Free & Paid Directories Best of the Web, Business.com, DMOZ, JoeAnt, SoMuch.com & Yahoo

As a complete function to a good SEO strategy Directory submissions is a good idea. Choosing the right directories is another matter. We have selected and outlined a few Directories that have a good amount of traffic and have Google PageRanks at (5) or higher.  Let us know about others in the comments.

What is Google PageRank? (Source Google): PageRank reflects our view of the importance of web pages by considering more than 500 million variables and 2 billion terms. Pages that we believe are important pages receive a higher PageRank and are more likely to appear at the top of the search results.

PageRank also considers the importance of each page that casts a vote, as votes from some pages are considered to have greater value, thus giving the linked page greater value. We have always taken a pragmatic approach to help improve search quality and create useful products, and our technology uses the collective intelligence of the web to determine a page’s importance.

(**NOTE** Some of the following Directories have fees associated with them.  You should determine if they are a good fit for you. )

	A BOTW Directory listing places your website in a relevant category within the internet’s oldest directory. Search engines rely on these listings when evaluating where to place your website in their results. A listing in the BOTW Directory makes your website pop so be sure to take advantage of this opportunity and submit your site today!
	Business.com is one of the largest online destinations for business content with more than 35,000 how-to guides featuring expert advice with actionable steps on thousands of business topics. Our What Works for Business Blog has fresh ideas on managing and growing your business. In October 2009, Business.com launched Business.com Answers, the first interactive social media forum in the industry dedicated to the needs of B2B users and customers. Business users and advertisers are able to showcase their expertise, ask questions and build relationships with potential clients by participating in this B2B question-and-answer community
	JoeAnt.com is about providing a directory of quality sites for Internet users. Our goal is to list the best sites for a wide variety of topics giving our users the most relevant results for their searches.
	DMOZ: The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.
	The Yahoo! Directory is organized by subject. Sites are placed in categories by the Yahoo! Directory team to ensure that the Directory is organized in the best possible way, making it easy to use, intuitive, and helpful to everyone.
	SoMuch.com: Most of this site could be considered my bookmarks and interests made public. The links and information you find here are mainly things that interest me. Might be a bit of information I saved because I was afraid it would be gone next time I needed it… maybe a web site I thought was informative, or even a web site that I thought was really cool. The site emphasis is on ASP and web development but other topics get quite a bit of action too. Check back often and you’ll find many more links.
	Internet Web Directory: They actually don’t have a “About Us” link but do have a PageRank of 5!
	Zeal: Zeal is a web directory that helps users find and discover new websites. It contains a database of millions of websites, categorized by content matter, and filtered through by editors and automated tools. Zeal relies on volunteers to help edit the directory and to ensure that only high quality sites are included in the directory.