Comments on: Link Building With Authoritative Directories http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/ Blog promotion, social marketing, and link building tips. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Web Development & Design News » Marketing Tips » Link Building That Works http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-141605 Web Development & Design News » Marketing Tips » Link Building That Works Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:43:30 +0000 http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/link-building/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/#comment-141605 [...] are authoritative directories you must be listed in if you are serious about your online business. And they cost money. Sorry, but [...] [...] are authoritative directories you must be listed in if you are serious about your online business. And they cost money. Sorry, but [...]

]]> By: Andy http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-134625 Andy Mon, 10 May 2010 18:20:18 +0000 http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/link-building/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/#comment-134625 " It won’t do you a lick of good" another driving error maybe? :) Not all directories that you do not have to pay for or have been around a long time are link farms. Typically I submit a site to my list of directories, maybe a few hundred and each site I do gets to PR2 at least. Meaning there is still power in directories. .-= Andy´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.directorysubmission.tv/directory-submission/">Directory Submission</a> =-. ” It won’t do you a lick of good” another driving error maybe? :)

Not all directories that you do not have to pay for or have been around a long time are link farms. Typically I submit a site to my list of directories, maybe a few hundred and each site I do gets to PR2 at least. Meaning there is still power in directories.
.-= Andy´s last blog ..Directory Submission =-.

]]> By: Martin@wordpress-development http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-115948 Martin@wordpress-development Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:24:45 +0000 http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/link-building/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/#comment-115948 This post ranks high for "best authoritative directories" and I didn't notice that it was 3 years old at first. One thing I wanted to point out is that Starting Point presently has a Page Rank of ZERO so it might not be the best bang for your buck. Not much has changed with the other big two on your list .-= Martin@wordpress-development´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.simplybrilliantsolutions.com/2009/12/two-new-site-launches-to-celebrate/" rel="nofollow">Two New Site Launches to Celebrate</a> =-. This post ranks high for “best authoritative directories” and I didn’t notice that it was 3 years old at first. One thing I wanted to point out is that Starting Point presently has a Page Rank of ZERO so it might not be the best bang for your buck. Not much has changed with the other big two on your list
.-= Martin@wordpress-development´s last blog ..Two New Site Launches to Celebrate =-.

]]> By: Kim Web http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-78493 Kim Web Thu, 14 May 2009 10:24:30 +0000 http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/link-building/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/#comment-78493 Hi Jack Thank you for that answer and it does make a lot of sense and I will be applying that in the future. Regards Kim Hi Jack
Thank you for that answer and it does make a lot of sense and I will be applying that in the future.

Regards Kim

]]> By: Jack Humphrey http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-76064 Jack Humphrey Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:58:30 +0000 http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/link-building/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/#comment-76064 If you are doing social networking, writing good content, and getting links to your site from other people, blogs, and sites, you don't need to bother listing yourself in any kind of directory. In general, the paid ones are better because they have fewer listings of higher quality. But my feeling is that Google knows about all of them and may of may not give you any juice for being listed. Therefore, the best directory to be listed in, free or paid, is the directory that gets used by real people. You've just eliminated 95% of the "directories" on the web. If your link has little to no chance in hell of ever being clicked on by a human being other than yourself, skip listing yourself there. If you are doing social networking, writing good content, and getting links to your site from other people, blogs, and sites, you don’t need to bother listing yourself in any kind of directory. In general, the paid ones are better because they have fewer listings of higher quality. But my feeling is that Google knows about all of them and may of may not give you any juice for being listed.

Therefore, the best directory to be listed in, free or paid, is the directory that gets used by real people. You’ve just eliminated 95% of the “directories” on the web. If your link has little to no chance in hell of ever being clicked on by a human being other than yourself, skip listing yourself there.

]]> By: Kim Web http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-76055 Kim Web Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:28:10 +0000 http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/link-building/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/#comment-76055 Hi Ray I just came across your site, a quick question I use directories to help with link building and to get credibility for new sites, is using the paid ones better than listing for free?? I know that the free listings do take time to be approved, so I do have the patients to wait on them, but to hear your thoughts on this would be interesting. Hi Ray
I just came across your site, a quick question I use directories to help with link building and to get credibility for new sites, is using the paid ones better than listing for free?? I know that the free listings do take time to be approved, so I do have the patients to wait on them, but to hear your thoughts on this would be interesting.

]]> By: Jack Humphrey http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-45850 Jack Humphrey Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:33:53 +0000 http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/link-building/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/#comment-45850 I could explain but it will only make you more mad. There's no sense or reason to it at all. I could explain but it will only make you more mad. There’s no sense or reason to it at all.

]]> By: Jason http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-45829 Jason Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:40:36 +0000 http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/link-building/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/#comment-45829 Could someone please explain to me how paying a listing fee to a human edited directory is any different than buying a link from a human edited website? Doesn't Google ban sites for doing that. Of course, I advise my clients to join Yahoo! and some other directories, but I am at a lost as to why I can't buy a link from this site without violating TOS, but I can from Yahoo! This is madness I tell you, straight madness! <em>Jason's last blog post..<a href='http://www.mywebtronics.com/seo-link-building-strategies/finding-authoritative-links/' rel="nofollow">Finding Authoritative Links</a></em> Could someone please explain to me how paying a listing fee to a human edited directory is any different than buying a link from a human edited website? Doesn’t Google ban sites for doing that. Of course, I advise my clients to join Yahoo! and some other directories, but I am at a lost as to why I can’t buy a link from this site without violating TOS, but I can from Yahoo! This is madness I tell you, straight madness!

Jason’s last blog post..Finding Authoritative Links

]]> By: saxophone reeds » Your Turn http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-45238 saxophone reeds » Your Turn Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:05:20 +0000 http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/link-building/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/#comment-45238 [...] are authoritative directories you must be listed in if you are serious about your online business. And they cost money. Sorry, [...] [...] are authoritative directories you must be listed in if you are serious about your online business. And they cost money. Sorry, [...]

]]> By: SEO Design Solutions http://www.fridaytrafficreport.com/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/comment-page-1/#comment-36830 SEO Design Solutions Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:49:00 +0000 http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/link-building/link-building-with-authoritative-directories/#comment-36830 Jack: I think that since many directories were targeted in the past, many have been reluctant to use them (which is good for those who still do and bad for those who are overreacting). Advertising is nothing new and no matter what constraints are created to funnel consumers to advertise one way and not another eventually will undermine itself. The focus for people interested in expanding readership directly as a result of high ranking directories is one thing, the real purpose they serve is to add authority to your site and allow you to naturally rank higher across the board for organic SEO. It's just a shame that a witch hunt had to occur in the past. Jack:

I think that since many directories were targeted in the past, many have been reluctant to use them (which is good for those who still do and bad for those who are overreacting). Advertising is nothing new and no matter what constraints are created to funnel consumers to advertise one way and not another eventually will undermine itself. The focus for people interested in expanding readership directly as a result of high ranking directories is one thing, the real purpose they serve is to add authority to your site and allow you to naturally rank higher across the board for organic SEO. It’s just a shame that a witch hunt had to occur in the past.

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