Submitting to Directories
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What do you look for when submitting to directories? I'm going through the Web Directories list that SEOMoz has put out and trying to decide which are the best. I'm just wondering if anybody has any suggestions as far as what to look for before submitting.
I know PageRank is kind of an old metric but I do seem to see a correlation between PageRank and directory cost. If I submit to a directory category with a PR of 4 or 5 it seems like it will cost me anywhere between $50-$300.
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Thanks for the suggestions! Recently I was trying to convince a friend of mine that he was charging too much to list in his directory. I explained to him that if I stumbled across his directory, looking at his domain rank which was 23, I would pass on his $40 submission cost.
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Thanks Keri, that article is exactly what I needed!
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Hi Brandon,
Have you read this recent post by SEOmoz about directories (which includes a link to our directory of directories)? http://www.seomoz.org/blog/seo-link-directory-best-practices
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1. I check if any of my other pages or clients pages are already listed on that directory. I look for referral traffic. If the directory isn't free, and has only sent a small handful of referrals, I won't list with them again.
2. If we haven't listed with a directory, I will look at their Domain Rank. If it's 60+, I'll do a free listing. If it's 70+, I will consider doing a paid listing.
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