Have you tried using free web directories to promote your website?  You may have submitted to many of them to find that weeks later your site is still not indexed. 

Why?

Well, free directory owners get hundreds, if not thousands of submissions daily.  Trust me (I have owned a free directory or two in my time), there never seems to be enough time in one day to approve all the sites you need to.

That is where paid directories step in.

You see, a paid directory only has to approve sites that people pay to submit.  Typically, your site will be approved within 24 hours or so - not only is the directory owner not bogged down with free submissions, but they appreciate that you value their time by paying for a link.

Another benefit of purchasing a paid directory listing is that they have an advertising budget.  Free directories usually don’t have much for a budget when it comes to advertising their site.  On the other hand, for every submission they get, they have more money to promote their site.

So, next time you consider submitting your site to free directories: stop!  Chances are with a few paid directory submissions, you will see more value for your dollar.

Directories are always a great thing to come by. Whether it be for submitting your websites to be seen by others or for pure SEO work. I myself have a directory and am using the PHPLD script. I do like seeing what others have are what script they are using. Just to see whats out there or see what niche things are currently out.

But I have come across a directory that I do like. The directory is Dollar Directory. I like Dollar Directory for several reasons. One is the simple layout, design and color of the website. Another is the sitemap. I do not see many directories with sitemaps. To me this is helpful if I was just a visitor and needed to find something real quick in the directory. Dollar Directory also has an RSS feed which is great. And if you subscribe to the feed, you can see the most recent submissions. The Google ads are in a nice placement as well and do not interfere with the directory. Overall easy to navigate and a pleasant design.