Directories have diminished in importance, given how the major search engines have abandoned them, as I've written about in the past. But in Directories: Love 'em or Leave 'em from Search Engine Guide, David Wallace takes another look from a search marketer's perspective about why you might not want to scratch them off the list entirely. Sure, they aren't giant traffic generators any more -- but they do send noticeable traffic. Plus, they remain important links to the crawlers. He concludes with a few major free directories you can submit to plus some paid ones, as well. Need more? Bob Mutch maintains a list of directories here and here.
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