Frequently Asked Questions About Directory Submissions

Who are Indra Net's clients?

Rest assured that whatever kind of site you have, we can submit it effectively to the directories.

We are located in the USA, but our clients are located worldwide.

How are the directories chosen?

Once we are satisfied that it's a good, solid, well-run directory of value, we will add it to our submissions list and submit our clients' sites.

And, if we ever find that it's no longer meeting our standards, it will be removed from the list immediately.

We recently reviewed a list of over 4000 directories, and found only about 200 we would consider for inclusion on our list. We are still testing those sites to see which will make the list; probably only about 40 will be added.

How quickly will the directories add my link?

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 strict 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.

How can I learn which directories have added my link?

When we send you our report detailing the directories to which we submitted your link, we'll note those which we know have already added your link.

Others will add your link without any notification. And more links to your site will be added over time.

There are several other methods you can use to determine who is linking to your site.

check Yahoo

To do this, type this into the search field at Yahoo.com:
link:www.example.com (see an example)

Be sure not to type any spaces in the query! Including spaces will give you an incorrect result.

Using www before your domain name may give you a slightly different result than omitting it. Try it both ways.

check Google

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 infrequently - every 2 or 3 months or so - so it may take some time for your new directory links to show up in that report. Yahoo updates their backlinks more often (see above). However, Google provides more information about the links than Yahoo does.

use a free online link checking tool

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