Internet Directories to Improve Link Popularity
Olivia Lambeth

Description: one way of jumpstarting you link campaign is to get
directory links. Building links, by listing your website in the
search engines and directories, is one way of increasing your link
popularity, especially if yours is a new site or one with no inbound
links. However, you should choose your directories and search
engines well.

You can jumpstart your link campaign by getting directory links.
Building links, by listing your website in the search engines and
directories, is one way of increasing your link popularity,
especially if yours is a new site or one with no inbound links.
However, you should choose your directories and search engines well.
But, the shortage of inbound links puts your site at a severe
disadvantage because link analysis is an important part of every
search engine's ranking algorithm.

So, you can overcome this disadvantage by getting a few quality
links. And a good way to start is to get listed in as many
directories as you can. There are many directories out there, and
the more you can get into, the better. If you have a business
related website, and it can't be accepted by non-for-profit
directories, then you should try submitting it into business
directories and should be prepared to pay a small fee for it. A good
strategy is to contact a site that doesn't offer advertising or paid
listing and offer a small amount of money in return for a link.
Chances are that few will be willing to accept your link. A few that
you should try and get your site listed in, are Open Directory
(http://www.dmoz.org), Yahoo(http://www.yahoo.com),LookSmart
(http://www.looksmart.com), Zeal (http://www.dmoz.org), Joeant
(http://www.joeant.com) and Business.com (http://www.business.com),
Discount-Search.com (http://www.discount-search.com) or any other
business directory if you site doesn't qualify for free submission.

And these directories and search engines are gold mines as linking
partners, waiting and begging to be mined by an enterprising and
prospecting webmaster. The most obvious Internet directory to start
with, when beginning a comprehensive link search, is the well-known
DMOZ directory. Its complete category and sub-category
classification system makes it convenient for any website owner to
find numerous sites within their area of business.

With DMOZ, there's no need to contact them for link exchanges if
you're concerned about loss of visitor traffic to their sites.
However, if you're not listed in the DMOZ directory, you can still
find the category where your site would probably be included. And
the process remains the same for finding link partners, whether your
site is listed or not.

Another directory that is good is The Yahoo! Directory which has
many of the same sites in its list as DMOZ. This is inevitable.
There are, however, many sites listed in Yahoo! that are not part of
the Open Directory Project. And this fact opens up many more
possibilities for the webmaster.

When you go to the Yahoo! Directory, you must first go to your
category, if you're already listed. But if you're site is not
listed, you should select the most probable one. However, keep in
mind that the listings are in alphabetical order, and may not have
the same descriptions as the DMOZ directory. Then, use the same
procedure as before, and your list of potential linking partners
will grow larger.

A third important Internet directory is the Google Directory. They
use listings supplied by the Open Directory Project and the listings
are very similar to those found in DMOZ. But, Google is different in
that it orders the results from the highest PageRank listing to the
lowest, making your sorting that much easier. Though, it should be
remembered that some of the PageRanks on display are most probably
out of date, and may not reflect the site's current PageRank.

But, if exchanges, for higher PageRank purposes are important to
your site, then the Google directory is the answer to what you're
seeking. However, as a general rule, don't let PageRank determine
your linking partners. It's far more important to make your site
helpful, for your visitors and customers.

And, since directories are an excellent source of theme related link
partners for any website, you should use a major one for the search
such as DMOZ, the Yahoo! Directory, or the Google Directory. So,
finding potential linking partners is very easy when you use the
major directories or search engines. Find Special Offers at
http://www.discount-search.com/


Author's bio:
Olivia Lambeth is a creative and multi-talented fashion designer and
has worked with reputed Fashion Houses for the past 12 years. She
specialised in Casual Wears but nevertheless her unique design for
Formal and hand work is worth mentioning.
http://www.discount-search.com/

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