This refers to the action of adding your website (URL) to a web directory. The Directory Submission process includes presenting your website URL and other particulars of the website to an appropriate category.
This applies mostly in Search Engine Optimization works in a technique which help search engines list answers in a certain order, with the top answers being preferred by clients and marketers as only a small percentage of surfers go to the next result page, hence one of the most important tools for online salesmen and marketers. Directory Submissions is normally done for a client by marketers at a cost, this cost depends on the number of URL’s and the directory itself, some are free while others are very expensive. It may be expensive but a necessary step in that the more submissions you make the higher the probability of a search engine listing your site on the first pages after a query and the more this happens the higher your Search Engine rankings rise. Thus Directory Submissions is a method of increasing your internet visibility, this makes the Search Engine to consider your site very important. Directory Submissions can also be used to target some given key-phrases and words.
Links serve as indicators to a website, and the more the links the more the indicators and therefore the higher the chances of the Search Engine getting to your site which is paramount for any website. Directory Submissions are the cheapest and cost effective means of achieving this.
There are various factors to consider when applying for Directory Submission services, one of the factors is the timing of the submission, this depends on the online age of the website, young websites should do it slowly, another factor is the nature of the SEO, the links should not be erroneous as this will likely point to another site ,there is also the option of manual or automatic Submission services, manual services are mostly preferred because they make possible the role of human supervision, control and adds predictability index. It is therefore very important for one to engage professionals when doing Directory Submission.