Automatic directory submission involves the use of automatic software to perform the directory submission. Automated software are no good because it does not help in your search engine ranking. Though it can post to thousands of directories at one time, it can also get your website banned. The directories have an automated script that can detect robot submission. If you use the automated software, the directory will be able to detect it. It will automatically delete the listing that are submitted through automated software.

Automated Directory Submission Can Get Your Site Banned

Automated directory submission can get your website banned in the search engine. The search engine constantly check its website for suspicious activities. If you try to get a lot of backlinks through automated software, it will know. Your website will only benefit from the automated directory submission for a few days. After that, your site will be deranked and put into sandbox effect. If you repeatedly use automated directory submission, you may get banned permanently. Once your website is banned permanently in the search engine, it will be difficult to recover it to the previous condition. Therefore, getting too many backlinks in a short time is not beneficial for you at all.

Limitations of Automated Directory Submission

Automated directory submission only submits your website to one category. You can only choose from one category in the automated software. If the directory happen to not have the category, it will skip pass it. In this way, your website will be submitted to lesser directories. You will not benefit from the listing in all the directories. With automated directory submission, your site won’t be posted to the most relevant category. The editor who reviews your site will reject it and ask you to resubmit the listing. It can be difficult to get your site listed in the directory if your site is rejected. Automated directory submission can destroy your company reputation. People will have an impression that your company is unprofessional if they know that your site is banned from the search engine. They can know if your site is banned by checking the pagerank bar to see if it is grey out. If you don’t want your site to be banned, you should perform the directory submission manually. By performing the directory submission manually, you can spread out the submission process over a few months.

Same Title and Description

You are force to use the same title and description for all the directories. Since all your listing will have the same title and description, they won’t be indexed by the search engine. If the directory listing is not indexed by the search engine, the backlinks won’t count. If the backlink is not counted, it will not help you in your search engine ranking.

Users Cannot Choose Which Directory to Submit

You will not be able to choose the directory which you want to submit to. The automated software will automatically submit to all the directories. In addition, not all submission will be successful. There is always a percentage of submission that didn’t went through.

Outsourcing Directory Submission

Webmasters who don’t have time for directory submission can always outsource the job to a SEO company. Before hiring a SEO company, make sure that he submit to the directories manually. You can ask the SEO company how they perform the submission process. The SEO company should be in business for at least 2 years. If it is a new SEO company, you should not sign up with them as they are not reliable. The internet is a great resource for finding customer reviews. If the SEO company has lousy feedback, you should not sign up with the. If the SEO company offer the directory submission service at a low price, you should avoid them because they probably are scam artist.

Before hiring a SEO company, you should read customer review. By reviewing your customer reviews, you will be able to find out if the SEO company is providing a legitimate directory submission service. You can find customer reviews by doing research on the internet. To find customer reviews, you can enter the keyword “SEO company name + reviews” or “SEO company name + directory submission review” into the search engine. After you hit enter, the search engine will retrieve a list of websites that offer reviews on the SEO company. Some of the site are blog while others are forum. You can click through each search result to read the reviews. If you are unable to find reviews on the search engine, you can post your question in the internet marketing forum. Examples of internet marketing forum where you can post questions about the SEO company are Digital Point forum, V7n forum and etc.  Many members are willing to help you by providing a relevant answer. You can review each answer to find out whether the directory submission service from the SEO company is suitable for you.