Web directories are used by search engines like Google to locate relevant sites for a search. This is real Search Engine Optimization, and that’s what http://easysubmits.com/ is here to do. By using our free directory submission service, you can achieve a lot, getting your site listed on a lot of directories, for free.

One of the problems with old style directory submission is that you have to load your site onto directories one at a time. There are literally thousands of directories across the internet. It could take days to achieve what we can do for you with one single submission.

Approvals for Directory submission

Another issue for site owners is that each submission to a directory has to be approved by the directory. This isn’t a “click and do it” routine. Your site, too, has to match directory criteria. You need to provide information for directories which is both relevant and well laid out.   We’ve come up with a few tips to help you get directory approvals:

The homepage

The homepage is the first impression. Many directories concentrate on this page as the primary link, and it’s the main search reference, too. This page needs to look good, be well formatted, and preferably very straightforward, with links to all other pages.

Advertising

Too much advertising can clutter up a page, but worse, they often contain clones, duplicate ads which are on millions of websites. As information, they’re likely to group you with other sites running this content. The homepage in particular should be free of ads, and the ads shouldn’t be using all the good spots on the page. You can scale back ads, particularly Adsense ads, to get the best effect out of your directory submissions.

Titles

This is the part of the free directory submission which explains what your site is about. Keep this area brief and factual. Don’t use a keyword format, use the unique elements or words in your site. (Don’t use all capitals, either, doesn’t help with case sensitive searches.)

Descriptions

This is the text which usually appears in the search result. You’ve got up to 250 characters to work with, to provide searchers with an overview. Keep it simple. A line like “ABCD fansite” says a lot more, more efficiently, than a blurb.

Categories

In semi-automated directory submissions, the right category is an obvious requirement.

Although the category will be pre-selected, make sure this is the right one - those 30 seconds would be a worth while investment. Think and be patient about the categories you want for your site. Put yourself in the position of someone looking for your site by category. For some sites it’s not necessarily easy. If you’ve got a site store, you’re advised to consider matching the category to the goods, and the general type of merchandise. (You can see examples of categories like this on big sites like Amazon, where there’s a line showing the categories and sub categories for a piece of merchandise.)

Directory Submission Rules

Nothing is free, and this counts also for free directory submissions. Read the directory rules thoroughly. They’re not kidding. They won’t approve anything that looks like it’s outside those rules. There’s a good reason for that. Indiscriminate entry of materials on to directories makes the directories dysfunctional. Too much disorganized material is basically spam, on a massive scale. Imagine a phone directory where even the alphabetic lists didn’t work. Stick as close as possible to the rule requirements, and avoid anything which is clearly in breach of rules.  

Your site should not look like a spam site : Avoid the usual promotional language, and sensationalism.