The difference between directories and search engines

Search engines use computer robots or spiders to automatically search the web for Web pages and index (list) them in their databases Each search engine uses their own ranking algorithm to determine page rankings. If you know their algorithms and follow their rules, you can achieve top listings in their databases.Search engines look at META tags, headlines, body text, internal and external links, file names, URLs.

Directories are evaluated by humans who put your Web site into categories. The human editor reviews and evaluates your site and determines if your Web site falls within their guidelines and qualifies for their directory. Web Directories require special submissions. They do not list pages automatically.

Many popular search sites have become a combination of a directory and a search engine.

The importance of directories

Directory listings can provide up to 40% or more traffic to your Web site and generate traffic for many years.

Benefits of getting listed in Yahoo and Open Directory

A top listing in Yahoo! can bring a lot of traffic to your site. Yahoo! is the most important and popular directory on the Web. Yahoo alone can generate 29-50% of all search engine traffic.

Open Directory (ODP) provides listing results to over 100 search engines and directories, including Google, Netscape, and AOL Search.

Getting an optimum listing in Yahoo! involves several criteria. If your site does not follow all their rules and procedures exactly or lacks certain elements, Yahoo! won't get you listed or will give you a less-than-optimal listing.

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Important facts about directories

Open Directory: It may take from two weeks to several months for your site to be listed on partner sites that use the Open Directory, such as AOL Search, Alta Vista, Hotbot, Google, Lycos, Netscape Search, and others. (Each has their own schedule). Volunteer editors review each site that is submitted.

Yahoo: Even when paying Yahoo's fee, Yahoo does not guarantee that they will list you. Following Yahoo's submission rules and submitting to the correct category greatly increases your chance of being listed by Yahoo. We know Yahoo's rules. Greatly increase your chances of being listed in Yahoo by letting us do your Yahoo submission. Our guarantee is that we will resubmit your site twice to Yahoo at no additional cost if you don't get listed the first time. Yahoo often index the listings we submit within two-three weeks.

If your Web site is not in prime condition, it can take six+ months to get your Yahoo submission corrected. Make sure your site gets listed in Yahoo in the right categories the first time. Let us help you get listed in these important directories. It will help you dramatically increase your traffic!

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