One of the best ways for any webmaster to get their site noticed on the net is to submit to bid directories. Not only is that site now on a bid directory for visitors to see, but if bid high enough, that site will be on the first page of the bid directory. This is of course the primo spot for a link! And if that site is bid high enough to become the leader, that site will also be shown throughout the bid directory as the link leader and shown at the top somewhere.

Now their is a new bid directory called Epic Urls Bidding Directory and it is a super looking bid directory where you can now bid your site. Minimum bid is a nice and low affordable $2.00! Plus you can have up to 5 deep links at no extra cost! Truthfully I have seen very few bid directories where one can have 5 deep links this cheap. Your site will be shown on the site, complete with a thumbnail of your site (a bonus all bid directories should be using) and a box that will show the number of links to your site according to google, yahoo and msn plus your site page rank. When submitting your site, there are options for you to really make your site stand out from the rest, with paid options for a star next to your site, make your link bigger, different color, bordered and more.

This bidding directory has more to offer you when you go there to submit your site. Do spend some time checking out the various sections of this bid directory and how they can help you. Bottom line really is that for $2.00, you will get a permanent backlink to your site.

Today, little rant on those submitters who never take the time to read the submission guidelines of a directory. Every directory owner surely has the same problem as I do when it comes to dumb submitters? You know, you have a directory that is a say cat niche and only sites you accept are those about cats. And bam, you get submissions from webmasters who do not bother to see your niche, or read your guidelines, and submit sites about dogs, porn sites, and more.

I only have at present (maybe not too much longer as I am trying to sell it) one directory that accepts free submissions. It is a directory about directories. From the main page to the submit page, it says this is a directory of directories. At the submit page, it states plainly “Failure to follow the “guidelines” may result in your Web site being declined” “IF YOUR SITE IS NOT A DIRECTORY, IT IS REJECTED OUT OF HAND! THIS IS FOR DIRECTORIES ONLY! NO OTHER SITES ARE ALLOWED!” and yet every day, I get stupid webmasters who waste their time and my time submitting all kinds of sites that are not directories.

Now I realize that a lot of those submissions come via software programs that search around for any directory that has free submissions. And also those dumb manual submitters who add every free directory they can find to their lists. And webmasters use these submission softwares without bothering to check the directories in them! Same with all those webmasters who spend their bucks on manual submitters who love to submit to any directory that is free.

Okay, so much for my rant on idiot webmasters and submitters! Some more directories today to check out and yes, if the guidelines say to submit only relevant sites, please make sure your site is relevant to the directory.

Xeenit! Ultimate Free Directory
http://www.xeenit.com

http://www.rapidlink.biz
Rapidlink - Web Directory

Jam Word Directory
http://www.jamword.com

Want to buy my directory? Only $30 and it can be yours! Go to this link and buy my directory: http://www.namepros.com/turnkey-websites-for-sale/500190-directory-for-sale.html

I am going to have to find some good way to keep this directory blog updated on a more consistent basis.

It is hard getting directory owners to want to have their directories reviewed! I believe most directory owners do not want to spend any money promoting their directories. These are the ones who throw up directories, and only want free ways to promote their directories. Yet they want other webmasters and directory owners to spend money at their directory! Go figure, but today that is the way it is.

I have always done reviews for directories at too low a price, but still too many won’t spend a few bucks to get their directory reviewed or to get visitors or a backlink. But yet, open up a FREE directory and all these so-called directory owners who won’t spend a penny promoting their directory will jump all over FREE! Repeating above, there are too many directory owners in this business who should not be!! My opinion, and I am sure that is shared with a lot of the good directory owners who work at and spend on to promote their directories.

Okay, I will rant some more on another day about how I see the directory business and the directory owners who do not have a clue. Here are some directories to check out.

24 HOUR FORUM LINK DIRECTORY
http://www.24hourforum.com/links/index.php

The problem with marketing blogs is that there are just too many ways to do it. There’s Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, MSN Adcenter, article marketing and web directories, just to name a few.

To make things worse, many marketers suffer from information overload. With so much information out there on the Internet, it’s easy to get lost and confused. Without a marketing battle plan in mind, the blog is pretty much headed for failure. So consider these tips to set yourself up for success.

First, think about your linking strategy. Success for your blog depends on getting targeted traffic, and traffic comes links. Do a little bit of research and come up with a list of traffic sources that you can target. To help you save time, here are some suggestions.

You may wish to consider getting free traffic from article directories, web directories, press releases and other social networking sites. Choose one or two traffic sources and really focus on getting the links out so that your blog gets the much needed early exposure. Article marketing and web directories submissions are highly recommended because these two tactics are easy to understand and implement.

Don’t go chasing after the rest of the traffic sources until you feel that you’re getting a substantial stream of traffic from your current sources. You may then consider other sources such as uploading viral videos, forums, social networking sites and so on.

Remember, no traffic source is a hundred percent free. You can write and submit articles for free and get clicks within a few days but you still need time to write and submit those articles. So invest your resources wisely to maximize the results.

If your blog is new, you may want to submit your blog to web directories. Web directories will get your blog indexed in the search engines very quickly. There are many free web directories out there that you can submit your links to. Alternatively, you may want to hire someone else to submit your site for you. Go for a service provider with a professional track record and a positive reputation to ensure that the submissions are really done. Whenever possible, ask for verification. The best verfication is when your links start showing in the search engines. You may want to make a small order just to test out the service. If it works for you, continue using the same service provider. If you get this wrong, time and money will be wasted.

Finally, when building your links, place the relevant keywords as the anchor texts of your links. So if you blog is about green baseball bats, just put your links as green baseball bats and not anything else. Also, be reminded that link building requires consistent effort to work. If you’re submitting articles, submit ten articles on a weekly basis. If you’re submitting links, do the same. Your efforts will pay off eventually, and you may then reap the long term rewards. 

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