Where to Direct for Powerful Directories

Directory submission has been one of the more popular and easy, excluding having to pay, methods of getting high Google Page Rank, one way links to your web site. However, in the past few years the SEO weight given to many directories has suffered due to changing algorithms, market saturation, and fluctuating page ranks. While some directories have fallen off in their back linking effectiveness, several have been able to maintain their page rank, even strengthen that page rank and site power over the years. Here are 10 directories that provide strong back links to your web site, however sometimes at the cost of time or money:

http://www.dmoz.org - PgR* - 8 (free, however a hefty 2 weeks to 6 months for review & submission)
http://dir.yahoo.com - PgR - 8
http://bubl.ac.uk - PgR - 8
http://www.business.com - PgR - 7
http://www.botw.org - PgR - 6
http://www.joeant.com - PgR - 6
http://www.ezilon.com - PgR - 6
http://www.familyfriendlysites.com/ PgR – 6
Directory.v7n.com - PgR - 4
http://www.avivadirectory.com - PgR – 4

* - PgR represents Google Page Rank, on a 0 - 10 scale, 10 being the most powerful