Step #10 directories
Posted: August 19th, 2007 | Author: GeekGirl | Filed under: Blogging Geek | 2 Comments »
This particular step in the series is one that might get some debate among top list bloggers. It’s early in the list so I take that to mean that Lifehack finds it an important step. If your blog is new, like this one still is, then yes I’d say that submitting yourself to some directories is a good way to help you get off the ground.
There are lots of directories, there may even be as many directories on the internet as there are blogs and websites. There are different types of directories. Some are no more valuable than the free for all link farms of the past. You definitely don’t want to list those, it’s a total waste of your time. Look for directories with moderated submissions, they hold more value.
In my opinion this step is not one that you want to spend a lot of time on. Yes, submit to the directories, but don’t make it your only effort. Get out there and comment on other blogs too. Those links will be far more valuable to you in the long run. If you really want listed in loads of directories then outsource the submission process to someone so you can spend time doing other things 
Marcus recommends a submission service called Directory Maximizer in his post that a few bloggers have had decent luck with. You can choose how many directories you want to submit to and I think it costs about 14 cents a submission.
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[tags]directories, blog directories, link directories, outsource, 101 steps, marcus[/tags]
Thanks for the tip. I need to submit my blog, to more directories, to generate more traffic. So far I’ve been getting readers the old fashioned way, one at a time. Glad to see another geek girl on the blogosphere. Best of Luck, Emma
Thanks for the 10 steps. I never thought about submitting the blog to directories as a strategy but I do have my blog at “fuel my blog”. Is that something that you consider a directory?
Chris Brown