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Many webmasters and business owners alike know that business directories exist but they might not be fully aware of the advantages of getting listed in these directories. Most business owners think that online business directories are just a digital version of the Yellow Pages where you have to browse through […]
For a long time, one of the first suggestions of many SEO (Search Engine Optimization) specialists for improving your rankings on the major search engines was to submit your website to web directories, preferably human edited ones. I assume everyone or mostly everyone reading this article knows the difference between […]
The utility of Google compliant web directories Before there was a Google or other search engines, people placed a lot of trust on web directories to discover new sites online. After Google had come to the forefront, the popularity of web directories did indeed take a hit, but it remained […]
While there is no shortage in the number of existing web directories at the moment, finding one that hasn’t been chalked down to a mere “link scheme” can be daunting. So what are the best web directories online business owners should use in 2016? Web directories can significantly impact on […]
If you are a small business, online marketing can help in promoting your brand. For a start, registering with a business directory is a move second to none. There are myriad small and large advantages of registering with a business directory. But all these are inadvertently geared toward fuelling the […]
The web directory industry is dead as we knew it a few years ago. Submitting websites to hundreds and thousands of farm web directories affects negatively a website these days. The reason is simple: 99% of then and simply link farms, filled with imported listings from DMOZ (PhpLD has an […]
Before Google showed up on the scene, majority of people relied on web directories when searching for specific content on the internet. The internet wasn’t nearly as advanced as it is today and the only other alternative was to play guessing games or use an SEO angle on the URL […]
Adding your website to a web directory can increase visibility and bring in new traffic. But not all web directories are created equal. Web directories that are well regarded by Google will improve the search ranking of your page, but those that Google regards as spam sites can actually hurt […]
Each quarter, WebDirectoryReviews.Org evaluates web directories objectively according to standard criteria and rates the top ten. Web directories categorize and link to websites on the Internet. A directory is not a search engine, although many have search features. The key function of a web directory is to categorize resources according […]
Before SEO and before Google hit the online platforms, most users relied on guessing games in order to access their favorite websites. In turn, web directories were created to provide Internet users with a database of web pages, each categorized in its proper place. So if you were looking for, […]
Web directories, especially in the last two years, have been the subject of some pretty intense polemics, both in SEO circles and webmaster ones, but also those of web directory owners. There are several reasons for this, but two of the most important ones are: Google has a strict […]
In the last couple years, there was an intense debate regarding the usefulness of web directories. A few years ago, anyone on a low budget could submit a website to (say) 50 web directories and a decent traffic as well as Page Rank was assured. Since Google changed the whole […]