Looking back at 2007 it seemed that most of the ASIO activities were reduced to submitting websites
to the so-called web directories such were real services offered by freelancers such as submit Web site
to 50 directories in 24 hours or things like that.
A web directory is a portal organised into a large number of categories where the article or the content
is actually made of other Web sites reviews.
The idea of these portals was to offer the visitor a list of Web sites that dealt with the same topic.
It was really useful at the beginning of the Internet when search engines were not so commonly used.
Things have changed a little bit today but let's see exactly what happened.
Many of these Web sites unfortunately have been targeted by spammers with thousands of requests for
automatic insertion and webmasters have had a hard time discriminating legitimate Web sites from low
quality ones precisely for this reason.
You can see long queues with waiting times that can even reach 30 to 60 days.
This data discourages those who want to submit their Web site so they can easily decide to go elsewhere.
On the other hand web directories famous in the past have turned into a bunch of spam Web sites expired
or for adults by deciding to add your Web site to these portals.
You should especially consider the link neighborhood issue but then does it make sense to use directories
if we think about a new Web site without back links.
Which needs link diversity than I would say yes.
If instead we talk about a Web site already affirmed in competitive ranking positions then I would advise
against adding such links unless a careful research is done in order to find true good quality web directories.
In my opinion there are still some directories that are worth the wait but they are actually very far
and few and often they get closed precisely for this reason.
I have created a list of these free portals and whose list I keep updated on w w w dot get S.E. or fix
dot com slash directory dash list.
If you have never submitted your website to web directories try to do it on 20 to 50 directories at
the most and use different titles and descriptions in order to be original.
You will have to choose the most suitable category for your Web theme by looking for the most famous
competitors who are already listed in the catalog.
Don't be afraid if waiting times range between 30 or 60 days because in SEO you need to be patient and
getting 30 links in two days on a new website could even be harmful.