For a long time, internet business gurus have recommended submitting to directories as a way to promote a site. The main advantage of submitting to directories is SEO (search engine optimization). The main way that major search engines rank a site in their listings is by link popularity.

As the search engines, name Google, improve their algorithms, they are becoming better at deciphering organic links from unnatural links. Paid links and directory links are losing value in the search engines. Nonetheless, it seems they still do help.

However, if you submit too many links too quickly, you will set off spam filters in the search engines. If you do that, the search engines might discount the links or penalize your site in the rankings.

For that reason, you will maximize your time and effort if you only submit to a few directories at a time. I would suggest to submit to only a few per day at most.

Additionally, you want to vary your anchor text. If each of your links has the same exact anchor text, then the search engines will see that as unnatural.

What do you think?