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Some Links for Starters

Links are what the web is built on. More importantly, linking is the major part of a search engine algorithm and form the majority of the ranking criteria.

When you first start out with a web site is very important that you get some good quality links in.

So, here are some links for starters

DMOZ.org - The Open Directory Project

DMOZ.org or The Open Directory Project is one of the most powerful domains on the internet. It is a manually edited and reviewed web directory with lots of different categories and locations. Getting a link from DMOZ is like linking gold!

Read our tip on Getting a DMOZ listing

Yahoo Directory

The Yahoo Directory is another hugely powerful domain and as such is a great place to get a link. Non commercial sites can be listed for free but commercial business web sites have to pay an annual fee. For any business that is serious about being found on the web this is a good bet.

The Applegate Directory

The Applegate Directory is a UK Engineering web site. It is very powerful and has some very useful SEO specific bennefits. The applegate directory gives you a static link which many directories don't. Applegate also gives you several categories even with its free listing. The major plus point is that with paid listings you can chose anchor text from within your description. This gives a very powerful effect for specific keywords.

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Use the above listed sites as a starting place for your linking. Remember that relevant quality authority links are what you need to get. Read more here about getting authority links.

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