Submit To Directories and Search Engines

5 Directories Search Engines Love
For websites to rank in the algorithmic search results they typically require inbound links…especially to rank for competitive keywords where lots of competing businesses want to rank. In some cases ranking can take hundreds or thousands of inbound links. No matter how high the odds it is good to start with some foundational link building. Here are 5 general directories search engines love

BOTW.org - general directory offering a yearly $100 recurring option and one time fee listings for $250.
Business.com - Business focused directory that charges $299 per year to list your websites.
DMOZ.org - called the Open Directory Project, this directory is anything but open! Submissions are free, but it can take years to get listed in DMOZ because unpaid volunteers edit the categories and are quite picky with what sites they are willing to list.
LII.org - Librarian’s Internet Index is similar to DMOZ, but more actively maintained. They try to focus on listing leading non-commercial and informational websites.
The Yahoo! Directory - one of the older web directories, started in 1994. The Yahoo! Directory charges an annually recurring $299 fee for listing websites.
Will these directories get you to the top of the search results? Probably not, but every journey must start with a first step!