Directory Recap Marketing Resources

Promoting your website through quality directory links has been a long approved method for improving your website's exposure on Google and many other search engines. The problem today is finding those quality directories. At Directory Recap we not only provide you with a list of directories, we allow our users and editors the ability to rate those directories. We have even taken the time to categorize those directories for you.

Free Directories

The most common directories are the free ones. Our comprehensive list of free directories is a great place to get started promoting your website.

Reciprocal Directories

Reciprocal directories are great for that established website looking to expand it's reach and exposure. By exchanging links with the right directories you can help your website while at the same time giving back and helping others.

Paid Directories

Paid directories can provide you with the best exposure. These directories tend to be carefully edited by their owners and only allow the best of the best to be listed in them.

Niche Directories

Nothing beats a niche directory for a niche website. Does your website deal with a fringe topic or product? You may find the perfect directory here to promote your website.

Article Directories

Article writing has long been a great method to show off your knowledge and help build your authority as a leader in your industry. These directories can help you do that.

Rating Directories

One of the most important things we do here at Directory Recap is rate our directories. Anyone can give you a bulk list of directories, but telling you which directories to focus on and which to stay away from can help increase your ROI on the time you spend seeking quality links to your website.

Here are a few things to consider when rating a website:

• Is the directory "Human Edited"?

  Directories that require some sort of human review before adding your website can be the best directories. They remain on topic, and generally do not create "Bad Neighborhoods" that you would prefer not to be associated with.

• Are the links "Direct Links"?

  Many directories use redirects, javascript, and other methods to link to your website. While this may be fine for sending direct traffic, it also eliminates the potential search engine benifit that a direct link will have.

• Is the directory indexed?

  Directories are dropped from search engine indexes all the time. If they are not in the indexes, making them easy to find by web surfers, then how can they send traffic to you? We check to see how many pages of each directory are in each major search engine.

• Does the directory have any traffic?

  While we agree that Alexa rankings should not be used as a sole determining factor for a website's popularity, a website with a 0 Alexa ranking or one in the millions, may not be seeing very much real traffic and may not be a great place to invest a lot of money or time promoting your website.