A tool to submit websites in directories

[christinarule]

What about a good automatic tool for submitting local directories?

[elephantseo]

I would recommend creating your own long or short list of directories you want your site in then outsource the submission using odesk.com. Others here have offered great advice on building that list (Casey & Kris).

One thing you should always check is that the URL your link is going on is in the Google index. If you have a link to your site on a page that is not in the Google index try pinging that link or dare I say tweeting that link so it has a chance to get picked up. If the URL the link is on is not in the index it passes no value.

[UPform5]

there are some good ones out there (fast directory submitter, IBP, webceo) but they are meant to be viewed as supplementary ones for the ones you create manually.

[eyepaq]

I'm having some issues with the directories from http://www.webdisney.com/suggest/default.asp

A lot of the sumbit links are 404.

If that's just on my side sorry .. if not it will be great if someone can review them : add new ones if needed and remove the expired ones.

Thanks.

[magicrob]

If you have a list of sites you are going to submit to then using an extension like Roboform or AutoFillForms can take a lot of the tedium out of the process and save you a few £/$/etc if you need to do that.

[IPINGlobal54]

Submission to directories in general used to be seen as the big way to promote a site, these days however (as has been said by many) generating back links needs to be a bit more thought out than just blasting out submissions. I have used IBP and WebCEO in the past with success, but actual traffic and link juice gained is very nominal.

Personally, once submitted to the major SE's - Google/Bing/Yahoo etc, I would spend the time/money on specific link mining and building instead.

[kolio_kolev]

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[christinarule]

Is this worth doing or even effective? I've been reading that you don't see to much of an effect when using automated  tools. In fact, a few people have said that they've seen better results just filling out a few "Top" directory listings. Love to hear everyone's thoughts!

[Ken_Jansen]

I would agree. If Google, Bing/Yahoo, and my buddy Blekko can find the site I move one to more specific directories or link building. ( I like Blekko 'cause they rank me higher for my top keywords than the others, so I think they are brilliant - hah)

[PaulRogers]

Directory Maximiser seems pretty good - you can add multiple variations of submission titles and descriptions and there is a list of the directories they submit to on the website.

This service is very cost effective at around £6 per 50 submissions, and you can also pay around £0.01p extra per submission for them to set up an email address and manage the confirmation emails too.

They also have a service called 'Social Maximiser' which is a social bookmarking submission service with a similar pricing structure.

Does anyone have any experience of using this service? A few different people have recommended it to me.

Paul

[OrganicDigital]

Yeah we trialed Directory Maximiser for our own site and it seemed good and they did what they said they would do.I've also noticed that one of the submitted directories has appeared as one of the best quality in our SEO moz reports.

I'd be interested to hear though from others whether its been effective for them as we're tempted to use them for a client's site.

[KeriMorgret]

Just wanted to leave a quick note saying that SEOmoz has upgraded our Link Directory! You can view a post Cyrus wrote with more information about the directory update and link building via directories at http://www.seomoz.org/blog/seo-link-directory-best-practices

[evreeland]

Yext's (www.yext.com) PowerListings product is a great tool for businesses that have actual physical locations. Our extensive network and technical integrations with many popular local directories and search engines allow for incredibly quick business listings updates.

[Bryan_Loconto]

"I'd also be careful not to run wild with directory submissions, as Google could pretty easily detect spikes in backlinks from directories." I was always under the impression that directory submissions don't all get accepted in one shot. Each submission gets accepted at a separate time, correct? Some may take days other may take month.

[Papaly]

You can always use a bookmarking service such as a Speed Dial app/extension. At Papaly you're able to create a customize directory of all your bookmarks. Hopefully this helps you!

[WebMarkets]

We use yext and love it. Yuou can submit and synergies all NAP listings in one spot.