Directories that Pass PR or Page Rank

Google Penalties for Selling Links. In late 2007 Google penalized all directories that were selling links for the purpose of gaining PR (Page Rank) by dropping those directory's PR and causing them to not even rank for their own name until they made some changes on their websites. Thus everyone that had submitted to those directories found their PR drop also. Then most websites on the internet also dropped in PR by at least 1 point because Google dropped PR across the board.

Directories No Longer Pass PR. Since then there are very few directories with PR on their link pages unless they are also using rel="nofollow" on the links (which Google recommends but which also means that page will not pass PR even if it does get some PR in the future). So finding directories with PR on their linking pages is a moot point now-a-days.

Link Trades Devalued. Google has also penalized sites for getting involved in traingular linking and other link schemes and has devalued link trades in general. Blog and forum links don't count for much either.

What does that leave us? Google recommends that you provide pages of interest to your visitors that they will want to link to without being asked and that is about the only safe method of gaining links with PR anymore.

Directory Submissions. If you still want to submit to good directories try the following directory list. I have personally checked all these directories and they all appear to be clean directories that don't have 302 redirects on the links (or they are search engine friendly redirects) and they don't have the links in frames although I can't guarantee this won't happen in the future. They also don't have other means to prevent the link from being indexed as far as I can tell.

The PR has been left off the chart below because of so few directories having any PR now. I have also left off directories that require a link trade although that option is usually available for the following free directories. Don't submit to directories that say they are "search engine friendly" because (according to Google) this implies they are providing links to gain PR and they will likely be penalized for it. Also don't submit to directories that accept submissions from gammmmbling, Poorrrnoo, Pharrrrmaseutical (misspelled on purpose) and other bad neighborhood sites. I have not set up direct links to the following directories in case they get penalized in the future (which would reverberate to this page).

Free Submit Directories with no link trade

(Sites with asterics (*) have accepted links I submitted.
I occasionally go through this directory list and remove
those that haven't accepted listings)

DirectoryComments
dmoz.org*free submission is human edited, can take up to 1-2 years to be approved but feeds Google Directory and a plethora of other directories. DMOZ usually has PR on link pages.
www.dir.yahoo.com*Free to Non-profits only. Yahoo usually has PR on linking pages and provides Trust Rank.
www.lii.org Librarians Internet Index. They do not accept submissions from stricly commercial sites unless they also provide valuable information. Reviews submissions within 48 hours
www.joeant.com*Puts site in several categories. Must be an editor to submit sites for free. PR 0.
www.ipsarion.com*Takes 48 hours to review and sends email if accepted. PR 0.
www.webolink.com* Uses a thumbnail of the website. Sites arranged by PR. Can use Keywords as the title. PR 0.
www.anaximanderdirectory.com* Alphabetical listings. Can use alternate title. More details page with title in title plus one more word so don't use this for new websites. PR 0.
www.oyez.info*They use the domain for title instead of your title. PR 0.
www.tugf.com* No specific arrangement other than possibly via submission. PR 0. Must confirm email.
www.jtop.com* Can use alternate title. have to confirm email. No discernable arrangement. PR 0. They use your domain for title.
www.esgsite.com* Arranged by date of submission. Can use alternate title. Takes 1-10 days. PR 0.
www.finest4.com* Very uncluttered and original design. Categories arranged alphabetically. Family friendly directory. Can only submit official site name and only home page. Sites arranged by PR. Accepts only quality sites. PR 0.
www.webworldindex.com*Very strickt rules. Must use business name and address must show on site and takes 3-6 months for free submission but this site does have PR on linking pages.
www.home-directory.biz* A home improvement directory. Sites are lphabetically arranged and provides thumbnail of website. Has more info page and puts title in title plus category word so don't use this one if your site is brand new. PR 0.
www.nicheorganics.com* A directory featuring topics related to green living and the organic lifestyle. Sends email if accepted. PR 0. Puts full title in title on more info page so don't use this one if you have a new site.


Free Submit Christian Directories with no link trade *

DirectoryComments
www.christiansproducts.comThey require the site must be a Christian site or you'll have to trade links.
www.actschristian.com They send email when accepted.
www.kingdomheartsonfire.org Can use alternate title and 2 categories. Lists sites by category and state/city and also provides a map for the location.

*The reason the Christian directory list is so small is because most Christian directories have one or more of the same problems as other directories one should avoid: putting your title in their title, 302 redirects, pages in frames or over 100 links on page. Most of them are also way behind the times and think link trades are still the way to go. And practically ALL of them charge a fee for submission or force you to trade links. That doesn't say much for "Christian Charity"!!

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For more information on this topic see:
Directories to Avoid that Don't Pass PR
Keyword Strategy
Getting good Backlinks

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