Directory Submission – an Effective Way to Improve Search Engine Ranking

To achieve success in your online business your website needs to be promoted. This calls for the need of search engine optimization which is a process of updating your website so that traffic is generated to your site by the search engines. Moreover the search engine ranking also increases. Directory submission is one of the search engine methods.It is a process of submitting your sites URL. It is a compilation of domain names in a categorized way to provide unique information. Through directory submission your website gets the much needed exposure which otherwise would get lost among the millions of website. It brings maximum visibility thereby enhancing the sales of your product & services. It is the most considerable way of building links. A directory is a site which contains links on several categories & sub categories of various other website.

• Directory submission could be done manually or through automated services.
• Manual directory submission- It does not just involve the submission of forms, but many other steps like selection of directories, website URL, a valid email account, filling of directory submission form & to check directory listing approval. Manual submission of forms ensures quick as well as definite submission. Though it is a time consuming, labor intensive process it is a better mode of submission & forming one way inbound links than the automated ones because they could be considered as spam.
• Automated directory submission- With so many websites getting listed in the directories everyday it becomes very difficult & stressful to go through them & check for quality by manual directory submission. Moreover being simple, easy & less time consuming it does automatic checking & early submission.

Benefits of directory submission:

• It provides with rapid affordable way to get increased link popularity. With the increasing number of back links the search engine ranking of your website also increases thus bringing targeted traffic to your website.
• Through directory submission keyword relevancy also increases.
• By using business name in the anchor text along with the targeted keywords, the site owners can increase the brand name consciousness.
• There would be regular indexing of your website since they would be located by the search engine crawlers.
• Web directories give a platform to build web promotional partners.