10 Best Paid Directories for Your Site
Paid directories are great for link building and getting high quality backlinks. Usually paid directories receive huge traffic and give you the most benefit for your submission.
Paid directories charge a fee to limit number of submissions or spam submissions.
Submissions in paid directories also give a higher PR and higher positions in Google search results.
Here is my fresh list of 10 best paid directories for your site.
Yahoo Directory - has to be the most popular directory to be listed in. It’s expensive but is worthwhile especially if you have a potentially profitable site. Basic fee is $299 per year. Yahoo Directory has Google PageRank 8 and thousands of quality backlinks including edu and gov. For more information about submission check here. Yahoo Directory was founded in 1995.
Business.com - is a very successful general directory that has been online since 1998. Annual fee is $299. Google PR 7. For more details check here.
Botw - the original “Best of the Web” got its start in 1994. Google PR 7. Annually recurring charge $149.95, one-time only charge $299.95.
Hotvsnot - HOTvsNOT.com is a PR6 Directory. 6 months - $42, 12 months - $60, 3 years - $108, Permanent (one-time fee) - $200 You can also submit your site for free if you provide a reciprocal backlink from your site.
Dirjournal - the Directory Journal is a general Web directory with PR 5. Featured Listing (Permanent) - $249.95, Regular Listing (Permanent) - $159.95, Featured Listing (Yearly) - $99.95, Regular Listing (Yearly) - $59.95. Launched in 2007.
Splashdirectory - is a human edited family-friendly web directory with PR 5. SplashDirectory offers Featured links for $39.95 (annual payment) and Regular links for $24.95 (one time payment).
Ezilon - Ezilon.com web directory is sub divided into regions, which includes Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, Oceania, South America and Central America. PR 6. $69 - Human Editor(s) Review Fee and Yearly Review (Annual payment). $199 - Human Editor(s) Review and Permanent Listing, with Free Yearly Review (One-time payment).
Joeant - JoeAnt.com was originally launched in the spring of 2001. They have a fair amount of authority links and have been around over 5 years. PR 6. Guaranteed review within the next two business days (One Time Fee - $39.99).
GreenStalk - PR 6. The cost for a review of a regular listing is $39.95. This is a 1-time review fee for a lifetime listing.
Kahuki - the Kahuki Web Directory is part of the Kahuki Directory Network. PR 3. Regular Listing is $9.95 / Year, Featured Listing - 19.95 / Year.
Paid directories can be very valuable, so long as you make your submissions in a right way and you have a quality website with unique and useful content.
Please note that in most cases fees are non-refundable and there is no guarantee that your site will be added to the directories. Make sure you read submission rules before submitting your site.
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