Major Internet Directories

Directories can play an important role in the life of your website both as sources of great, qualified traffic and also in the part they can play in a thorough search engine optimization strategy. Only the major Internet directories are included in this list, that is certainly not to say that these are the only directories that can benefit your website. There are many topical and regional directories that can provide both targeted traffic and relevant links to your website.

Articles On Directories And Directory Submissions:

A Beginners Guide To Link Building
Non-Reciprocal Link Building

Major Directories:

Directory	Add URL	Note
Open Directory	Add URL	You must first find the appropriate category and submit your site to it. It can take months for your website to get listed and there are rumors about editors editting sites in their own category and not listing competitors. If your website is not listed within 8 weeks it is a good idea to email the editor of your category and/or submit your website to a new category if available.
Best Of The Web	Add URL	Best of the Web is the oldest directory (and in many ways the best directory) on the net. Since DMOZ has become effectively paralyzed we've started relying on the Best of the Web directory to provide a highly trusted link to client sites.
LookSmart	Add URL	You must become an editor of Zeal (who power LookSmart results) to submit to their directory.
Yahoo!	Add URL	You must first find the appropriate category and then submit your site. There are free and paid options. If you have a commercial site you must pay the $299 to submit.
Excite		Submission through the Open Directory (above).
Lycos		Submission through the Open Directory (above).

Also See:

Secondary Search Engines & Directories
Major Search Engines
PPC Search Engines
SEO Articles