How well do you know Web Directories?

A web directory is also referred to as a link directory is basically a directory for the internet. A web directory helps in linking to other sites and categorizing these sites and it should not be confused with a search engine as it does not display lists of web pages based on any specific keywords. Instead, a web directory lists web sites by category and subcategory. It is usually maintained by humans instead of software. The searcher looks at sites organized in a series of categories and menus. Web directories are usually much smaller than search engines' databases since the sites are looked at by human eyes instead of by some computer software. If a person wants their site to be included in a particular web directory, then it can be done in the following ways: either the site owner can submit the site to the Web directory, or the directory's editor(s) will eventually come across that site.

One type of web directory is a business web directory where the topics are organized in relevant categories. The business directory usually provides some of the best options that are available for business web site listings and has categories for most every type of business from all regions of the world. Users may easily search for an international business listing through one of the several search functions provided in the directory.

The other type is a free web directory with various categories and subcategories and the submission of a link is usually free but some sites require some specific categories a reciprocal link. Free directories allow online companies to collect relevant links to their websites and this is one of the top strategies used to promote businesses. The webmaster of a company should submit their site to as many directories as they can if they want to get noticed on the net.

There are many really good authoritative web directories out there. Yahoo directory has a good web directory and the yahoo site also has its own search engine listings and many other search services. It is also one of the most widely used sites on the net. DMOZ (Directory Mozilla), the Open Directory Project purports to be the “largest on the Web”, constructed and maintained by a “vast, global community of volunteer editors” and it has been around since 1999.