Is directory submission still effective for SEO?

[susanburling]

Yes and No both,
Yes because it is still effective in 2019 and No because it is not as effective as other off page techniques.

[kunshtech]

Directory Submission is the way of submitting your website on the internet directories which simply means that this method is used to create backlinks for a particular Hyperlink but the question is to, does creating backlinks using directory submission method is good for seo? Today, Search Engines are very smart and always working on improving their algorithm. So, to get ranked just by creating backlinks on top result is very difficult these days.

To get results from directory submission you need to be very careful while submitting your website link on any directory submission site:-
Things you should take care of while looking for list of diretory submisson sites :

• 1.) Check SEO Score:
  • Domain Authority Should be High
  • Page Authority Should be High
  • Low Spam Score
  2.) Catchy and Relevant Title
  3.) Brief and Relevant Link Details
  4.) Use tag Tags and as Keywords (Do Not Stuff)
  5.) The Directory Subm. Site should not have too many outbound Links.
  6.) Choose Relevant Category
  7.) Keep Submitting and maintain track record of your submission.

Always keep in mind these things while performing directory submission task and you will find directory submission effective for SEO

[vijayshah1140]

If you are doing a proper directory submission having high da and quality, it is still effective in SEO.

[vijayshah1140]

It is still effective if you select the proper category while doing a submission.

[vijayshah1140]

Yes, It is still effective. If you Select a proper category with good authority website, it is still effective.

[Ramsaran]

Hi,
Yes, It is still effective for SEO and if submitted good do-follow websites.

[ritesh3592]

Yes, it is still effective all you need to select a proper category at a time of submission