What is a Web Directory?

WEB DIRECTORY

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:

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