Using Directory Submissions as a Potent SEO Tool

Yeah you’ve heard them before and probably are using them as well. I’m talking about Directory submissions, people!

1) What exactly are Directory Submissions?

For the uninitiated, it is the technique of writing relevant content and later submitting the same at websites known as article directories, which also list articles from other writers. Although some directories might be absolutely low on quality, you may also come across quite decent publications.  Some directories allow links, while others do not even get indexed.

2) How do you decide which directories should you submit your work at?

The first thing you can do is check out the Page Rank of the directory. See if it is indexed. Make sure they allow you to submit your links. Also, check if they are being no-followed.

Let’s just say you might have found a suitable Article Submissions Directory. Write a keyword-rich article based on your particular niche and post the same on it. Since it enjoys a pretty decent page rank, it is only obvious that it would attract a lot of traffic and, hence, your article is sure to be indexed. And what do you get? You get link votes, the value of which depends on the ranking and integrity of the article directory.

In case yours is a new website it would probably have a pretty weak backlink strucutre. Article Directories such as Ezine, ArticlesBase, Suite101, Buzzle, Helium and GoArticles help you get useful backlinks that further help you get your site indexed and feature on search pages in no time.

Directory submission is, indeed, a great way to attain quick popularity among search engines for your site. Generally, people use these directories to get easy access (read backlinks) through a number of popular sites which webmasters may use to enhance their websites from the point of view of search engines.

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