Based on our online experience for a few years now, I would say it is imperative for anyone and everyone to be familiar with SEO. Say you have a small business, say you start a blog, start you want to place an ad, say you want to sell something online, say you want to discuss in a forum… being SEO savvy will help you to use the online resources that are available in a more useful way, and if you have something to contribute, it is not a choice, but mandatory to learn and use it.

SEO Marketing is not as easy though. It takes a lot of time, effort and patience to establish a name in a certain niche, thanks to millions of people competing on the web. So if you want to save time and capitalize quick, we would suggest using SEO services from reputed SEO Companies. Manual directory submission is a cheap and effective way of advertising, and many SEO consultants can do it for you for a small fee. The SEO services that you may also find useful could be domain name submission to multiple search engines, article submission, content writing, website or blog analysis.

Here’s how you can find the best web directories:

Search the internet for web directories. Take a look at the top searches, usually they will be found within in the first few pages.

Find out a directory that is relevant to your website’s niche, by searching for specific keywords or look for categories and sub-categories that closely match your site or business.

Compare the prices for submission, Alexa rank, Google Page Rank. Free submissions may work for some sites in order to generate traffic, but if you want quality sites, you might want to pay a little amount to ensure you are not in link farms or a bad neighborhood. Shortlist sites you like and play around to get a feel of the site and the navigation.

Submit your website to Dirsnap.com at an affordable listing price, check it out yourself. While I am at it, I would also like to introduce our client’s website directory, Mckeay.com. It’s has a variety of topics and tons of information on how to market your website.

The interesting features of this business directory are business articles including business basics, business issues, business finance, design and development, monetization, SEO and marketing and web hosting, and of course, you can add your site to the directory.

Also, you will find business documents with enhanced business features, how-tos, details, checklists, techniques, standards and information catering to the increasing web trends of Business-to-Business (B2B) services and exponentially increasing demands for web-based resources and information. Current categories available are Board of Directors and Shareholders, Business Planning and Management, Credit and Collection, Customer Service, Employment and HR, Finance and Accounting, Internet and Technology.

Some of you might be particularly interested in Design and Development. Here are excerpts from Seven Design Principles I found on this site.

Copy: Scannable, try using bullets, highlight your keywords for specific information your readers might be looking for.

White space & text design: White space is easy on the eyes. Fonts should be large enough for even the older ones to read. Clutter free and yet space optimization is a must.

Pictures: Pictures create a mood and interest, choose an appropriate picture for your post. Keep them light, so that they do not take too long to load.

Graphics: Plan your graphics well, a haphazardly arranged graphics reflects an amateur site, so do it right and within the requirements.

Be easy to navigate: Keep few links in your main directory, arouse interest interest instead of choice fatigue. Maintain hierarchy.

Be credible: With constant skeptics around you, ensure your site looks professional, your stats reliable, and content original.Testimonials, warranty, guarantee, secure credit card processing, privacy policies, disclaimers are the way to go.

Never Be Finished: Google likes fresh content, so do readers. Keep adding new information, tweak your site design keeping SEO in mind.

This PR5 directory seems to be doing great… from concept, to content, to usability, to visibility, to SEO to making money online to business how-tos, browse through hundreds of articles. Great info, free downloads!! If you like this directory, please leave a comment and we will soon find more PR5 and PR5+ Directories for you!