hen manually submitting directories is that it is less
links to directories likely that your listing will be
webmasters normally rejected or overlooked,
ignore directories which don't directories is a numbers game,
present any page rank value. This the more listings the better, if
is because the common presumption the directory is new the
is websites with PR0 or low PR directory owner wants as many
value are worthless, don't serve listings as possible. Inclusion
a purpose, and can potentially in PR0 or low PR sites are
devalue your website. This is usually FREE, but you can believe
considerably true in most cases, that once it gains momentum and
mainly when considering its PR reaches an appealing
purchasing text links on a site, level, the FREE inclusion would
but directories are a bit change.
different. The differences with
directories are they are mainly The question I ask myself when
maintained by webmasters, which submitting to PR0 or low PR
ultimately mean they will sites, is does the good outweigh
potentially gain PR value in the the bad? If I know it is a
future. Directories usually go directory maintained by a
levels deep and the further down webmaster that has other
the chain the less likely the successful sites or directories,
page you are listed on will ever then I will definitely submit a
have any PR, but most PR0 or low link. If the site is SEO friendly
value PR sites are either new or and links are organized in
less active, which means you can first-come-first serve opposed to
easily reserve a top permanent alphabetically or random, then I
link placement and reap the would submit a link. If the
rewards later. Additionally, the directory has very few
advantage to submitting to new categories, but at least one
relates to my site(s) then I directory owners are performing
would submit a link. If the site SEO tactics to increase their PR.
I am advertising is a PR0 or low You can almost bet that any
PR site, then I will submit a directory owner is concerned
link, in hopes that the site about their page rank and
submitted to would gain PR soon actively trying to increase it.
and share the value. And if the That makes it even more appealing
site give me a good feeling, then to submit to directories.
I would submit a link, I call it
webmaster intuition.
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