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Has anyone got a good list of decent directories ?

Would be great if you could PM me or post here,would help no end of people no doubt :cheesy:

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Good question — and useful follow-ups from , and . Rather than a raw list (those go stale fast) this short guide explains how to identify "decent" directories and how to use a directory list so it actually helps.

What makes a directory worth submitting to:

  • Human editorial review or clear moderation rules (not instant auto-approve).
  • Relevant categories or industry/niche focus (better traffic and topical links).
  • Low link-density on category pages (not a link farm).
  • Visible contact info and submission guidelines.
  • Evidence pages are indexed by search engines (check with a site: search for sample categories/listings).
  • No forced reciprocal footer links or shady fee-for-indexing schemes.

Quick submission workflow:

  1. Decide the goal (referral traffic, local visibility, or just a citation).
  2. Prioritize niche/local directories first, then broader authoritative ones.
  3. Write one concise, natural description per submission; avoid exact-match keyword stuffing and reuse.
  4. Use varied anchor text (brand + descriptive), not exact-match every time.
  5. Track everything in a simple spreadsheet: directory name, category submitted to, date, login (if any), outcome, and date last checked.

Red flags and maintenance:

  • Skip sites that auto-approve without review, require reciprocal links, or have pages full of spammy outbound anchors.
  • Re-check listings after 4-8 weeks for indexation and referral clicks. Remove or disavow if a directory becomes spammy.
  • Measure impact with analytics; expect modest SEO benefit but possible niche referrals.

If you want to post your list here, annotate each entry with "free/paid", "editorial/auto", and the date you last checked — that makes it far more useful to others than an un-annotated dump.

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Has anyone got a good list of decent directories ?

Would be great if you could PM me or post here,would help no end of people no doubt :cheesy:

Directories, related to what? Let me know, as i have very few auto directories :!:

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Directories, related to what? Let me know, as i have very few auto directories

Hi thanks for both replys , im not really sure what you mean by "related to what ?" im just trying to get a good list of directories that are free non receptive and get crawled often like dmoz etc.

I know dmoz has been down for soo long i cant remember now and would love to know what others people submit there sites too. im quite happy to post the list i have so far but not sure if im aloud to on the site ?

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