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Yes, they’re still valuable- especially if you’re just starting out, or a local business.

They’re not as strong as once they were, but high quality and niche related link directories can still hurt your SEO, offer a search engine friendly boost, and drive targeted traffic.

Not always. Hundreds of free directory submission sites offered where you can add your website free without any payment.

Although some directories now offer paid inclusion, there are still free directories that are free and these still have significant SEO value.

It’s the quality over quantity that matters most. Begin with 10-20 high-authority directories. Concentrate on relevancy- get listed on directories where your category or locality is represented.

If you are submitting to many poor quality sites, you can actually hurt your SEO.

Results are not instant. This could take a few weeks to a few months, depending on how often search engines index the directory and how competitive your industry is

Only if you’re careless. Spammy, irrelevant or low-quality directories can hurt your rankings by forcing you to atone for the sins of others.

Just be sure to check for the site's quality and domain authority before sending off your pitch.

Yes! If you are a local business, you can submit your site to location-based directories or to Google-approved local directories to increase local search coverage.

No. It is best to write unique versions of your website description for each directory. This will help in eliminating duplicate content issues and makes your SEO power even more stronger.

This is a "manual" process (which does take time) but it's safer and likely to be more accurate.

Automation tools can also submit your site to low-quality directories that are not relevant, and can potentially damage your SEO, not build on it.

Absolutely. Directory submissions provide new sites with the fine trunk of their links to get indexed by search engines more quickly, get some traffic and better search positions in the necessary first months before they move on with the less helpful, bulkier and less natural kind of backlinks.