Wow. Part 3. I've never written a three-part blog before! It would be impressive... if it was more than just personal ramblings. Oh well. Today, I'm going to share my experience using link directory submission software.© GT Bulmer
http://www.StarrBizz.comI have been using
Link Directory Submitter software for about 10 months. I use it to speed up the process of submitting my
Internet Home Business websites to online business directories, which helps to reduce the frustration of dealing with the submission forms at those directories.
Of course, the reason I submit my sites to directories - especially my main
StarrBizz.com site - is because first, getting your website listed in online directories is one way to get numerous links pointing back to your site, and second, directory listings are one more form of advertising.
I am sure that not everybody believes in the value of directory submissions, or that the process of submission is a good use of your time. Also, there are finer points to a linking strategy, like choosing high Page Rank (PR) sites and avoiding the low ones.
Today, I'll just relate some of my experiences and observations.
The
Link Directory Submitter software I use lists more than 2,700 online business directories including everything from Animals to Health, Sports, Tourism and Wedding related, plus 18 other niches in between.
When you submit to a particular directory, the submission form requires you to select the best category to fit your website. My software is set up to automatically choose Internet Marketing, Work at Home, Opportunities or Affiliate Opportunities, depending what choices are available in the directory.
However, even with the software activated, the "category" field is one that, more often than not, requires you to make the selection manually.
Many of the sites also require you to manually key in some code letters to guard against automated submission systems that
abuse the privilege.
And, once the form is filled in, you have to manually click the "submit" button.
Where the
Link Directory Submitter software is advantageous is in the other fields that have to be filled in, including:
* Site Title
* Site URL
* Description
* Your Name
* Your Email
* Meta Keywords (some directories)
* Meta Description (some directories)
The software allows you to pre-set your campaigns with this information so you do not have to key it in manually on every submission form.
There are a few directory sites that block the automated software. In those cases, you can key the info in manually, if you want, or copy and paste from another form. Me? I'm usually in a hurry, so I just skip it and go on to the next one!
Some submission sites have additional hoops for you to jump through. Even after jumping through all the hoops, some sites may still deny your submission. Again, I just move on to the next one.
The submission process is just the
first step. Most directories put your submission in queue to have your website previewed by a person before they decide whether or not to include it in the directory. There are no guarantees that your site will be accepted into a particular directory.
The preview process can take anywhere from hours to days to weeks to months - unless you have paid for a listing. Then it might be quicker. I submit only to the
free directories.
Submitting to directories is part of my daily routine. Although I know marketers who submit to 50-100 directories every day, I spend a half hour or so each day submitting to 10-20.
Once I have gone through the entire list, I go back and start at the beginning again because, by then my website may have improved enough to be accepted into directories that might previously have rejected it.
Since I began submitting my
StarrBizz.com website to online directories, I have noticed a steady increase in traffic and my PR has improved, too. It's true, I use a variety of
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) methods, but I am convinced that directory submission has added to my success.
Directory submission software may not be the solution for every Internet Marketer, but for anybody who has
Internet Home Business ideas and opportunities to promote, I do recommend looking into the
Link Directory Submitter service.
Sincerely,
GT
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