Directory Submission Guidelines

One of the most important ways to survive an online business is to have better search engine visibility. If your site has a good ranking within the search results, then you will have better visibility. So how can you maintain a better ranking within the search results to get competitive advantage?
The sites that link to your site can help you have better search engine positioning. One of the easiest ways to gain back links is directories. There many free directories available online that accepts URL submissions. But some can argue that the links within the directories have no effect to your search engine rankings. Directories can provide two types of benefits to your website:
It will help your site to get indexed more quickly. Also one way links from the directories can help your rankings. Although they won't offer a great value as a natural link from another site, they can add some value to your external link count.
You can also get some traffic from directories. The traffic from directories may not be a major source of traffic but, still you can get some form of traffic from directories.
There are few things you need to consider, when you submit your site to directories:
Use variations of titles. Different variations can give better results, when it comes to search engine rankings.
Use variations of description. Again, this will affect your rankings much better.
Don't submit to all directories at once. These can perceived as sudden link building by the search engines, and they can panelise you for it. So, submit to maximum 100 directories per day.
Use good description and title for your site. Don't just fill the title and description with keyword. Use a logical title and description.
Include your keywords within description and the title. But make sure to pay attention to previous point that is mentioned.
Submit to correct category.
If you follow these guidelines you will have better chance to get accepted by the directories that you submitted. Also, these links will be a lifetime links as you do not require submitting again and again.