If youve been reading my online book I am sure your up to speed on link building and how it can boost your web sites ranking on the search engines. Now its time to get started with the busy work. But dont worry, Ive went ahead and made it a little easier for you today by providing a few lists of the best directories on the internet to get you started.

But before jumping the gun, remember that you must submit your web site to the section of the directory that pertains to your web sites theme. The web site youre looking at would likely go into a Marketing or Advertising section. If you have a web site on Cats then put it in the Cats section. Dont think youll get more exposure by putting your web site into another section because its highly popular. More than likely your site wont even get listed. Obey the rules, drink a lot of caffeine, get hooked, and work all day until you have an exaustive sweat draped over your forehead and youll build a giant list of reciprocal lists through your directory submissions.

In addition, never forget to use your keyword or keyphrase in your submissions to these directories. Youre looking to boost your ranking for certain key terms and this is the best way of going about it.

This first list will show you the URL to the directory, whether its free or paid, its Google Page Rank, and its approximate age.

The Top 44 Web Directories - These are the top across the net. Yahoos Directory is expensive but well worth it.

256 Free Web Directories - The large majority of these are free submissions.

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