With Directory Submissions in the line of fire and people shying away from it, there has been a general misconception that submitting to directories is harmful for your site. Can somebody get me the guy who was kind enough to spread this baseless allegation on directory submissions!! For people who are wondering why I am advocating submitting to directories, it’s to state a universal truth. If directory submissions were harmful, it would be real simple to kill competition. Submit your competitor’s site to directories and later attend the funeral!

Lets face it, directory submissions are one of the main sources of links apart from various other methods. It’s effective especially when building links for niche and not so competitive search terms. I have seen the results myself and if you’re not too greedy with the terms you target in your directory submissions, you could be pleasantly surprised with the results.

Here’s an example of one of the sites tested: http://www.statisticalforecasting.com was submitted to directories using 5 different titles and descriptions. The titles used were ‘Forecasting & Statistics in Business’, ‘Statistical Forecasting’, ‘Methods of Forecasting’, ‘Statistical Techniques’ and ‘Statistics and Forecasting’. If individual searches are conducted in Google for each of these titles, you would see that the site ranks in the top 10 for some of these terms (not mentioning the rankings out here since they might change with time). What’s important to note is that this site has never been promoted by any method other than directory submissions and they’re still ranking on top!

A manual submission service, Directory Maximizer, was used for the submissions and the results are there for all to see. So I would advise all NOT to ignore directory submissions on mere hearsay, it can work if you rotate your titles, think about the target terms and take the time to do your submissions properly. If you don’t have the time to do submissions yourself, I would recommend taking a look at Directory Maximizer, they have some great features. If you choose to do submissions yourself, you can find a huge resource of free directories on our site, so feel free to use them.

We are glad to inform you of recent Updates on DirectoryCritic.

All your suggestions on any good directory related to such niches are welcome. You can get them added to the list

We appreciate the suggestions of our dear users at Directorycritic to make it more productive.

As most of you probably know I like to wait a few days after a PR update before updating all the PR listings on Directory Critic.

Well, it’s been a few days now and I am going to run the script tonight. So you can expect to see all the up to date PRs for directories up soon!

Tonight Directory Critic has clocked over the 5,000 directory mark! We’ve been hovering around the 4,990 mark for a while but a lot of new submissions were made this week and that’s pushed the lists over 5,000. A huge milestone for DC!

We’d also like to thank all the people that are honestly rating the directories listed on the site. We’re getting around 600 ratings approved every month here at DC and we’re noticing the number of dishonest ratings is right down. Looks like the manual approval system is working.

The forum is still pretty quiet, so we’d encourage all of you to head over and join up!

So we’re still rockin’ over here, thanks to everyone’s continued support! DC continues to grow and will be getting even bigger in 08!

Zyas Video Web Directory Launched

These days websites are popping up faster and faster, this is constant growth at its best, with the sudden interest in developing websites it becomes harder and harder to get noticed. To truly stand out on the web, websites need to be unique and full of interesting and fun concepts. Let’s face it when it comes down to it those websites that are unique and designed beautifully will make it to the top. One such site is Zyas Video Web Directory. This web directory is top class, I know what your are thinking… “another web directory, whats so great about that?” Well as I said this web directory is miles ahead of all of the other freshly made web directories that appear on the web just about every day.

To answer the question “what exactly is it that makes Zyas so special?”, all it takes is a quick look at the site. Zyas is a great web directory that has a nice eye catching design. These days, its much more than just functionality of a site, navigation and appearance are equally important factors. Zyas and its custom green and blue template gives it a look that just spells professional quality service.

I’m sure that you’re familiar with the term web directory, if not let me explain. A web directory is designed for the sole purpose of organising and grouping websites together in a category. Web directories are great for websites that need to gain exposure and popularity. As most web directories do, Zyas has the standard directory features such as detailed information about the site, the description, and a screenshot. Zyas also includes an added bonus, it has the link popularity of every site that is submitted to the directory. Zyas may have many unique characteristics, but the greatest feature of Zyas is that every submission includes a free promotional video offer. This is a feature that no other web directory has ever introduced. When submitting your site you get the option to choose a featured submission which allows you 5 deep links, and a 300 words review with another 3 contextual deep links for the price of only $35.99. This package is the only yearly based subscription but the benefits are definitely worth it. If spending that amount of money yearly is not in your budget then a regular permanent submission is only $25.99.

Gaining popularity and traffic for your website is easily obtained by submitting your website to popular and interesting web directories. Zyas with it’s custom blog, photo gallery, and even free ebooks, is well prepared to compete in the web directory industry. This site has it all, which proves how dedicated the Zyas staff is at ensuring the best service for its visitors. With so many modifications and advantages it is worth the time and cost for a submission. A site like Zyas does not come often, so jumping on the bandwagon is essential. But don’t take my word for it visit Zyas for yourself…

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