Are blog directories userful?

[Bloggeries]

Originally Posted by Auctionman

Personally I not a great fan of the directories par see, the established and credible ones (as mentioned above) are sometimes worth it but the social networks are the place to be at the moment..

Indeed I'm finding Yahoo & MSN are crawling this place infinitely more after becoming "active" on twitter.

[rhyswynne]

Yeah, I do agree. Directories DO help you get ranked, but they can also help you get deranked. One e-commerce site through work after pushing the links on directories managed to increase from 1 sale a month to 1 sale a day. It's google ranking has increased incredibly.

It does take time, but directories are useful. But you need to look out for the right ones

[Bloggeries]

Originally Posted by rhyswynne

Yeah, I do agree. Directories DO help you get ranked, but they can also help you get deranked. One e-commerce site through work after pushing the links on directories managed to increase from 1 sale a month to 1 sale a day. It's google ranking has increased incredibly.

It does take time, but directories are useful. But you need to look out for the right ones

Agreed and I think the same is true for any industry.

Some SEO's are snake oil salesmen in the Quick Buck Crew. Others have a reputation / trust and produce.