Why they are Important. How to get your site in to Directories. There are two types of search facility on the web. These are Directories such as Yahoo , the ODP and LookSmart where a human being physically looks at a web site and decides if and where your site should be listed. Search Engines which use automated robots known as 'spiders' to 'crawl' the Web looking for pages to list.
Directories are the most important place on the Web for a site to be listed .
Directories do not depend on any meta tags but are purely judged on the unique content of your site. However, you only usually get 1 entry in a directory so getting it right is very important. Search engines view directory listings as a vote of confidence in your web site - which increases your chance of appearing in their searches. Things that can get you rejected include selecting the wrong category for your listing. To avoid this, search for your primary key phrase in the directory data base and note the category.