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How can directory links help in improving search engine rankings

Date Added: August 24, 2009 05:00:00 AM
Author: Aryan
Category: Search Engines & Related: Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

How can directory links help in improving search engine rankings:



No one can be really sure of what exactly it takes to get on top of the search engine results. There are a so many factors involved like; Search engines give importance to the number of inbound links to your site when ranking it for a given position during search and one way links are thought to be valued more than reciprocal links (links exchanged with other sites). Directory links can help in giving a boost to your already existing search engine rankings and increase the link popularity of your site.



 * It has been established for a fact that all search engines value the importance of links.
 This is quoted from Google’s Guidelines for Webmasters:
 When your site is ready: Have other relevant sites link to yours.
 Source: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35769



 * This is quoted from Yahoo’s guidelines Correspond with webmasters and other content providers and build rich linkages between related pages.
 Source: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/ranking/ranking-02.html



 * Since it’s clear that links are important, the question is ‘do directory links count as well?’ Well, this is to quote another pointer from Google’s Guidelines for Webmasters:
 Submit your site to relevant directories such as the Open Directory Project and Yahoo!, as well as to other industry-specific expert sites.
 Source: http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=35769
 Google’s guidelines state that you should submit your site to relevant directories. What makes a directory relevant to your site? Well, there are a number of general directories out there that include sites from all categories.



 * So would these directories be counted as relevant directories? Well, they would to a certain extent, if there was an available category related in some way to your site’s theme. Placing your link in a relevant category in a general web directory will help search engines categorize the main theme of your site and the link would count, to search engine rankings.



To conclusion is that while submitting your site to general web directories will not harm your site in any way, the directory links will help for building your site’s link popularity which can only be more helpful than harmful in your search engine ranking efforts. Given the fact that most general web directories are free to submit to and there being quite a few directory submission services like ours that will help save your precious time in submitting your site.



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