Many webmasters submit their site to web directories to improve their ranking position. Website directory submission is a great way to increase backlinks to your site. Popular directories are often being visited by people. People visit directories because they want to find information on the internet faster. When submitting your site to the directory, it is important to write a good website title and description so that you can grab the attention of the visitors.

Before submitting your website, make sure it is not listed in the directory. You can use the search box in the directory to perform a search for your website. For example, if your site title is ABC company, you can type in ABC company in the search box to see if it is listed in the directory. By doing so, you are helping to save everyone’s time.

After that, you should navigate to the most relevant category. If you cannot find a category that match with your topic, you should submit to the category that is most relevant. On the category page, you will find the submit link. After clicking on the submit link, you will be redirected to the directory submission page.

On the submission page, you will find guidelines for writing the website titles and descriptions. Most directories forbid webmasters from using stuffing the titles and descriptions with keyword. Your title and description should not contain more than 2 keywords. The site title should not be mentioned in the description. The description must be well written and have a good objective. It must not be promotional in nature. You should avoid using auto submission software. Auto submission software violates the terms of service of the directory. If you attempt to use auto submission software, your site will be deleted and get banned from the directory without notification to you. The editor ban your site because they want the directory to be used to provide resources for real human.

After you have submitted it, an editor will review it. He will take into account several factors when including your website. Basically, if you submit the site to the right category and use good description, your site will be approved by the editor. Some directories take a long time to get your listing approved. The directory approval time ranges from 1 – 3 months. There are a number of directories that takes 1 year to review your listing due to the large backlog.

There are certain websites that are not welcomed in directory. Your website must not redirect to another URL. It should not consist of too many advertisements. The pages in the site should contain no more than two blocks of advertisement. Your site must not be selling an affiliate product. Landing page for affiliate product often are not considered for inclusion. Mirror sites are also not allowed in the directory. You can only submit the URL once to the directory. If you attempt to accept submit the URL multiple times, it will be deleted by the owner of the directory. You should not use automated software to submit the sites. The directory is able to detect automatic submission. If they find out you are using automated submission, they will remove your site from the directory.