Online Directory And How It Works

An Online directory, similar to the phone book, keeps website addresses in databases for search by users.

Usually, most people will get to a website from an online directory. Most online directory have a search program (search engine) to it to be easily searched by the end user.

The end user of the online directory, usually searched the database of the online directory with a keyword or key phrase.

Once the keyword or key phrase has been entered into the search program or search engine for the online directory, a list of websites are pulled up. The websites with the most relevance to the keyword or key phrase first, the websites with the more relevance to the keyword or key second, and on and on to the website with the least relevance to the keyword or key phrase.


To webmasters, this is what you need to do to improve your ranking on an online directory for increase website traffic.

1. Meta Tag - Write your webpages or insert meta tags in your webpages for directory search spiders to appropriately rank your site. When creating your meta tags, consider the appropriate keyword or key phrase pertaining your website for the meta tags.

Place your meta tags at the appropriate part of the webpage, usually in the top part of the html.

2. Content Writing - Not only, the search spider looks for the meta tags, unique content is also a plus for higher ranking. A well written unique content has almost endless keyword ranking on search engines. Search engines spiders, usually look for the uniqueness of website for proper ranking and also, to rule out the spammers.

Today, more and more websites are created, a lot of them lack the quality and integrity (search engine users) online directory users are looking for or even search engine spiders are looking to rank.

Do not let your website be left in the bunch, jump out your website, with just these few techniques for better ranking and increased website traffic.(Jacqueline Davis)

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