Web Directories
Articles and resources about web directories and directory submission.
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Web Directories - Archive
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Archived articles and resources about web directories and directory submission.
- DMOZ: A Solid Directory Or The Great Pumpkin Of Search?
- by Debra Mastaler. Search Engine Land, October 27, 2009. "Love it or hate it, the Open Directory Project (ODP or 'DMOZ') always seems to creep into the conversation when we're discussing links and/or SEO. Check any forum, social news or answer site and you’ll see a wide variety of opinions on the 11 year old directory and how it's managed..."
- Why You Can't Dismiss All Directory Links
- by Debra Mastaler. Search Engine Land, September 15, 2009. "... how using the directories can be a smart part of your link building mix..."
- Do Directory Submissions Still Hold Any Value?
- By David Wallace. Search Engine Guide, February 7, 2008. "... Mass submitting to directories adds little value these days to a search marketing campaign. Directory submission strategies have become more like mining for gold. Yes, there are some nuggets out there but you have to look hard for them..."
- The ultimate guide to directory submissions
- by David Eaves. Webcredible, January 2008. "Submitting to directories is a great way to build links and increase your search engine rankings. In semi-competitive industries it can produce great results. If you add article creation and social media marketing into the link building equation then you can achieve great results for any industry..."
- Welcome to the DMOZ Blog
- DMOZ Blog, September 24, 2007. "... We intend to use this blog to:Provide authentic messages about DMOZ and the efforts of our volunteer community; Highlight enhancements, both current and future; Allow editors to showcase their categories and describe, in their own words, why DMOZ is so important; Recruit new editors. If you have access to the Web and are passionate about a category, find out how to apply..."
- Google Web Directory
- Google, 2007. "The Google Web Directory integrates Google's sophisticated search technology with Open Directory pages to create the most useful tool for finding information on the web. Key improvements include the following: Importance ranking. The Google Web Directory starts with a collection of websites selected by Open Directory volunteer editors. Google then applies its patented PageRank technology and other factors to rank the sites based on their importance. Horizontal bars, which are displayed next to each web page, indicate Google's view of the importance of the page. This distinctive approach to ranking web sites enables the highest quality pages to appear first as top results for any Google directory category..."
- Open Directory Toasted Without Backups
- by David A. Utter. Web Pro News, 18 December 2006. "The Open Directory Project has operated under various names, but its latest incarnation managed at AOL has earned a new name: FUBAR..."
- The Open Directory Project - Your Key To Google's Heart
- by Scott Lindsay. Self SEO, 21 September 2006. "Let's start it simple: www.dmoz.org. Now, if I am lucky, you either didn’t click the link or you did but you came back here to read my article. Either way, you want to know why is the Open Directory Project so important for your website and Google..."
- Web Directories For SEO
- By Adrian Lawrence. Site Pro News, Issue 734, January 9, 2006. "If you are looking for ways to promote your website, then web directories should definitely be considered a big part of your promotional plan. Web directories provide web visitors with a one-stop destination on the web to find the information they are looking for. Further, in using web directories, you can increase the visibility of your website and derive myriad benefits offered by web directories..."
- A Pair of Web Pathfinding Gems
- By Mary Ellen Bates. Search Day, December 20, 2005. "Though we rely heavily on search engines these days, sometimes a good "old fashioned" human edited directory is a better choice for helping us locate high quality information on the web..."
- ZoomInfo Enhances People Search
- By Gary Price. Search Day, December 12, 2005. "ZoomInfo, the Boston-based "people search" company has added several new features that help you search more than 27 million personal profiles. ZoomInfo finds info about people on the open web and uses it to build profiles or dossiers using artificial intelligence. ZoomInfo offers both free ad-supported services as well as fee-based services with additional features..."
- Submitting Your Site to the Open Directory
- By Sumantra Roy. SEO News, December 8, Issue #97. "Getting your site an optimum listing in the Open Directory
(http://www.dmoz.org) is vitally important as far as search
engine positioning is concerned because Google assigns a lot
of importance to sites being listed in the Open Directory..."
This category last updated: 20 February 2006