SEO For The Common Webmaster

I recently sold off the directory I started. It was becoming very successful but was also attacked with a bunch of spam. I found myself not able to keep up with approving links and deleting spam ones. I found that the amount of time was more than I wanted to spend.

I did some good promotion on the directory and made a small profit. I have learned though to stick to what I do best and that is blogging. I love to blog, I make a little money at it and it is fun. I have seven blogs so that is enough to keep me busy when I am Online.

I am curious, how many of you enjoy owning a directory? Is it fun or just for money?

Every few weeks I take the time to update my directory lists. It is both a good resource for my readers and a way for directory owners to advertise their directories. If you are looking for a list of directories, here is the links to the Free Directories and the Paid Directories.

If you have a directory you would like to add to either list, feel free to comment on this thread and I will be happy to add you to my lists. Please specify rather the directory is free, paid, or requires a reciprocal link.

One of the ways that many webmasters build their sites back links is through submission of articles to article directories. This is said to help build links when someone uses the article on their own site.

I am not a big fan of this way of building links. However, many are very successful at this. The basic concept is that you write an article and include links back to your site in the source box. When someone uses your article on their website or blog, they are required to keep the source box which includes your author information and links.

If you decide this is a method you wish to try, there are some rules. Most articles should be in the range of 500 words or more. Most directories have a set range that you must abide by. The article should be of very good quality. This means that you should be able to write good articles or hire a professional writer to do it for you. Cost for such an article would range from $.01-$.05 a word. Do not submit junk because no one will use the article and your reputation is on the line by being on the source box.

Write about a topic that is related to the topic of your website. When people place the article on their site with your links, you want links to sites that are going to interest that audience. For example, you would not write an article abut new video games if your site is about elder care. You want to target the people who are most likely to visit your site.

Here are my problems with marketing through submitting articles. First, I always want my best articles on my own site for the enjoyment of my readers. Second, many articles are used without including the links back to the original owner. There is no real enforcement of requiring the use of the author’s links. The user of the article could face copyright problems in the form of their host suspending their account but this does not always happen and your article could be floating all over with no credit to you.

My final problem with this form of marketing is that many of these articles are simply stolen by slight rewriting of the article. There are people who rewrite articles for a living and resell the article as their own or are hired in the first place to rewrite an article. I take too much pride in my work to have it stolen by others with no credit to me.

That is my opinion; many others are very successful at this form of link building. One could generate a bunch of traffic if the article is well written and a topic of mass interest. If you do not share my concerns or you hire someone to write the article, this could be a great way to market your website and build both back links and traffic for your site.

I will be working on compiling a list of article directories that are free to submit to and post the list here on SEO for the Common Man.

Please feel free to share your opinion about article marketing by leaving a comment.

I am asking my readers if they could benefit from a directory added to our site. This would be a free directory and the only fee would be for featured links. The directory itself would be a sub domain of this blog but I would promote it separate from this blog.

I know there are thousands of directories already on the Internet so I am wondering of there is any need for another one. Will it add value to this blog? Will it benefit the readers?

Please leave a comment in support of a directory or stating that you do not think you and the blog could benefit from a directory.

Also, what is a fair price that I should charge for featured links?

I recently compiled a good list of Free Directories and I am still adding everyday. I thought it was a good idea to start a list for paid directories also. I mostly use free directories. However, there are some advantages to paid directories. Many quality paid directory owners return much of the money they make back into the business. They do more promotion and advertising which means that your link has a better chance of being seen. The fees for paid directories vary and the quality also varies.

When looking for a paid directory, the first thing you want to look at is if the directory is very clean with a nice template. If the directory looks professional and high quality, chances are, the owner invests money into the directory. You also want to check the age of the directory. Avoid directories that are too new because they may be fly by nights who make the quick buck and then sells the directory to a new owner who removes your link.

There are tons of paid directories and many quality directory owners. I will try to include some that I have found on here. I will be adding to this list as I find paid directories. If you are a paid directory owner and wish to be listed, there are some requirements.

1. You must be the owner.
2. The site must be in English.

You can submit your directory for inclusion by leaving a comment with a link to your directory.

If you find a directory on the list that is not at least a year old or that is not working please contact me. Feel free to use this list on your blog or site if you give a link back to my blog and this post credit.

http://www.leadingdir.com/

www.zorg-directory.com

www.zorg-links.com

http://www.maddirectory.com

http://www.wamchu.com/

http://www.cyberweblink.com/

http://www.freesubmitdirectory.com

http://www.bidforpos.com

http://www.bidnlink.com

http://www.investmentsites.biz

http://www.bidnlink.com

http://www.helloindex.com

http://www.tavex.org

http://www.tavex.org/bid

http://www.tikifind.com

www.widlite.com

www.arakco.com

www.gnetcalifornia.com

www.qoobe.org

www.AdvertisingDirectory.eu

http://www.vmoptions.com

www.overdrivedirectory.com

http://www.thedeepdirectory.com/

http://www.worldlinksdirectory.com/

http://www.worldlinksbid.com/

www.bestfreewebdirectory.com

www.bqtm.com

www.directory-king.com

http://www.bid-directory-uk.co.uk

http://www.findadd.com

http://www.localsites.ca

http://www.climbing4kids.info/

http://www.weblinksdirectory.net/

http://www.mission-directory.info

http://www.seo-watch.info

http://www.speedy-directory.info

http://www.seo-watch.net

http://www.oldest-directory.info

http://www.directory-shop.info

http://www.seo-watch.org

http://www.oldestdirectory.info

http://www.guesthouse-ayutthaya.com

http://www.international-directory.info

http://www.speed-directory.info

http://www.thailand-hotel.us

http://www.popular-directory.info

http://www.the-web-directory.info

http://www.online-webdirectory.info

http://www.weblink-directory.info

http://www.siamdirectory.info

http://www.ranking-directory.info

http://www.king-directory.info

http://www.add-site-directory.info

http://www.add-directory.info

http://www.pagerank-directory.info

http://www.webdirectory-online.info

http://www.cheapest-directory.info

http://www.bid-directory.info

http://www.world-wide-directory.info

http://www.directory-king.info

http://www.addlink-directory.info

http://www.webdevelopersdirectory.info

http://www.directoryforbusiness.info

http://www.directory-for-seo.info

http://www.masterdirectory.info

http://www.submission-directory.info

http://www.directoryregister.info

http://www.directory-register.info

http://www.promotion-directory.info

http://www.directorypromotion.info

http://www.directory-promotion.info

http://www.directorydiscount.info

http://www.directory-market.info

http://www.directorymarketing.info

http://www.register-directory.info

http://www.ruanrubrong.com

http://www.random-directory.info

http://www.classic-directory.info

http://www.special-directory.info

http://www.low-cost-directory.info

http://www.paid-directories.info

http://www.shark-directory.info

http://www.small-directory.info

http://www.directory-shop.info

http://www.directory-nation.info

http://www.nation-directory.info

http://www.directory-thailand.info

http://www.directory-london.info

http://www.directory-submissions.info

http://www.directorylondon.info

www.ibwebin.com

www.bigwebguide.co.uk

www.thepremiumdirectory.co.uk

www.biduplinks.co.uk

www.smarturl.co.uk

http://www.3wbid.com

http://www.worldndex.com

http://www.bidtoweb.com

http://www.link-pimp.com/

http://directory.sootle.com/

http://www.lexiseek.com/

http://www.englishfair.com/

http://cheaptraveldir.com Paid or free with reciprocal link

http://www.g5dir.com/

http://www.searchsavvy.org/

http://www.1dollarlink.com/

http://www.worldndex.com/

http://www.bidtoweb.com/

http://www.w3dot.org/

www.searchsavvy.org

http://hitsdir.com/

http://www.goingbusiness.com/

http://vipk.org/

www.button-directory.info

www.main-directory.info

www.verified-directory.info

www.express-directory.info

www.hello-directory.info

www.save-directory.info

www.directory-live.info

www.secure-directory.info

www.directory-view.info

www.quality-directory.info

www.super-directory.info

www.expensive-directory.info

www.directory-sale.info

www.go-directory.info

www.directory-quality.info

www.smash-directory.info

www.optimized-directory.info

www.directory-check.info

www.selected-directory.info

www.certificated-directory.info

www.sell-directory.info

www.original-directory.info

www.featured-directory.info

www.directory-listing.info

www.promotional-directory.info

http://www.bid1up.com/

http://dollarbidlinks.com

http://dirgiant.com/

http://a-zdir.com/

http://directoryxchange.com/

http://pr5dir.com/

Disclaimer: These directories are in no way connected to http://seo08.com and are only provided as free information. We are not being paid advertising money to list these directories. All directories are free as of the time they were listed. We make no claims or take no responsibility for any links placed on the directories listed. You the user need to make the ultimate decision rather to list or not to list.