Use Directories to Get More Traffic
Every few months I spend some time trying to get YLF a little more exposure through directories, which catalog websites much like Yahoo did in the early days of the web. The process is often manual – the directories have real people that review sites and ensure that they get listed in the appropriate categories.
I’ve never seen much direct traffic from these directories, but getting listed might help to raise your position in search results pages, particularly if the directory itself has a high page rank. Search engines like Google use the number of incoming links to your site as one factor they take into account when deciding how important your page is on the web. More links from popular sites (like a highly ranked directory) will make your site more popular in their eyes.
Today I added YLF to…
…then I ran out of steam. Traffic2MyPage.com has a list of the top 500 directories sorted in page rank order.
Posted: August 1st, 2008 under ChangeLog (YLF), Marketing.
Tags: Beginner, directories, SEO