Blog Directories

Every webmaster knows links to your site are a must to bring in traffic, but not everyone knows where to get those links. A lot of people choose to use link directories, and most bloggers know that we can definitely benefit from directories like this. A lot of bloggers don't realize that there are blog directories out there that cater only to the blogging community.

First of all you might ask why link building and directories are so important. Search engines use links as part of the algorithm to decide where your blog ranks in search results. Basically search engines see each link as a sort of vote for your site. The more of these votes you get, the better your blog ranks. The best way to gain better position is through one way links, but there are few ways to get one way links. The best way to do this is through a directory, but most directories list all websites, so it's important to find a blog directory.

I was just checking out Alive Blog Directory, and I like the look of their site. Not only do they have a clean design that's easy to navigate, but the Blog Directory is just that, a directory designed only for blogs. Although the blog directory is of it's own, it's built upon the Alive Web Directory. This is a good thing because it segregates blogs from the rest of the websites listed, but it allows you to pull traffic from visitors to the web directory. I also like how you can choose from a huge selection of blog categories instead of just labeling your link as a blog like you would have to do with most other generic directories. You also have options for deep links as well as standard, featured, yearly, or permanent listings.