A link is a link however they vary in quality score depending on a number of factors, one thing being relevance . Because alot of directory's are normally generic and open topic they are normally scored pretty low on the quality scale. More niche directories which are highly targeted to certain niches normally give you better results . Its important however to remain diverse in your link building and think out side of the box , building relevant backlinks from various different sources.
Blog commenting, Forum posting and article submission are very important factors to get good backlinks.
You can get good backlinks from directory submission but Good directories take time to give approval your submission so this is better to do forum posting and article submission. You can get backlinks from these in less time compare to directory.
There are several ways apart from directory submission to get back links like classified submission, article submission, facebook posting, twitter posting, rss submission etc.
Links from high quality directories are working best in Google but links from low quality directories can give you the worst result too as Google can penalize your site for this. So before adding your links on any directory, check about the reputation of the directory. For information about other methods of link building, follow the link below. http://forum.triphp.com/threads/classics-of-link-building.22244/
The last thing to do in off page SEO is submitting site in free directories, getting links is not an issue, you will get hundreds of links but best is that you get links from those site which has some authority. Forum posting, blog commenting and posting, Article submission, bookmarking all these are good way of getting quick links.
You can get permanent backlinks from directories, but you need to need choose right directories for submission, it must be high PR. Don't submit in fast approval directories. Better search for niche related directory and submit. It really helps to get effective backlinks for your website.
Hi, If you want to get backlink other than directory submission, then there are many options you have like Blog Commenting, Social bookmarking, Article Submission, Forum Posting, Blog Creation, Classified Ads and Press Release. All these procedures are generally used to get more backlinks.
Based on my experience, article submission is the best way to get backlinks while getting traffic through your hyperlinks at the same time.
