What is a Web Directory?

A “Web Directory is a directory on the internet that specializes in linking to other sites, and arranging these link according to the themes of the websites they link to.”

A Web Directory is also known as Link Directory, as its a hot spot for links. A really good example of a directory is the Open Directory Project. To Date, Web Directories form an important part of Link Building.

There are different types of Web Directories as well- Paid, Free, Reciprocal and Affiliate being the major niches.

Here are five reasons why Web Directories are important:

  • It gives you a backlink.
  • It makes your site more visible to the spiders.
  • You submit your site to the directory unlike search engines for whom you have to wait.
  • You can be assured that your Site comes under the right category and hence it helps to make your Website’s profile stronger.
  • You also have the odds of your link being clicked by a random visitor, though this does not happend much with Web Directories.

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