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[T.N]

Dears,

In my submission to directories , I noticed that the directories ask to fill in the " title" field. so, should we use the same optimized website title? or use another title specially to that directory?

I found many websites using their brand names though they are brand new, and they claim that they are offering SEO services. So, is it better to use the optimied title?

thanks.

[qwerty]

You'll probably find that most directories require you to put the actual name of the business in the title field. The exceptions will be the ones that let you put a keyword phrase in. Those tend to be promoted as "SEO-friendly" directories.

[T.N]

Thanks qwerty for replying....

so, is there a way to distinguish between both? I mean to know either this is SEO friendly or not to take the benefit of the optimized title?

thanks.

[qwerty]

Check the Terms of Service of the directory, or the information may well be right on the submission form. In some cases, they offer different price points, the more expensive ones allowing you to use keywords instead of the company name, or to submit pages other than your home page.

[T.N]

thank you.

[roxyyo]

You might want to vary the link text from directory to directory too to diversify your linking terms. If the directory allows link text control, they often don't let 2 sites use the same keyword combo so keep that in mind too.

There are lots more things you need to know about directories as to not get taken though:

1: Is the page you will appear even indexed by Google? Check with Site:URL in your Google search box.
2. Is the page linking off to a bunch of (excuse me) crap sites? Google's been penalizing sites lately for selling directory links and listing anyone and everyone. Don't pay $40 for nothing.
3: Does the site rank for its own name? if it doesn't that's a sign it's been hit by Google's spam editors.
4: Do the sites use a nofollow or redirect? View source, CTRL+F and then search for nofollow in the HTML code to see if links are even going to count. Then roll over links and check the status in your browser at the bottom left. If it's a clean url to the site you expect, you *should* be ok unless they're doing something sinister changing mouseover link appearance. If it's a link with the directory's url in it, that's a redirect and won't do you any good to have a link text anyway SEO-wise.

[Tazmaniandevil]

I'm doing the directories submission. I just noticed that there are
some site asking for the site's real title. Does it mean that it was
allowed to use my site's keyword as the title in the sites that not
asking for the site's title?

[qwerty]

My best guess would be that when they refer to the site's real title, they mean the name of the business, rather than the title tag of the site's home page.

[ghing:-)]

thanks for those tips.. it's really helpful for newbie like me..
before I usually submit my site to a directory.. without even checking if it's crawled by google or not or if it has a nofollow..
upon joining to different forums I learned that every directory that i should be listed must be crawled by google or doesn't have nofollow for my site to be crawled by google also..
now I'm working very hard in optimizing my sites for my sites to be crawled.. as of now I have two sites but none of them are crawled by google..

[omahonydonnelly]

Roxyyo, great reply very specific and organised.

My main experience is with Yahoo Directory and have found that if I stick to their rules overall I am able to get in some target phrases and they don't edit the title and descriptions that I have added. If you just try to use strongly SEOd entries that don't fit the rules, they will cut you down the the very basics (i.e. company name only for title). I think of it as a very creative work game -- isn't that what SEO is anyway?

[Tazmaniandevil]

Very well appreciated qwerty thanks

[Jitendra Agrawal]

If possible. rotate your title and descriptions. I agree that some times directories ask you for/or fill automatically the 'title' of the website. I don't agree with qwerty that directories required 'actual' business name. There are not too many directories that ask for actual business name

[qwerty]

There are not too many directories that ask for actual business name

That may be -- I haven't counted -- but I've found that the vast majority of directories that give you a lot of leeway in determining your title aren't very high in quality.

[dom-casino]

You must use website title as, link name in directory submissions,
It will make strength for those keywords high through onpage optimization as well as offpage optimization.

[waveshoppe]

Using your business name is not a bad thing, it helps keep your link profile balanced and more natural.