A do/don't checklist for directory links: stop mass submissions, budget for evidence pages
sujingshen · x · 2026-09-09
Part four of the thread delivers an actionable checklist. Stop: mass-submitting via scripts or paid services, selling "directory link packages" in SEO quotes, spending a new site's first three months on directory submissions, KPI-ing your own directory on收录 count. Still viable: submit to 10-30 genuinely relevant, read directories; clean up Google Business profile and core citations for local; get AI/SaaS products into directories buyers actually browse; spend link budget on pages that explain "why link to us" — reviews, comparisons, research, community threads. One criterion: does the link exist because someone might click, not because Google might count it. Directories went from entry point to vertical filter; links from ranking weapon to proof of existence.
Related event: Directory Links and Navigation Sites Reassessed: From Votes to Evidence(5 posts)→
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