Important Directories, List of essential directories Options

[ghergich]

hi I found these two list....some good so not so good but all free to submit to www.freewebsubmission.com/general.html
www.freewebsubmission.com
let me know what you think.

[awall19]

Many of the sites on that list were third rate search properties. some of which even link to LinksToYou...those lists are only valuable if they contain directories that provide static links or directories that get a buch of traffic.

sorting through those types of lists is generally a big waste of time...

[ghergich]

true but they are free and what can it hurt...some of them are not that bad though

[parked]

pretty good list here http://www.wowdirectory.com/resources/ + the wowdirectory.com itself

[awall19]

true but they are free and what can it hurt...some of them are not that bad though

If they waste time you can be spending on improving your site then there is the first cost.

The second cost is that some of them do require payment.

The third cost is that some of them are in link farm networks and require reciprocal links to list your site. This could get you banned from search engines.

I am not saying bad stuff about all of those directories, just some of them. specifically i remember glancing at a few and seeing links to the linkstoyou link farm program

[Steve Sardell]

AWall, I hope you are not telling Gherigch all the below directories are a waste of time. Most avowedly they are not. Perhaps I have misuderstood your response and you were only responding to one of the links he supplied.

Yahoo! Search
2. Google
3. Lycos
4. About
5. Open Directory
6. ExactSeek
7. ScrubTheWeb
8. SearchHippo
9. What U Seek
10. EntireWeb
11. GigaBlast
12. SearchIt
13. Gimpsy
14. intelSeek
15. WebSquash
16. Starting Point
17. NationalDirectory
18. SearchSight
19. Aeiwi
20. Web World
21. SearchKing
22. KaZaZZ!
23. SplatSearch
24. SearchEngine.com
25. Buzzle 1
26. Info Tiger
27. NerdWorld
28. Any Search Info
29. Claymont
30. Qango
31. Look
32. MavicaNet
33. CanLinks
34. TryAmerica
35. Wotbox
36. Walhello
37. WWWRIOT
38. SurfGopher
39. Go4.it
40. SearchWho
41. TowerSearch
42. IllumiRate
43. WebbieWorld
44. Top Search Net
45. TurnPike
46. Amfibi
47. MixCat
48. Cipinet
49. SurfSafely
50. Amray

[ghergich]

Yeah I just didn't link to any of the sites that asked for reciprical links, but a lot of them have already added me for free so I felt it was worth it but no biggie....

a good thing to do is search say for something like this

"kansas web design add url" or suggest url or add link, this helps if you are trying to get into a specific catagory by showing a lot of sites that are realted to your subject and offer you to add your url....

[awall19]

I was just pointing out a few specific directories in a huge list. If you go through one of those lists entirely and see stuff like LinksToYou (which I did when I glanced at just a few sites) then you know that some of the items on the list are garbage.

Part of what I am trying to do is SLOWLY create a decent directory of directories providing static links from pages that get indexed (no link farms). Some people are very liberal in what they call a directory and much of the time spent registering sites can provide 0 return. Some of the link backs can hurt as well.

Also directories contain lists of sites...that is what they do. If they all require linkbacks then that might mess with the structure of the normal site that is just trying to get listings in a few of them...

[awall19]

AWall, I hope you are not telling Gherigch all the below directories are a waste of time. Most avowedly they are not. Perhaps I have misuderstood your response and you were only responding to one of the links he supplied.

I just looked at the condensed list you created which includes "xxxx." I have never ever heard of xxxx so I went to the site. This was the first example I went to checkout.

I do not believe they provide static links. Right on the home page it is not readily apparent where their directory is, but they do have a link offering "NEW! Add your site to 1550+ search engines !"

this is the type of garbage I am talking about.

This post has been edited by awall19: Apr 7 2004, 09:05 AM

[Steve Sardell]

Hi Awall19,

I did not condence the list. I simply copied and pasted it from the supplied URL . I did not intend to convey all the listed directories were worth the effort, but rather some are worth while. Hope that clarifies it a bit.

[stoner3221]

The ones I love are the directories that let you put in all the submission information and submit it then tell you they will not accept it until you provide a link to them. It always brings a few choice words out of me.

[ajdee]

I would like to add our Internet directory to this list.

www.ajdee.com

Thank you

This post has been edited by Jill: Apr 16 2004, 06:21 PM

[parked]

your link is broken...

[NEWIBE-2-YOUBE]

So where should I start out in all this mess.

Most of the free sites are now going pay. The list seems to get shorter and shorter. Any have a list of free sites that are worth posting on? If I am gonna pay, then where should I start.

Thanks for all yor help. This forum rocks

[mcanerin]

Welcome Newbie-2-yoube (IMG:http://www.highrankings.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif)

Ian