Submitting to web directories manually is a method used to promote a website. It is an essential campaign in promoting a new website for many webmasters.

Not only will you obtain a one-way link back to your website, you can also use a targeted keyword as anchor text when placing your submission.

Aside from the powerful search engines, web directories can be a powerful tool for link building and traffic if you do manual submissions as they would be carefully checked by a real person before being approved to be listed.

Avoiding using mass submission tools and softwares can only be good for you as web directories have learnt to block the submissions by such automated tools. Perhaps you will do well to avoid them altogether.

It may take more effort and time to manually submit your website but you will not be labeled as spamming and search engines will thus not ban your website.

By doing it manually, you will also be able to change your anchor text to suit various targeted keywords that you wish to rank for. You should change your keywords for every 10 web directories you submit to.

You get traffic easily when visitors arrive at web directories in search of specific information and find that you are listed in them.

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