Best of the Web Still Prime Backlink Real Estate

[BobGW]

Hello,

I was doing competitive research and our top competitor has a clean backlink profile that includes the Best Of The Web directory.

The top people on this Q&A used to recommend them and DMOZ for the only true good directory links.

Is this still true or is Best Of The Web less important now?

We only are listed in a small handful of directories, and not anything recent besides DMOZ.

Thanks,

Bob

[fatetmpwcosl]

There are many ways to get the backlinks for your site with the white hat technique. You can get the idea from your competitors. I have started my education and online courses blog.

[BobGW]

Amazing Nicholas! and thanks Nigel,

I will decide if it is a good fit and add it using Nicholas's strategy. Let me leave this open. If anyone else has a comment on the help/harm status of this directory, feel free to share in the meantime.

[NickW816]

Hi Bob! I still consider Best of The Web to be a valid, credible directory that is worth listing your business in.

Although it is a paid directory as Nigel mentioned above, there is a way to get a listing free using a Moz Local Audit.

1. Go to https://moz.com/local/search and run a local listings audit on your business
2. Look For Best of The Web in the "Direct Network" section
3. If you don't have a listing with them and Moz is not having connectivity issues, click "Create Listing"
4. When you do the listing creation process on botw.org it will be Free due to being a Moz referral.

[Nigel_Carr]

Hi Bob

I don't think it will do you any harm, to be honest, so I wouldn't go dumping it for no reason.DMOZ isn't around any more.

There was a great response on this here:

https://moz.com/community/q/best-of-the-web-directory

As a paid directory, in today's post panda is a bit of a no-no but legacy links like this won't hurt you as long as they are part of a well-balanced link profile.

Regards

Nigel