subject: What Are Link Directory Submissions? [print this page] What Are Link Directory Submissions? What Are Link Directory Submissions?
If you're a newbie to the whole world of search engine optimization, then there are a ton of terms which you won't understand, don't worry about it, at some point every person didn't know what they meant, there is a lot to take in when it comes to search engine optimization, I mean it's a huge topic and there is a lot of different terms used.
Link directories, like Link Dirt are mainly used to build incoming links to a website, which is called link building, it's a pretty major part in off-page search engine optimization. The reason link directories are so well known, is purely because it's a good and simple way to build new links to your websites, of course there are a ton of different link directories, some will charge you to list your website, others are free.
The idea behind a link directory is pretty simple, categorize a load of different websites in the same group (Differnt niches) and then you've got a website which you can find information on 50+ different topics, if that makes sense. The real idea behind them is to use them for a gateway, they hope they get visitors from people trying to find a list of websites about a certain topic / niche, which is quite common.
Which is how, sometimes at least you see small amounts of traffic from link directories, because people do look at the websites and visit them, they aren't solely for link building, they can bring you traffic too. Which is just another benefit of directory submissions, there are also loads of different link directory submission services.
You can quite easily pay somebody $10 to submit your website to 1,000 link directories, which would provide your website with 1,000 backlinks and 1,000 possible chances of getting small amounts of traffic, depending on how active the link directories are.
Link directory submission services have recently been on the increase in the world of SEO, it seems like more and more people are providing link directory submission services, you can get a free link submission over at Link Dirt, which is a free link directory!
