Industry specific Directory submission is a very important aspect of search engine optimization . As relevant incoming links are one of the primary factors Google uses to show relevance and rank site accordingly in the organic SERPs (search engine results pages ).

Many SEO (search engine optimization) companies offer directory submission at what seem to be reasonable rates. However many of them will use software to blast submit your information to hundreds or possibly thousands of directories at one time. This is not a good practice for several reasons.

1. all the directories have different specifications and require different bits of information for your listing so it’s impossible to correctly submit to this many companies with all the same information. Using this method it is impossible take full advantage of the best possibile SEO friendly directory listing for you website.

2. Directories must be checked to make sure they are not in a “bad neighborhood ” on the internet as this could hurt your SEO (search engine optimization) efforts. (incoming links must be considered quality by Google) you don’t want just anyone or any directory that is willing to link to you.

3. Some directories offer both free and paid listings. For best SEO result you must avoid paid links at all costs! Even if you listing is free It’s best to avoid these directories altogether because Google does not like and will punish for paid links. Even if your listing is free Google may determine a directory site to be in a bad neighborhood if they charge for some of their listings the whole directory will may be penalized. so these links in the end can actually harm you SEO search engine optimization efforts.

Each directory has different specification they require for listing your website, we will take the time to make sure that your site is listing in the best way possible, to ensure the best quality SEO (search engine optimization) friendly incoming links to your website as well as avoid any inbound links that are in bad neighborhoods on the internet.

Search Engine Marketing Group will use a “best practices” approach. We will hand submit your website to industry specific directories, while taking full advantage of all SEO (search engine optimization) oportunities offered by each particular directory.

Creating quality inbound links is an absolute must for any successful search engine optimization strategy.

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