Do you think directory submission helps in SEO? I am planning to get directory submission services. So please advise

Yes it is, but as what trilokidhaker said, it helps to improve your site's rankings at SEs.

Do not go to made on it.

Submit to one or two top directories, DMOZ and Yahoo.

But I dont think that submitting your site to 1000s of directories actually has any long term benefits. Only submit to ones that might bring some traffic to your site, and work on getting quality links to your site, in order to improve your SEO.

I like to call them base links. Not worth worrying about... but they are worth having if your link building. A links a link ...

Originally Posted by bizcredit

Do you think directory submission helps in SEO?

No, Directory Submissions have Nothing to do with SEO:
http://www.webmaster-talk.com/seo-ta...tml#post715243

directories are only beneficial if they are quality directories. DMOZ and Yahoo are probably two of the best ones. BOTW is another good one. Make sure you dont submit to to many directories to fast because then Google might think you are spamming and you could get sandboxed. Remember, quality not quantity!

Your post was sounding pretty good up to this point!!

Make sure you dont submit to to many directories to fast because then Google might think you are spamming and you could get sandboxed.

"Google" has no idea and doesn't "care" how many or how quickly you submit to directories.
Do you think they monitor every submission form on every directory out there or something??

Originally Posted by chrishirst

Do you think they monitor every submission form on every directory out there or something??

he hee very funny answer. But i just wanna say in simple words Directory Submission does help atleast for me. I don't know about others what experience they had.

Hi All,

I think good pr directories which are frequently crawled bye google that helps in SEO and traffic as well.

Originally Posted by umar.daraz

Hi All,

I think good pr directories which are frequently crawled bye google that helps in SEO and traffic as well.

yes, i agree with you good pr directory does help in your SERp rankings.

It does. I know a few SEO guys who do Directory and SE submissions as a part of SEO.

Originally Posted by Badshah

It does. I know a few SEO guys who do Directory and SE submissions as a part of SEO.

I'd suggest not hiring them.

Hi,
i think directory submission is beneficial for your site but in Submission time you need right (relevant) category.

Everything depends on the quality of the directory.
If you are submitting to a directory that is already a link farm, then you would not get benefited at all.

Originally Posted by Badshah

SE submissions

It is very IRRITATING.................

There are a lot of factors to consider, such as the PR of the site, authority status, and it's link category or neighbors. It's obviously a good tool for internet marketing.

Originally Posted by webarchitect

There are a lot of factors to consider, such as the PR of the site, authority status, and it's link category or neighbors. It's obviously a good tool for internet marketing.

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/the-go...nk-is-not.html

Originally Posted by webarchitect

There are a lot of factors to consider, such as the PR of the site, authority status, and it's link category or neighbors. It's obviously a good tool for internet marketing.

"PR of the site" -> No.

"authority status" -> No.

"link category" -> No

"neighbors" -> No

"It's obviously a good tool for internet marketing" -> No not really.

It helps a lot. But there are more bad directories than good ones. So if you choose the good directories well, it can help to boost PR.