Good news to all you link builders out there. SEOmoz just updated the PRO SEO Web Directory List. The long overdue update includes over 400 directories (up from 180) separated into three categories – Web, Local and Social.
Wait, aren’t link directories dead?
The practice of obtaining links from online directories has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. The stereotypes of the past are both true and dangerous. Spammy, low quality directories flood the lower cesspools of the Internet. An unbridled strategy of obtaining links from these non-discriminate directories can actually hurt your SEO.
But times have changed, and strategies have become more evolved.
Rethinking Directories
We can move beyond thinking about directories as nothing more than paid links. For webmasters who use this approach, the links they obtain may not be worth the effort. An intelligent directory strategy provides depth to your SEO campaigns and offers tangible benefits including:
- A more diverse link profile
- Qualified referral traffic
- Citations for different vertical ranking algorithms
- Trust/Authority Signals
- … and, of course, the link.
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If you use different directories for different purposes, you can achieve this and more.
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