Directory Submission – Automated v/s Manual submissions
If you're looking to submit your website or blog to various websites and blogs, it might seem like a tedious, time-consuming task. However, directory submissions can save you a lot of time, labor, and energy in the long run.
With directory submissions there is no need to go through the hassle of manually submitting your website or blog to any given url -- this automation saves tons of time and can be done on autopilot with just a few clicks.
This article will outline some key points about directory submissions that'll help guide you through this process.
SEO and Directory Submissions
The easiest way to get your site or blog indexed by the search engines is to submit it to as many directories possible. If you're not familiar with SEO, it's essentially a method of improving your website's search engine rankings by increasing the quantity (and quality) of incoming links pointing to your site. The more outbound links you have from high PR or DA websites, the higher your website will rank in Google and other search engines.
Manual Directory Submissions Suck!
Hopefully by now you've come across this article because you don't want to spend hours upon hours submitting your website manually. It's true that manual submission is a huge pain, but it's still considerably faster than submitting your website manually. Unless you have a small site or blog, I can almost guarantee you that submitting your site manually to some of the following directories and sites will take longer than submitting it through automation:
– Submit URLs To Google Directory
– Submit URLs To Alot Site
– Submit URLs To Hot Site Submitter (no exact amount of time but find out if Google is also targeting your submitter once every 24 hours)
If you're not familiar with these directories/sites and have to submit via manual submission, please read my article on good and bad directories for more info.
Automated Directory Submissions Software
There are a ton of directory submission automation programs and services that you can use. Here is a quick list:
– Submit URL to 300+ Top Directories Automatically – http://submitexpress.com/ ($19 for 100 submissions, $39 for 200 submissions, $69 for 500 submissions)
– Public Submission – http://www.public-submission.net/ ($20 for 100 submissions, $60 for 250 submissions)
– Doogle Directory Indexer – https://www.doogleindexer.com/index/
– SubmitterPro – http://submitterpro.com/ ($39 per month)
– Submit It To Me – an inexpensive program that lets you automate submissions (set up can be a little tedious) – http://submitit2me.com/
– Submit To Public Directory ($9 for 10 submissions) – https://submitsite.net (they offer submitter automation too but its a little more pricey than their regular submission services) - https://www.submit2directory.com/ / http://www.submittopublicdirectory.com/
– SubmitterPro – http://submitterpro.com/ ($39 per month) – https://www.submit2directory.com/ / http://www.submittopublicdirectory.com/
There are probably a lot more but these are just the ones I'm aware of and have used in the past or used in the past to help me out! There are also free directory submission services that you simply copy & paste urls into their program and it will submit them for you (these can be useful for testing purposes). The list of directories is extensive, so make sure to read up on them if you decide to use automation.
SEO Experts That Do Directory Submissions
The only reason I'm mentioning this is all you have to do is pay a small fee and these guys will submit urls for you. This eliminates the time, energy (and stress) of manually doing it yourself.
– The Directory Editors – http://www.directory-editors.com/ (offers directory submission services too) – $49 for 100 submissions, $99 for 200 submissions, $199 for 500 submissions. – http://www.directory-editors.com/ (offers directory submission services too) – $49 for 100 submissions, $99 for 200 submissions, $199 for 500 submissions.
– Directory Maven – http://directorymaven.com/ – $39 for 100 submissions, $119 for 500 submissions, $599 for all directories. – http://www.directorymaven.com/ (offers directory submission services too) – $39 for 100 submissions, $119 for 500 submissions, $599 for all directories.
– Your Link Site Submitter – http://yourlinksite.com/submit.php – $29 per month or free trial month (unlimited submissions) – http://yourlinksite.com/submit.php (offers directory submission services too) – $29 per month or free trial month (unlimited submissions)
– Submit URL To 100+ Top Directories Free – http://submitexpress.com/submit-url-to-100-top-directories/ – $0, this website allows you to submit to various directories free of charge
Manual Directory Submission Resources
Now that I've mentioned some ways you can automate your directory submissions, let me provide you with some good resources to hand select the directories your site will be submitted to:
– World Wide Business Centres in Australia – http://directory.bizsdir.com/listing_australia.html – $49 per year (includes Business Directory, Yellow Pages, and all directories) – http://directory.bizsdir.com/listing_australia.html (90 days free trial after that)
– Google Directory Submitter – https://submitsite.net/dirsubmit2google-free.aspx – Request a free trial of their directory submission services
– Submit URL To 500+ Top Directories Free (no set up required) – http://submitexpress.com/submit-url-to-500-top-directories-free/ – $0, this website allows you to submit to various directories free of charge
– Directories To Submit Your Site To – http://directory1.us/ (has a lot of directories in one place) – $49 per year (includes Pay Per Click Management and all directories) – http://directory1.us/ (has a lot of directories in one place) – $49 per year (includes Pay Per Click Management and all directories)
– Submit URL To 100+ Top Directories Free – http://submitexpress.
Conclusion
Remember to always do things the smart way and automate whenever possible. I know the $50 you pay for each directory submission can add up, but it's a lot less than if you would have submitted one by one. Some of these things I mentioned above require no set up and you only have to pay a fee once, which is nice for testing purposes!
If you want to learn more about SEO, please check out some of our other articles below:
Search Engine Submission Services (directory submissions) – http://www.yellowbusinesscards.com/internet-marketing-blog/search-engine-submissions (directory submissions) – http://www.yellowbusinesscards.