The Best Web Directories

Every day someone new asks which web directories are the best to submit to and there is no right or wrong answer. This post in the BigGuide Webmaster Resource Blog sums up how I feel about it and is worth reading.

Another resource not listed in that post is Aviva's Strongest Web Directories list.

Smart Googbies invest in listings when they run across an opportunity where the cost/benefit ratio is favorable so they typically invest in listings over time after any initial or upfront investment has long passed. In addition, search engines are said to prefer gradually increasing backlink strategy over the "big bang" upfront orgy of link buying.

This Googbie still believes our very own BigGuide Internet Directory offers as strong a cost/benefit ratio at $7 for a review fee for a permanent listing as any other web directory out there. Of course we're biased but, we really do believe it's a great long term value for any webmaster. With over 6,000 quality websites listed, including many editor-added "gems", the visitor experience is far better than most directories offer and should insure the already strong traffic continues to grow over time.

Of course there are hundreds of other directories worth every penny of their review fee and you'll find more information on them in the post in the BigGuide blog.