Surfing along a few months back I encountered a post from the Easy Wordpress blog with a list of free directories that people can use for reciprocal link building from directories. I copied it and placed it as a page here, (see link at top), now I am wondering if its worth bothering with. It’s one of those things – seemed like a good idea at the time – which maybe wasn’t. But I will keep trying and see how I go.
I thought I’d list some real data about my first day doing this so you can get a picture of how it works. At this stage, I can only wholeheartedly recommend that you approach the following directories for a free link .
http://www.bestdirectory4you.com/
http://www.arcaderocks.com/
http://www.blogarama.com/
WebAlfa Directory for niche sites with good content (not marketing)
I contacted:
bestdirectory4you
arcaderocks.com
blogarama.com
WebAlfa Directory
spillbean
Free East Web Directory
bloghub
bloggernicity
biggerblogger
blogapedia
blogexplosion
Superblog Directory
I placed links up prior to submission for these directories who asked for a reciprocal link.
I have waited a week for replies and I have achieved this result for my effort.
Success!
Congratulations! Rich Niche Blogging Library has been accepted into the Directory Best Directory 4You. Your submission is appreciated, and we hope you will tell others about the directory, as well as submit more sites in the future. Thank You! Directory Staff. BestDirectory4You
Your site is reviewed and added to our directory.
We will do our best to promote your site and
attract visitors. Best Regards, ArcadeRocks
thank you for adding your listing to our directory.
blogarama – the blog directory
Failure!
Your site was not found suitable to be included in our index at the moment.
Please read the submission guidelines for the possible reason.
spillbean
Sorry your blog www.richnicheblogging.com/monetize/ has been declined at BlogExplosion as we are no longer accepting blogs that primarily contain advertising, or promote business opportunities.
Thank you for your submission to Superblog Directory. After review we are unable to add Rich Niche Blogging to our directory.
Free East Web Directory – sent me an email offering more links at a price
CheapDirectory.net – sent me a long list of other directories but no approval as yet
WebAlfa Directory – approved a niche site with adsense but refused this site
YourLinkHere! Links Directory – has not replied as yet
These sites required registration to add a link .
bloghub
bloggernicity
biggerblogger
blogapedia
blogexplosion
Conclusion
Now what this whole directory link promotion business has taught me is why you do not monetize until the last step, until you have the links that will help bring traffic first. This blog has been rejected by these directories because I have commercial content and Adsense on my blog. If those are the rules – you have to play by the rules – there is no point in whinging about them.
However, in future on new sites, I will think about getting the content up first and accept that I may have to wait at least six months to be considered for some directories. Then when they have history and content they may be accepted into directories. That’s six months with no monetization, then ask for directory links and finally add the monetization after you have enough links to see some traffic is appearing.
I guess it’s like a job interview. If you have worked for a company for a while, you can turn up in jeans and maybe get away with it, but turn up in jeans for a job interview and you won’t get the job. It is probable that directories won’t continue to check a site often once accepted into a directory but when they are assessing it for inclusion – it had better look good and above board acording to their terms. So if you have adsense or affiliate products on your blog already, it may be hard to get some good directory links. So why waste your time?
Honestly, I am already tired of this mode of SEO and am almost ready to stop bothering trying for directory links altogether. Like traffic exchanges they consume your time, want everything their own way and give you next to nothing – or nothing at all – in return. From other articles and posts I am currently reading – this method may be on its last legs anyway. However there are reasons why directory links can benefit you, so if you want to know more, I will be posting more about this topic.
Sorry if I sound negative, I’m not usually a ranter, but then I never did take rejection well!
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