Directories and Search Engine Site Submissions and Technorati Tags Important?
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I use a wordpress for out website 50campfires.com and we have a site map set up along with google analytics and web master tools. I believe wordpress automatically sends information to the search engines with changes in the site map. Do I need to submit to search engines manually once a month?
Is directories like DMOZ still relevant with SEO today?
And what are your opinions on Technorati Tags? I never heard of them before reading this article.
I m new to SEO and any insights are helpful.
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Hi.
I dont have such a list. But last time I checked it was about 3 or 4 directories while additionaly adding directories that are relevant to your country, city and niche. Try , JoeAnt, Yahoo and BUsiness.com (do check PA and DA)
As for article and forum sumissions, I think it is a waste of time adn quite dangerous. As for social bookmarking, it can be helpful if done manually but dont count too much on it.
All the best.
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A few years back Moz had such a list of directories. They took it down, planning to make a new version that was up-to-date and useful but as far as I know they never did (the old link still redirects to a mostly empty page). This makes me think that Moz does not see a lot of value in directories. (Though personally, I am a fan of DMOZ, for old time's sake...)
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Thanks Ricardo.
Is there a list of directories that are important that I can go through?
side note: does deep link, social bookmarking, forum and article submissions hold value still? It seems like a cheap tactic.
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HI,
DMOZ and similar directories do have some benefits but not as much as it did a few years back. Just make sure to review the DA with the mozbar, check Alexa ranking and other useful domain informaiton before sending your site to a web directory. Also, be sure to check out other Q&As realted to DMOZ by doing a quick search.
Also, I might add that your DMOZ applciation might sit "for review" for ages if the category you apply to is nor moderated so dont get your hopes up either if gets indexed or if it doesnt.
As for Technorati tags, there is a good blog post and subsequent discussion from Rand here: http://moz.com/blog/lord-of-yahoos-short-tail
Hope it helps
Ricardo
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