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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Submit Your Blog with Essential Blog Directories




Gaining exposure for your blog is critical to building a following, readership, and revenue. Besides the basic SEO steps of adding compelling and keyword friendly titles, URL structure and descriptions (along with the basic WordPress SEO plugins) basic link building for blogs begins with listing them in blog directories.
There are many paths to consider when building links to your site or blog such as link baiting or blogroll link swapping, but few are as easy to implement and cost effective as submitting to blog directories – and good link juice is essential to a healthy growing blog.
Personally, I love launching a new blog, or adding one to an existing site, and watching the high valued links roll in. And as we know, BLOG = Better Listings On Google.

Let us take a look at 20 popular directories worthy of your consideration.

01. Technorati’s blog directory is well reputed and now spans more than 30 categories.

02. Bloggapedia is a site based on its review and social features, but is especially valuable for its blogger toolkit.

03. Blog Catalog features a vast directory of categories, from academic to writing, while offering the ability to search by country, language, or user. It has a no frills design, but offers convenient member access through simple blog registration.

04. Bloggeries was fairly new when we reported back in 2007, and has become one of the most respected blog directories on the web. The layout is clear and concise, and readers are able to find what they are looking for in a snap!

05. EatonWeb Blog Directory is a powerful tool for listing your blog. The fee, $34.99, covers your blog being reviewed and ensures that EW can continue its discerning tradition.

06. OnToplist.com is a free human-edited blog directory where you submit the RSS feed of your blog. You can also use the site’s social features, article platform, and other great tools to further build your blog and site.

07. Blogarama has a strong base of submitted blogs and a solid text-ad system for its front page.

08. Best of the Web Blog Search is still a powerful tool for sharing your blog, especially since the Web’s Blog Directory is very selective and only lists aged and valuable blogs. A link from here is majestic and well deserved.

09. Blogged.com is an interesting mix of a blog directory and a Google News type site which fuels its news feed from the blogs listed on the site. Blogged.com is very impressive and is free to list your blog.

10. Blog Digger is a strong blog searching site that’s especially functional for local blog listings.

11. While the design and infrastructure have changed somewhat over the last few years, Blog Search Engine remains one of the most selective blog directories on the web.

12. Bloggapedia has an interesting and eye-catching homepage. Readers are easily connected to the top blogs and newest posts. Innovative categories and a colorful design make this blog directory a hit.

13. Globe of Blogs has too many features to list. In order to be listed on the site, the blog must not be commercial. The site may appear to be busy, but I like the features of being able to search by title, author, or subject. Narrowing the search becomes easier on this blog.

14. The ultimate directory of British blogs connotes all things British. It is not directed by location, but by the culture! It is asked that bloggers be genuinely “Britished.” Being listed in this blog reaches readers all the way across the pond!

15. Blog Universe has a layout that’s easy to navigate and, although the content is limited, it is an all around good directory site worthy of submission.

16. Bigger Blogs is intertwined with a business directory.

17. Upon visiting Bloggernity, you find a crisp, clean, and easy-to-navigate site. It’s low ad-to-content ratio has helped solidify its reputation as a quality directory.

18. Blog Hints features over a hundred categories. The site is very picky about which blogs and included, and those that are listed are presented via a visual interface that shows the site’s look and pagerank; this makes Blog Hints the perfect site for finding link swapping partners.

19. Spillbean is a well-designed blog directory site with categories such as health, society, internet, and personal.

20. Blogging Fusion is a blog with over 60 categories. These categories include photo blogs and family-focused blogs. Blogging Fusion has an good amount of blog listings within the directory, and it also has visitor stats available.

21. Blogflux is organized and clear with a strong social element.

22. The blogs on the top listings of Bloglisting are fun, colorful, and catch the attention of the reader. Bloglisting displays the page ranking blogs, which is a helpful tool when determining with whom you want to exchange links.

23. Blogio stores plenty of quality blogs and sports a solid ability to search on this site.

24. Blog Explosion has a vast directory of blogs, a social infrastructure, a peer review system, and more. While direct linking may not be structured optimally for SEO, there are a lot of ways to get additional exposure while establishing connections to other bloggers in your field.

25. Blog Pulse features a powerful community element, on-site analytics data, and a clean design. The submit page is a bit tricky to find, so here’s the quick link.


The above listings are a glimpse inside the large and vast world of blog directories and the valuable inbound links that your can build for your blog and your business.

There are countless more directories at your disposal, which are always just a Google, Yahoo, Live or Ask.com search away.

What blog directories do you suggest?


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