Directory submission is one way to get backlinks to your site, although frequently the links are of dubious quality. Google favors sites that have quality backlinks. The quality and amount of link juice you get from these directories is hit-and-miss. Here are some quality sites that have excellent page rank:http://www.dmoz.org/ http://www.technorati.com * Avoid directories that require some sort of reciprocal link, or some sort of logo that they want you to install on the front page of your site. Also avoid them if they have a low Google page rank. Avoid any sort of “link exchange” scheme, especially with other real estate agents. If the listings in the directory have a “nofollow” attribute, they are not worthwhile. Paid directories abound, but many are of questionable value. Directories that are able to rank well themselves and get crawled frequently are generally the better ones. Look for directories that don’t have a lot of garbage links, high ad ratios, or a lot of broken links. Also directories that offer direct links to your site will give you more benefit. Make sure that the pages in the directories linking to your site have at minimum Google PR value of 1. Here are three paid sites that may be worthwhile. . All of these are reputable, and have good Google page rank.
- You can appear in the Yahoo! directory for $39/year. Google does place some value on this directory.
- For $25/year, you can get a “basic” link at International Real Estate Directory or you can spend more on “premium links.” The basic link might be worthwhile.
- Another trusted directory is www.Business.Com. Cost is probably about $200/year.
Please be aware that many of the high quality directories use an editorial review process, and it may take a while for your site listing to appear. Directories that accept submissions automatically without human review should be avoided. If the listings in the directory have a “nofollow” attribute, they are not worthwhile. To see if they are “nofollow,” right-click a link you see in a listing entry. Choose “properties.” If it is “nofollow,” you will see “nofollow” for the relative value in the box that appears. Nofollow means that Google will not follow the link to your site.
Here are a few social bookmarking sites that let you build a profile that includes a link to your site.
sbd.bcentral.com
http://www.thisisouryear.com *
Blog submission sites:
Go to google and type “free blog submission sites” or start with these:
www.bloghub.com Best of the Web Blog Search Bloggernity Blogarama Blog Search Engine Globe of Blogs Super Blog Directory Most directory submission services should be avoided, but here is one that some of my customers are having good results and getting good backlinks: http://submitedge.com
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There is an awful lot of good information here. I certainly will be visiting the sites you mention. Thanks for all the advice.
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Hey, thank you for sending all this information about blogs, etc. It looks like tons of info and I will take the time to check them out!
Marian Coast
Bartlesville, OK
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