Comments on: SEO for Directories

By: George@link building service

George@link building service — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:28:28 +0000

I think that long tail key words are good for beginners because there is less competition, but of course there are less searches also. Short tail key words are pretty much dominated by older sites, and there are more searches for them. Just my 2 cents.. Thanks for the post.

By: Calvin@Oil Rig Jobs

Calvin@Oil Rig Jobs — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:40:58 +0000

From the POV of someone submitting to a directory – based on what was written as well as what the other commenters have said – if a directory’s category page does not rank for at least a number of the long tail keywords I am targeting, it is not worth submitting to?
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By: Jamie Xuereb @Custom Labels, Australia

Jamie Xuereb @Custom Labels, Australia — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:54:03 +0000

i think, long tail keywords are not that much effective as that of small tail keywords, which every person or even beginners try to search it out.

By: Matt@teeth whitening

Matt@teeth whitening — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:33:46 +0000

I don’t think free directory owners get enough returns from their directories to invest back on their sites. I am sure they are either selling email addresses or CPM ads to make some profits. What factors do you look at to see if a directory is investing in promotions?

By: Sean John@Edinburgh dentist

Sean John@Edinburgh dentist — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:13:56 +0000

yes most of the directory owners don’t do a whole lot of link building, except for just acquiring links naturally from other directories, they just copy the database, while some try to gain links through requiring a reciprocal link, but most people are just avoiding those altogether. i would prefer to go for paid directories with worthy one.

By: Martin Chivers@How to blog

Martin Chivers@How to blog — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:32:13 +0000

Long tail keywords are certainly the single major source of organic traffic for my directories. Sometimes, you have to edit submission titles in order to maximise long tail keyword potential. Many submitters are just not savvy enough, or they use third-party submitters that simply want to get paid which leads to poor quality submissions.
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By: Jason edwards@Toenail Fungus Treatment

Jason edwards@Toenail Fungus Treatment — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:29 +0000

You got a good point here about SEO for directories themselves. Unless the directories are strong domains, they aren’t useful for the people doing submissions. I believe only 2-3 scripts are very popular, shouldn’t the script owners take care of SEO?

By: Sam Jones@Women's Luxury Watches

Sam Jones@Women's Luxury Watches — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:03:31 +0000

Nowadays, being SEO friendly doesn’t mean the URLs are rewritten. DigitalPoint, one of the biggest webmaster forums, doesn’t rewrite their URLs. I prefer directories that allow larger description or that promise to write a detailed (and unique) review about my site on submission.
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By: Moshe Lavi@ceramic knife

Moshe Lavi@ceramic knife — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:17:46 +0000

I m still experimenting with all those directories, but yet i couldn’t get satisfactory one, there are many but i would again prefer Yahoo search to go for search of blog domains. Because that is the biggest S-Engine in the world
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By: Brian@Directory Submission

Brian@Directory Submission — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:37:15 +0000

“As I understand, ‘free’ directory owners don’t get enough revenues to promote their directories and spend money on off-page SEO, but pay for review directories must invest a portion of their income back in promoting themselves.

The holy grail is to rank for ‘directory’ or ‘web directory’. Though ‘business directory’ might be most profitable keyword.

I don’t really expect directory detail listings or categories to rank for high competition keywords, the text to links ratio is not right for most directories anyway.”