The foremost question on the minds of most up and coming bloggers is "Why should I submit my blog to directories?" The answers to this question are quite varied, with some opting to submit to several blog directories at a time, with others failing to see much point in it. Based on my impressions of most web experts opinions however, I have realized favorable results when I submit my blog to a small number of blog directories soon after starting it up.
Some of the more obvious benefits I have gained when I submit my blog to blog directories are the almost immediate backlinks I got to my blog. The result was that my websites became more "attractive" to search engines, which indexed them more readily and in turn caused them to achieve a higher ranking in search engine results pages.
Search engines particularly value these links. All things being equal, search engines place a higher value on pages that have more links, since this is a sign of a worthy blog. This is actually how I got better results when I submit my blog to blog directories. I also learned that it wasnt actually the directory list that gave me more hits on my site.
There remains some contention with regard to how many directories is the right number to submit my blog to. Some people feel that I should submit my blog to as many as hundreds of blog directories, while others feel that this would be pointless.
As is the norm in the industry, it appears that submission to 10 blog directories or even less is sufficient. For although search engines are attracted to sites that have plenty of links, they are more likely to place a higher value on links that are featured on on topic posts and articles, as opposed to those that come from blog directories.
The question that this all brings up is how do I find blog directories to submit my blog to? I found that a search for "blog directory" got me several leads in this regard. In most cases, the blog directories that can be the most advantageous to you will appear on the top of the page.
I have often run into blog directories that require me to post backlinks or impose certain other requirements. I tend to shy away from those blog directories, and instead I tried to submit my blog to blog directories that were a lot less rigid.
Most blog directories let you go through the submission process fairly quickly, while others may require a lot more time. I dont even bother with directories that overcomplicated the process, and opted to submit to those that made it easy for me to submit my blog. I was then able to focus on producing better content that resulted in more links.