SEO Quick Tip of the Day —> #11

28. Feb, 2007 Categories: "How-To" SEO by Justin Smith 3 Comments

Since we are on the topic of links… I thought I’d do a few tips on how to acquire good links. It’s one thing to know how to identify a good link, but quite another knowing how to get one. So here we go…

The ultimate “no-brainer” way to get links: directory submission. Here is a great article on some of the best directories to submit to. One directory submission service we’ve used is the Best Web Directories. I was skeptical at first, but they are very professional, and give you very detailed reporting on which directories have accepted/denied you. If you are just launching a site, I don’t recommend submitting to multiple directories right away. I’ve read that if 25%+ of your incoming links are from directories, Google may get suspicious as this looks very unnatural.

But, by all means, start with some of the bigger directories like dmoz, and BOTW. Then as you grow your link popularity, start adding directory links slowly.

—> Here is a related article: Getting Your Website Listed in DMOZ

 

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  1. Pacific AUCTION Exchange 28. Feb, 2007 at 1:03 am #

    I had no idea that these kinds of directories existed! Thanks so much for the great tip! I’m signing up!

  2. Justin Smith 28. Feb, 2007 at 9:09 pm #

    Glad it helped! ;-)

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