Directory Submissions

Directory submissions are a valuable part of your link building strategy helping to increse link popularity. Inbound links for directories are coveted by website owners for a variety of reasons.

1. Directory submissions provide inbound links that don't require reciprocation. In the world of SEO where you want to increase link popularity, non-reciprocal links rank higher than link exchanges because they seem less canned. Search engines want to see sites at the top that have people linking to them because they are good, so they look for sites that are linked naturally. Having your site listed in a directory is one way to achieve the appearance of a natural link, thus boosting your Web site's rankings.

2. Human edited directories are able to gain favor with search engines such as Google and Yahoo. Human edited directory listings rank higher in search results because of the strict guidelines that are enforced on directory submissions. Getting your web site listed with some of the more elite human edited directories may be difficult, but it is worth it. Sites listed in the DMOZ for example, usually take precedence over sites that are not included.

3. Directories usually have high page rankings. It is good for link popularity to have links from a variety of different sources, especially one-way links from high-ranking directories. High ranking pages help a lot to boost you up the rankings.

4. Niche web directory submissions are especially beneficial for search engine optimization (SEO) and to increase link popularity for your website. Niche web directories are perhaps the very best types of directories because they contain keywords related to your web site. Search engines are always looking for ways to better index information, and niche directories do it more quickly.

We create professional copy for directory descriptions and submit them to the majorInternet directories, including international, local and industry-specific directories, as well as the Open Directory Project.

Dep Media SEO Toronto will research the correct category to ensure your site is submitted to the most appropriate category and then we will submit by hand to any number of directories you wish. A fee of $10 per directory submission is charged in addition to any individual directory fees*.


*Does not include Yahoo! Business Directory submission.

Note that we never use automated software for this stage.
All directory submissions are done individually by hand.