing – the link is given a premium position in a category (or multiple categories) or other sections of the directory, such as the homepage
6. Bid for position – where sites are ordered based on bids
7. Affiliate links – where the directory earns commission for referred customers from the listed websites

Some webmasters nowadays create web directories for different reasons, one of the fast growing web directory is YourLiveDirectory where you can Submit URL on there website and enjoy many features they provide.

List of web directories and free web directories:

1. DMOZ
2. Yahoo directory
3. business.com
4. BOTW

This is only a few list of web directories, you can search for more and submit your web sites. Remember that not all web directories will approved your submission especially the free one to ensure the quality of each web site submitted.

Now you can choose between a list of FREE web directories and a list of PAID web directories. You can decide which ones you want to submit your website to. Submit it today!