Do People Search By Directories Anymore?
Should we worry about making sure our sites are listed in directories? Do people still use directories or go straight to a search engine such as Google to find what they are looking for? To answer this question, I went to my server logs which track all activity on my sites. As I expected, the majority of traffic coming to my web sites was from search engines, but to my surprise I did see some directory referrals as well. They were not in great numbers but all the same they were still there. Therefore I would say directory inclusion, at least in the free directories, is important because they may send you some traffic. It may not be in great quantities but with the ever increasing competition on the web, I’ll take traffic from wherever I can get it. Besides if it is free, why not take a few moments to submit your site? The Disappearance of Free Directories Free directories are becoming more scarce all the time. Most are now requiring some kind of fee for inclusion whether that be a one
