Before going into details of directory submission, let us see the importance of directory submission. Directory submission is a powerful SEO strategy. Let us consider a budding offline business. Whenever we start a local business, first we distribute brochures, publish advertisements in local newspapers, and we promote the business. Firstly we try to reach out our brand name to multiple users. It is the same case with directory submission. Once we submit our website to high rank directories, people who visit the directory click on our link and navigate to our site. Thus there is higher traffic flow to our site.

Steps for submitting site to directories:

1. Browse the web and analyze potential directories
2. You may use tools like Google search engine to land on proper directories
3. Create a list of directories for submitting the site
4. Once you have the list of directories, do filter them based on their search engine ranking
5. The following information may be needed :

    •  Site name
    •  Site URL
    •  Site description
    •  Keywords for the site
    •  Reciprocal URL location
    •  Name of the webmaster
    •  Password


6. Additionally some directories may require you to sign up before submitting site
7. Once you have prepared all these details, start submission
8. After submission it may take a few days to weeks’ time for the directory to list your site
9. Maximize the potential of directory submission by submitting to apt category
10. Keywords needs to be very specific for luring targeted traffic

Once your site is listed in relevant and high page rank directories you are bound to receive more traffic to your site with a booming visitor statistics.