What do the A-list bloggers and Web 2.0 advocators have to do with “outdated” web 1.0 SEO techniques like web directory submission?
The answer is everything.
Do you think top “make money online” blogs like Shoe Money, John Chow, and Dosh Dosh would do something as “silly” as submitting their blogs to web directories? No?
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Paid directory submissions can be scary.
Unlike submitting to free directories, it’s way more stressful to send a Paypal payment to the owner of a directory and never really know if your site will ever be listed. Most web directories appear to be lifeless, and you don’t know if the webmasters that manage them are still [...]

Directory submissions is a common SEO advice you’ll find in all SEO books. It’s the most basic way to get incoming links to your website or blog.
These kind of links are exactly what the search engines are looking for. The websites with more quality, one way links are typically the sites that rank the highest, [...]