For over the years i have seen many web directories come and go. I have always used submitting my websites to web directories to effectively market and promote my websites. The main advantages of submitting your sites to directories are backlinks, fast google indexing, and good pagerank (PR).  PR was used by many people as a measure to inbound links and link popularity for many websites nowdays, but many directory owners would argue that PR is almost dead as it has no influence on website traffic.

There are lots of many free and paid directories nowdays, but  before submitting your website to directory, one must make sure that the directory is spam free and human edited web directory. If the directory is not human edited, and allows automatic approval, it becomes a ‘link farm’. The key factors to evaluate a directory are  total google indexed and cached pages, backlinks, Age of directory and to some extend PR.  Most high quality and well established directories nowdays charge a fee  for review and inclusion and submitting ‘free’ is a taboo with most directories.

I have compiled and listed below the best high quality directories (free/paid) and it is very recommended to submit your sites to these directories below….

1. Yahoo Directory

http://dir.yahoo.com

  • Pagerank: 8
  • Domain Age:  since 1995
  • Google Indexed: 1.8 million | Yahoo Indexed: 2 million | Bing Indexed: 103k
  • Google Backlinks: 480 | Yahoo Backlinks: 160,000
  • Alexa Rank: 4
  • Inclusion Fee: $299/year  (closed)

2. DMOZ

http://www.dmoz.org

  • Pagerank: 8
  • Domain Age: Since 1999
  • Google Indexed: 1.9 million | Yahoo Indexed: 1.16 million| Bing Indexed: 1.2 million
  •  Google Backlinks: 4.4 million | Yahoo Backlinks: 7.9 million
  • Alexa Rank: 574
  • Inclusion Fee: free to submit (closed)

3. Business.com

http://www.business.com

•    Pagerank:  7
•    Domain Age: since 1998
•    Google Indexed:  74000 | Yahoo Indexed: 82900 |  Bing Indexed: 44,400
•     Google Backlinks:  400 | Yahoo Backlinks: 3000
•    Alexa Rank: 5,839
•    Inclusion Fee:  $299 (Business directory Inclusion)

4. Best of the Web Directory (BOTW)

http://www.botw.org

•    Pagerank:  7
•    Domain Age: Since 1994
•    Google Indexed: 3.5 million | Yahoo Indexed: 907,000 |  Bing Indexed:  650,000
•     Google Backlinks: 557 | Yahoo Backlinks: 146,000
•    Alexa Rank: 5,158
•    Inclusion Fee:  $149.95 annually (or) One time fee of $299

5. Joeant

http://www.joeant.com

•    Pagerank:  6
•    Domain Age: since 2000
•    Google Indexed:  144,000 | Yahoo Indexed: 131,460  |  Bing Indexed: 81,400
•     Google Backlinks: 131 | Yahoo Backlinks: 411
•    Alexa Rank: 12,374
•    Inclusion Fee: $39.99

6. GoGuides.org

http://www.goguides.org

•    Pagerank:  5
•    Domain Age: since 2001
•    Google Indexed: 18,800 | Yahoo Indexed: 54,700 |  Bing Indexed: 25,200
•     Google Backlinks: 93 | Yahoo Backlinks: 150
•    Alexa Rank: 29,145
•    Inclusion Fee: $39.99 (or) $69.95

7. Jasmine Directory

https://www.jasminedirectory.com/

•    Pagerank: 6
•    Domain Age: since 2009
•    Google Indexed: 4,290  | Yahoo Indexed: 6,610   |  Bing Indexed: 6,490
•     Google Backlinks: 25,200| Yahoo Backlinks: 7,470
•    Alexa Rank: 17,000
•    Inclusion Fee: $59

8. Hot vs Not Directory

http://www.hotvsnot.com/

•    Pagerank: 6
•    Domain Age: 2004
•    Google Indexed:   24,400 | Yahoo Indexed: 1577   |  Bing Indexed: 7290
•     Google Backlinks: 1120 | Yahoo Backlinks: 196
•    Alexa Rank: 19972
•    Inclusion Fee: not known.

9. Gimpsy.com

http://www.gimpsy.com

•    Pagerank: 5
•    Domain Age: since 2001
•    Google Indexed: 13100 | Yahoo Indexed: 164 |  Bing Indexed: 7990
•     Google Backlinks: 125 | Yahoo Backlinks: 164
•    Alexa Rank: 36,531
•    Inclusion Fee: $49

10. Skaffe.com

http://www.skaffe.com

•    Pagerank:  4
•    Domain Age: since 2003
•    Google Indexed: 2140 | Yahoo Indexed: 21,370 |  Bing Indexed: 727
•     Google Backlinks: 88 | Yahoo Backlinks: 80
•    Alexa Rank: 56,257
•    Inclusion Fee: $44.99 (or) Free

11. Incrawler

http://www.incrawler.com

•    Pagerank: 5
•    Domain Age: since 2003
•    Google Indexed: 42,700  | Yahoo Indexed:  23,285 |  Bing Indexed: 2850
•     Google Backlinks: 159 | Yahoo Backlinks: 42
•    Alexa Rank: 93,754
•    Inclusion Fee: $49.95 (onetime)

12. Ezilon

http://www.ezilon.com/

•    Pagerank: 6
•    Domain Age: since 2002
•    Google Indexed:  335,000 | Yahoo Indexed: 297,000 |  Bing Indexed: 38,600
•     Google Backlinks: 203 | Yahoo Backlinks: 499
•    Alexa Rank: 4,317
•    Inclusion Fee: $69 yearly (or) $199 one time fee.

13. Alive Directory

http://www.alivedirectory.com

•    Pagerank: 5
•    Domain Age: 2005
•    Google Indexed: 4650 | Yahoo Indexed: 20  |  Bing Indexed: 109
•     Google Backlinks:  551 | Yahoo Backlinks: 36
•    Alexa Rank: 64,564
•    Inclusion Fee:$74.95 per year (or) $224 one time

14. Linkopedia

http://www.linkopedia.com/

•    Pagerank: 4
•    Domain Age: since 1998
•    Google Indexed: 3270 | Yahoo Indexed: 3,188  |  Bing Indexed: 1280
•     Google Backlinks:  46 | Yahoo Backlinks: 38
•    Alexa Rank: 177,877
•    Inclusion Fee: $9.95 one time

15. DirJournal

http://www.dirjournal.com/

•    Pagerank: 4
•    Domain Age: 2007
•    Google Indexed:  58600 | Yahoo Indexed: 43255 |  Bing Indexed: 6950
•     Google Backlinks: 496 | Yahoo Backlinks: 205
•    Alexa Rank: 144,155
•    Inclusion Fee: $59.95 yearly (or) $159.95

16. Elib Shopping Directory

http://www.elib.org

•    Pagerank: 5
•    Domain Age: since 2003
•    Google Indexed: 21,800  | Yahoo Indexed: 23,913  |  Bing Indexed: 10,800
•     Google Backlinks: 236 | Yahoo Backlinks: 118
•    Alexa Rank: 39,699
•    Inclusion Fee: € 9

17. V7N Directory

http://directory.v7n.com

•    Pagerank:5
•    Domain Age: since 2004
•    Google Indexed: 6890 | Yahoo Indexed:  10,191|  Bing Indexed: 431
•     Google Backlinks: 44 | Yahoo Backlinks: 1090
•    Alexa Rank: 2,569
•    Inclusion Fee: $49.95

18. Web World Index Directory

http://www.webworldindex.com/

•    Pagerank:
•    Domain Age: 2001
•    Google Indexed: 137,000 | Yahoo Indexed:  134,000|  Bing Indexed: 4190
•     Google Backlinks:  107 | Yahoo Backlinks: 116
•    Alexa Rank: 12,166
•    Inclusion Fee: $25

19. Directory World

http://www.directoryworld.net

•    Pagerank: 5
•    Domain Age: since 2004
•    Google Indexed: 12400 | Yahoo Indexed: 18945  |  Bing Indexed: 1400
•     Google Backlinks:  361 | Yahoo Backlinks: 96
•    Alexa Rank: 39,145
•    Inclusion Fee: $29.95 (or) free with reciprocal link.

20. Human Ranked Directory Project

http://www.hrwebdir.org

•    Pagerank: 4
•    Domain Age: since 2006
•    Google Indexed: 4650  | Yahoo Indexed: 4667  |  Bing Indexed: 943
•     Google Backlinks: 52 | Yahoo Backlinks: 34
•    Alexa Rank: 157,589
•    Inclusion Fee: $9.95 (or) Free for non-commercial.

21. Aviva Directory

http://www.avivadirectory.com


•    Pagerank:  5
•    Domain Age:  2005
•    Google Indexed: 8590  | Yahoo Indexed:  8660  |  Bing Indexed: 5218
•     Google Backlinks: 456  | Yahoo Backlinks: 94
•    Alexa Rank: 30,104
•    Inclusion Fee: $49.95 per year / $149.95 one time

22. Massive Links

http://www.massivelinks.com


•    Pagerank: 4
•    Domain Age: 2003
•    Google Indexed:  34000 | Yahoo Indexed: 26400  |  Bing Indexed:  5343
•     Google Backlinks: 38  | Yahoo Backlinks:  33
•    Alexa Rank: 36127
•    Inclusion Fee: $39.99

23. AbiLogic Business Directory

http://www.abilogic.com


•    Pagerank: 5
•    Domain Age: 2003
•    Google Indexed:  134,000 | Yahoo Indexed: 49,401  |  Bing Indexed: 8540
•     Google Backlinks: 102  | Yahoo Backlinks: 55
•    Alexa Rank: 28,408
•    Inclusion Fee: $32/yr

24. CannyLink Internet Directory

http://www.cannylink.com


•    Pagerank: 4
•    Domain Age: since 1997
•    Google Indexed: 2760  | Yahoo Indexed: 2060   |  Bing Indexed:
•     Google Backlinks:  77 | Yahoo Backlinks: 27
•    Alexa Rank: 92,896
•    Inclusion Fee: $19.95

25. Jayde Directory & Search Engine

http://www.jayde.com


•    Pagerank: 3
•    Domain Age: since 1996
•    Google Indexed: 129,000  | Yahoo Indexed:   |  Bing Indexed: 9830
•     Google Backlinks: 525 | Yahoo Backlinks: 814
•    Alexa Rank: 4,248
•    Inclusion Fee:  Free

26. Wow Directory

http://www.wowdirectory.com


•    Pagerank: 4
•    Domain Age: since 2003
•    Google Indexed: 1.1 million  | Yahoo Indexed: 18,579   |  Bing Indexed: 1350
•     Google Backlinks: 48 | Yahoo Backlinks: 46
•    Alexa Rank: 63,364
•    Inclusion Fee: $43