General Web Directories- what kind of directories are these? There are millions of directories that we can find in the World Wide Web. Some of these directories are specific in nature but most of the time, online surfers find its way to a majority of web directories that are general in nature. These directories are simply made so that these could cater to the different needs of the people. When directories are specific, the topics in these sites are very limited.
Some web directories however focus on a certain area of specialization. Some focuses on a particular language and even on a particular regional culture. Examples of these are topic focusing in a very specific field such as laptop computers in gadgetzhub.blogspot.com.
There have been many surveys and debates on how these directories found their way to the top of the search engines. They have various ways. They even used different techniques on how to gain popularity by simply linking visitors to these general web directories. Here are some of its ways:
Free Submission - there is no charge for review of the site, just like http://www.999pro.com (this one in particular is offering featured links and has his own affiliate program, where you can earn $20 for each sale you generate).
Reciprocal Link - the site submitted must link back to the directory in order to be listed.
Paid Submissions - a fee is charged for reviewing the submitted link
No Follow - there is a rel="nofollow" attribute associated with the link, meaning search engines will not follow the link.
Featured Link - the link is given a premium position in the category where it is submitted
Featured Homepage Link - the link may be listed on the homepage of the directory.
However there are other directories that have a very high requirement in terms of submission and linking on to their site. This depends sometimes on the rank of that page in the search engines.
When we are going to search the net for some important information on products, try to look for what you need in the general web directories.
