Well-Ranked Web Directories - AllShort.com
If you’re going to include general Web directory submissions in your Internet marketing or SEO efforts, it’s a smart idea to turn your attention to those general directories that rank well in various ways on their own (their Google PageRank, how they place in search results, how many incoming links they have, etc.). The AllShort Web Directory is one example of a higher quality general Web directory, based on its incoming links and the fact that it’s a PR6 site.
Another factor to consider when submitting to directories for your business is whether or not the general directory has a strong business directory section. As an example, the following categories are available in the AllShort Business Directory:
- Business Opportunities
- Business Services
- Classifieds
- Discussion Boards / Forums
- Organizations
- Printing
- Training
Like many Web directories, the AllShort Web Directory allows visitors to submit new category suggestions. If you want to submit your link to a directory, and there doesn’t seem to be an appropriate category available, suggest one. It never hurts to ask.
AllShort.com’s Web directory satisfies another issue separating higher quality general Web directories from low quality Web directories, in that all submissions are human-edited. Since directories with automatic approvals are essentially nothing more than link farms, it’s best to avoid them. The AllShort directory charges a one-time fee (as opposed to yearly fees charged by many directories) of $29.99 for regular links and $49.99 for featured links.
When looking for quality Web directories to submit your business website’s link to, there’s one more thing to consider: Does the directory make any effort to attract traffic from visitors other than the people submitting links? That’s important, because you want an audience to have an interest in actually browsing the links in the directory in order to gain direct traffic. AllShort.com’s directory works to accomplish this by publishing a series of SEO articles, which are at least somewhat targeting a business-oriented (even if mostly online business) audience, meaning the articles are a particular benefit to the business section of the site.
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