Are Internet Directories Important in Dental Marketing and SEO?

An Internet Directory specializes in linking to other web sites and categorizing those links. It is not a search engine such as Google or Yahoo. An Internet Directory lists web sites by category and subcategory.

Example:

Many Internet Directories allow sites to be directly submitted for inclusion at no charge; others require a fee.

Most Internet Directories are general in nature with lots of categories and sub categories but there are also specialized directories such as business and shopping directories.

The “Yahoo! Directory” and the “Open Directory Project” (also known as “Dmoz” from “directory.mozilla.org”, the original domain name) are examples of well known general directories. Yahoo charges to be listed but it's free to list on Dmoz.

Yahoo Directory:

Dmoz Directory:

The importance of Internet Directories is that by getting listed in them you greatly help search engines such as Google “find your site”. This in turns can get your site ranked quicker and better on Google and the other search engines allowing new patients to more easily find your site.

A good place to start is with Dmoz where you can get listed free. Simply follow the instructions at the Dmoz site here