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Frequently Asked Questions About Directory SubmissionsHow quickly will the directories add my link?Some directories will add your link very quickly, within hours or a day or two. Others may take a week, or a month. Some may take longer.When - or if - your link is accepted for a particular directory is a decision made by that directory's editor. We can't guarantee that your link will be added by a particular directory, since that decision is out of our hands. However, we do guarantee that we will submit your site in accordance with each directory's rules, thereby giving it the best chance of acceptance. And, the average approval time is one factor we use when evaluating the directories which we choose to add to our submission list, preferring to submit to sites which have, in our experience, shown reasonably fast approval time. However, some popular directories do have longer approval times, and when we think they are worth the wait we will submit to them as well.
How can I learn which directories have added my link?Some directories will send us a confirmation email when they add your link to their directory.When we send you our report (about 2 weeks after we receive your orders) we will list all directories to which we submitted your link, noting those which we know have already added your link. However, we won't know about all links to your site. This is because many will add your link without notifying us that they have done so. While many links to your site will be added in the first two weeks, more will be added over time. Each directory has its own schedule for adding new links. There are several other methods you can use to determine who is linking to your site. check Google Webmaster ToolsGoogle offers Webmaster Tools, a mind-blowingly useful set of resources for finding out what Google knows about your site.The great thing about this is you can access a nearly-complete list of the links Google has found to your site. To sign up for this free service, go to Google Webmaster Tools. It only takes a few minutes and you'll be very glad you did. Please be aware that Google doesn't immediately update the report when they find new links. The backlink report is updated veryinfrequently - every 2 or 3 months or so - so it may take some time for your new directory links to show up in that report. And, after you sign up it will take a while for the information to become available to you. Open Site ExplorerJust type your webpage's address into their search form, and you'll be shown the incoming links to your site, the anchor text used, and more.check Yahoo Site ExplorerYahoo offered a really useful tool to discover links to your site. Unfortunately, they discontinued this service on November 21, 2011.use a free online link checking toolThere are a number of other websites offering free tools that find links to your site. Here's one that works fairly well: iWebtool's backlink checker. |