**Updated 11/27/11 – I have removed a couple of entries as they are now charging substantially for their listings.
**Updated! I had to delete one, but I added 3 more, notated with a red asterisk *.
**Note: To my knowledge all of this listings can be obtained for free, but a few people have said that a couple were fee based. They did not inform me, however, which sites those were, so I’m unable to update this list accordingly. If you visit a site and they are charging for the listing, I would appreciate it if you would leave a comment and let me know so that I can update this list.
Since Google’s #1 qualification for higher page ranking is the number of backlinks to a site, spending some time finding those links is a priority. Every qualified, relevant link counts, so I’ve compiled a list of 62 places where you can list your website or blog. All of these sites offer free links, some also offer paid upgrades for more exposure. All will help boost your SEO and increase your chances of getting found online!
I have my website and/or blog listed on all of these sites, but I’m always looking for more! If you know of other sites where we can get free listings, please let us know in the comments below!
- Alexa
- Better Networker.com
- Bing Directory
- Bing Local
- Biznik
- Blog Catalog
- Blog Farm
- Blog Flux
- BlogRoll Center *
- Blog Search
- Blog Top Sites
- Blogarama
- Bloggapedia
- Blogged
- Bloggernity
- Bloggersbase.com
- Brownbook.net
- CitySlick – almost free….their least expensive option is $3.99/yr.
- City Squares
- Directory Central *
- Discover Our Town
- Diva Cafe
- DMOZ.org – Open Directory Project
- FastPitch
- Google Places
- Hotfrog
- Just Click Local
- Kudzu
- Linked In
- Local.com
- LocalEze
- Magic Yellow
- Manta
- Mapquest Local Business Center
- Merchant Circle
- MetroBot
- Mojo Pages
- MyCity
- MyHuckleberry
- NetworkingUSA.com
- Referral Key *
- She’s Connected
- Society of Socialpreneurs
- Supermedia
- Superpages
- ThinkLocal
- Thumbtack.com
- Twibs
- USCity.net
- USYellowPages
- Whitepages
- Yahoo Local
- Yahoo Site Explorer
- Yalwa Business Directory
- Yellow Assistance
- YellowBot
- Yellowee
- YellowPages.com
- Yelp
- ZoomInfo
Don’t forget, if you know of other sites, please share in the comments!
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WOW! What a great list. I’m going to get started checking them all out. Thanks!
Thank you so much for publishing this list! very helpful!
Great Sites ! Awesome ideas…. Trying Now
Very useful, thanks for sharing.
HI there, great list, just wanted to say that #44 caused my system to put up some major red flags for viruses, just thought you should know!
Thanks for the heads up Andi, I’m wondering if it’s because they do have a rather persistent pop up. They do have a heavily traveled site however (only 4,400 Alexa rating), and they’re pretty popular, so I think it’s safe.
Wow. That’s awesome.
I’m looking forward to exploring your site. Hope you’ll check me out, too… http://acts17verse28.blogspot.com/
Hi Very Happy to find this, Thank you for sharing
That is great! Thank you!
what a great list, thanks for this info!
#54 won’t accept my email address…keeps telling me it’s invalid…go figure!!
Wow, I just hopped over from Blogfrog, after seeing that you had created this extremly long and useful list.
I am going to concentrate on the first post, I found on your site which was:
16 top places to list your blog and build your community.
Thank you Theresa……I’ll be back for more great info ,to help me grow my Blog
Blessings to you.
I’m so glad you found the information useful Carole! I’ve received great feedback about this post, I’ll have to see what I can come up with next!
Wow! Thank you. What a comprehensive list! Your blog is wonderful!
This is a very complete list. Thank you and I will back, after I run through this list! Great work!
Thx for the list, that is very useful.. I started adding mine on them.
Really great list you have, I’m bookmarking this page right now!!!
Thanks for sharing this. I have bookmark this for my tomorrow’s homework.
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What a great list of sites! Have joined lots of them and has helped my success with my direct sales business. Thank you for the list.
Awesome, you’re welcome!
Matter on the Site is a Good. Thanks For Sharing
What a great list! We just added you to our free business directory also!
Teresa Olvera
Founder, Society of Socialpreneurs ~ Socialize Your Brand
http://www.societyofsocialpreneurs.com
List your business in our free business directory and your blog in our free blog directory!
Fantastic, thank you! I will be adding your site to this list with a few others I have collected, when I update this post soon!
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!
i was merely browsing alongside and uncovered your site. merely wantd to say excellent internet site and this post truly helped me.
This is one list I wish you’d let us copy (I want to make notes on each, keep track, etc. and revisit later) but you’ve got it copy protected (and I don’t blame you…but). Thanks for letting me voice my opinion.
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Hi Patricia,
Unfortunately I can’t be selective about which posts to unprotect, it’s either all or nothin’, I’m afraid. You can print it however, using your browser. It will print the entire page, but at least you’d have it. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Theresa, this is a great list of place for people to start with their online SEO. Of course before posting one link they should be 100% sure that each page on their site has good on-site optimization. Question though..I do wonder why you use the copy protect when users can easily disable it? Seems like a waste of time, plus it definitely hinders the user’s experience… IMHO of course!
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Thanks for your comment, yes this is just one of many articles that I’ve posted to help people learn about SEO. Hopefully they’re making use of the other articles as well, so they can improve SEO in all areas, not just one, since they all work together. I’ve disabled the right click because I discovered that many of my articles were appearing in other, non-approved places, so to avoid as many duplicate content issues as I can, I felt it was necessary. It’s a simple plugin, it didn’t take any time at all, I don’t have to apply it to every post. I don’t see how it would really hinder the user’s experience at all. They can always print the page if they need to.
Hi Theresa, you said, “….to avoid as many duplicate content issues as I can”.
What issues are they? My understanding is that Google will list new content and any duplicates get ignored as far as rankings go, although they do count any links. Is that your understanding? If so then why would there be any issue?
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http://linktoprofit.com/
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Ray, no the duplicate content issue exists still, and to my knowledge Google will still punish for what they consider to be “malicious” duplicate content. Of course, they may interpret something as malicious, when it’s not, so I choose to err on the side of caution. Here is a link to the most current information about this. This article was revised on July 23rd of this year. http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=66359
Hi Theresa,
Thanks for your response and the article link. Your advice has been taken on board and I’ll be a bit more careful in future. It pays to err on the side of caution and go straight to the top as you have done with your link.
Appreciated
Ray
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thanks for the useful info! best of the web charges you btw.
Oops, thanks for that! I have a few more to add to the list, so I’ll remove that one on the next update.
And better networker or blog engage or blogarama or entireweb, blog farm, blogged and blogernity don’t work.
(sorry I got a bit click happy!)
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Blog Farm had the incorrect URL, so that’s been repaired, the others all worked for me, except Blogged & Bloggernity, but they’re acting funny as if there were server issues, so I think I’ll wait a few days and try again before I completely remove them. Thanks for the help!
Very handy list Theresa, Thanks!
If only I had enough time to submit to all these!
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Thanks for every guys.
I have recently started a website, the info you offer on this website has helped me tremendously. Thank you for all of your time & work.
Hi Theresa,
I looked through the page and was surprised that no one mentioned YouTube. I have helped my husband to create a YouTube Channel, which does take a day or 2 (if you are a “newbie” like me), but increased the traffic and search engine rankings for his sites dramatically.
From what I have read, YouTube accounts for 2 Billion daily searches, and nearly 20% of the traffic on Google. Since it is free, it is definitely something I would add to the list, and once you see the results you will get a better idea of how good this can be for your site.
My hubby pointed out that it is better to create the videos yourself, since you can add keywords and links back to your site in the YouTube listing. Apparently, just using a video from YouTube that you have not created yourself does not have the same dramatic positive effect, but still does have a mildly positive one because of YouTube’s authority site wide.
Kathy
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Hi Kathy,
I guess I was thinking only along the lines of directories and such, but you’re right, the main point is for SEO and backlinks, so YouTube is an excellent place! I’ll be sure to add it to my next update, thanks so much for bringing it to my attention!
I have recently started a site, the information you offer on this website has helped me greatly. Thank you for all of your time & work.