Let me summarize my life as a webmaster:

Wake up - Write - Promote - Sleep

Is this your webmastering style as well?

One of the tools I use to promote my websites is web directories.  Basically a web directory is similar to a search engine with the difference being that listings in a web directory are approved by a human being.  That being said, usually they have better quality and less spammy listings (notice the use of usually in the sentence).

There are both free and paid web directories that you can submit your site to.  I am not going to necessarily say which is better, though usually if you pay you can expect your listings to be approved faster than a free directory.  That being said, check out this small selection of web directories that I wish to highlight today.

The 4169 Free Link Directory has been around since early 2007.  They cater to those marketers with a budget and those without a budget (free listings).  The site is reasonably popular and my link was indexed quickly from the site.  For those of you with a budget, you can purchase a featured link for just five dollars and get your listing above the rest.  This is one of the directories I always submit my site to.

Tower Promote Link Directory is the oldest sites of the bunch.  Catering to those who want free listings and those who want to let their site stand out with paid listings, this site has everything that you need.  Since this site is older, search engines tend to rank links from this site as more important, therefore this site gives some special value to those who submit their sites here.  As a side note, if you submit a reciprocal link, your listing will be approved quicker.

Another old web directory I would like to mention is the Mitefind Paid Link Directory.  Now why would you want to submit your site to a paid web directory?  Simply put, your listing will be approved quickly as well in most cases these types of sites also have an advertising budget, so you know that you could get better exposure for your site.  Pricing is very reasonable (less than two dollars at this writing) and links are usually approved within a day. 

That’s it for today.  As I find more directories worth submitting to, I will mention them here.  Have a good day!