Search engine spider visit the web pages exist on the web
. Search engine spiders are the software which works on the specified algorithm which can vary from search engine to search engine. Spider indexes the web page and links present of the web page. These details are used by search engine to display the result or information for the search query by user. Web directory is the website consists of many categories and sub categories where you can submit links under suitable category. Once your link is submitted in the directory, these links are reviewed by editor or an administrator and then link is approved or rejected depending upon the submission criteria specified by directory owner.
Which are the important factors in search engine rankings?
There are many factor affects search engine ranking of the web site. Relevancy of the content to the website, organization of the content on the website, navigation and internal linking, no. of incoming links, anchor text of the inbound link.
Importance of Web Directories in Search Engine Rankings :-
Here web directory plays important and crucial role to improve your search engine ranking. Once search engine spider finds link of any website on the web page it reads anchor text and url associated with it. As Links are already placed according to relevancy in the web directory, it reduces job of search engine to know what is the theme or subject of web site. With help of that url, spider visits that web site or webpage and check all other things like content, organization of website etc. As web directory let spider to visit your site from relevant category it also increases no of incoming to your website and helps website to recognize by search engine spider.
It is very important to submit your link in the web directories which are already very popular on the web and recognized by search engines. There are two types of web directories on the web. Free inclusion web directories and Paid inclusion web directories. It is observed that paid inclusion directories are regularly maintained and follows web design principles and are SEO friendly directories. Paid inclusion directories are more popular than Free inclusion directories as Paid inclusion directories provide maximum benefit and exposure to web links listed in the web directory.