Sue Worthington

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Here are my top 20 recommendations for blog directories to which you can submit your URL for inclusion:- Read the rest of this entry »

Here are my top 20 recommendations for RSS directories to which you can submit your RSS feed:- Read the rest of this entry »

Here are my top 20 recommendations for which web directories you should submit your site to.

My recommendations are based on ease of access and use, and speed of reply to your submission. They also do not require reciprocal linking. Read the rest of this entry »

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Here is the latest post in my traffic generation strategy series of posts.

In addition to the numerous web directories out there, you also need to consider submitting your site to the following:-

• RSS Directories
• Blog Directories
• Niche Blog Directories

As you probably know more and more people are utilizing RSS readers and aggregators to keep themselves informed. RSS is becoming a key distribution channel, so it is definitely worth making the effort of submitting your site.  As with other submissions there are automated software tools available. Read the rest of this entry »

As an add on to my previous post ‘My Traffic Generation Strategy – Part 2′ I just wanted to mention Directory Submission Software.

There are basically 3 ways you can submit your site to web directories:-

• Outsource the task
• Submit manually
• Use web submission software

The first one is a relatively cheap way to achieve your submissions

The second way is tedious, frustrating and time consuming.

The third way is a good alternative and I discovered a free directory submission tool which is quite easy to use.  You can use the software for free to submit to 350 sites, and you can upgrade to submit to thousands.

If you have or plan to have more than one blog then it could be cost effective to purchase the software.

Directory Submission Software

Search Engine Submissions vs Web Directory Submissions

Your home business success is based on so many factors, and traffic generation strategies are very important. Web Directory submissions can increase your traffic.

We all submit our blogs to Google via a sitemap, or by directly submitting our URL’s, but not all of us submit to web directories.  When we have submitted our sitemaps,  the Google spiders look for new web pages, and index them according to the relevance it attaches to them, based on various factors such as:-

• Relevance of content
• Organisation of the content
• Navigation and links on your web pages
• Outgoing links and anchor texts
• Incoming links from websites and the page rank of those websites Read the rest of this entry »