<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Blog Directories | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/feed/</link> <description>Blog Directories - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging</description> <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:56:06 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-2182</guid><title><![CDATA[Debbie Hemley replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-2182</link> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:41:02 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/debbie-hemley/" title="Debbie Hemley" rel="nofollow">Debbie Hemley</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/' rel="nofollow">@lisaschulteis</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/blairevanball/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/blairevanball/' rel="nofollow">@blairevanball</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow">@kristi-hines</a> I too have found Alltop to be a good source. It's been awhile now since I've added blogs to their directories so I can't say how long it would take to be included. [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1967</guid><title><![CDATA[Keri Jaehnig replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1967</link> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:40:08 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/connectyou/" title="Keri Jaehnig" rel="nofollow">Keri Jaehnig</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Great discussion!I've really not paid a ton of attention to blog directories.&#160; However, this was on my list to approach more carefully in 2012.I don't see mention of Technorati here...~Keri</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1761</guid><title><![CDATA[Mickey Murphy replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1761</link> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:48:09 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/michaelmurphy/" title="Mickey Murphy" rel="nofollow">Mickey Murphy</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/' rel="nofollow">@eugenoprea</a> for the short term I think getting listed in directories is helpful for search positioning but I wonder how long it will continue to be beneficial. If an individual is searching for [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1716</guid><title><![CDATA[Shazan Sayani replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1716</link> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:26:05 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/shazansayani/" title="Shazan Sayani" rel="nofollow">Shazan Sayani</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/' rel="nofollow">@eugenoprea</a> Now this is something really worthy !! I believe in one Myth that content is a king! (some additional: Fresh content)</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1676</guid><title><![CDATA[Eugen Oprea replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1676</link> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:07:16 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/" title="Eugen Oprea" rel="nofollow">Eugen Oprea</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/michaelmurphy/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/michaelmurphy/' rel="nofollow">@michaelmurphy</a> I am focusing more on writing content, rather than looking for directories that might have a low value.<div></div><div>However, links are important and I've seen this the&#160;hard&#160;way sometimes, when my articles [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1673</guid><title><![CDATA[Lisa Schulteis replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1673</link> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:53:29 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/" title="Lisa Schulteis" rel="nofollow">Lisa Schulteis</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/blairevanball/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/blairevanball/' rel="nofollow">@blairevanball</a>&#160; <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/shazansayani/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/shazansayani/' rel="nofollow">@shazansayani</a> - Thanks for the additional information!</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1658</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1658</link> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:19:27 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow">Kristi Hines</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/blairevanball/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/blairevanball/' rel="nofollow">@blairevanball</a> Alltop is awesome. &#160;I never really considered them a directory in the traditional sense though. &#160;Not everyone is guaranteed inclusion - many sites don't get in. &#160;Those that do could take weeks / [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1642</guid><title><![CDATA[Shazan Sayani replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1642</link> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:50:13 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/shazansayani/" title="Shazan Sayani" rel="nofollow">Shazan Sayani</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> @lisaschulteisI have tried lisa many blog directories but never like to pay for my submission of blog !! Stumbe upon is one of the best way for traffic i think and one your title is optimized you get a lot from [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1569</guid><title><![CDATA[Blair Evan Ball replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1569</link> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:58:54 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/blairevanball/" title="Blair Evan Ball" rel="nofollow">Blair Evan Ball</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow">@kristi-hines</a> I agree with your assessment about building links, which can be a powerful tool. Alltop Directory by Guy Kawasaki is a good directory and helps because of it's high PR value. @lisashulties you [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1418</guid><title><![CDATA[Dyane Bradley replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1418</link> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:41:25 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dyanebradley/" title="Dyane Bradley" rel="nofollow">Dyane Bradley</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Thank you &#160;<br /> <a class="mention" href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/swrightboucher/" title="Mention Susan Wright-Boucher" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/swrightboucher/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/swrightboucher/' rel="nofollow">@swrightboucher</a>&#160;,&#160;<a class="mention" href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Mention Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow">@kristi-hines</a>&#160;,&#160;<a class="mention" href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/" title="Mention Diane Coville" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/' rel="nofollow">@dcoville001</a>&#160;,&#160;&#160;<a class="mention" href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/" title="Mention Eugen Oprea" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/' rel="nofollow">@eugenoprea</a>&#160;&#160;for sharing these resources. I'm a newbie to Blogging and wondered what life beyond hitting the "Publish" button was [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1408</guid><title><![CDATA[Mickey Murphy replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1408</link> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:55:42 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/michaelmurphy/" title="Mickey Murphy" rel="nofollow">Mickey Murphy</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/' rel="nofollow">@eugenoprea</a> what other areas are you focusing on?</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1390</guid><title><![CDATA[Lisa Schulteis replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1390</link> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:55:37 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/" title="Lisa Schulteis" rel="nofollow">Lisa Schulteis</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Thanks <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/' rel="nofollow">@eugenoprea</a> for the information.</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1373</guid><title><![CDATA[Eugen Oprea replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1373</link> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:23:02 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/eugenoprea/" title="Eugen Oprea" rel="nofollow">Eugen Oprea</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/' rel="nofollow">@lisaschulteis</a> I am using just a couple that provide real SEO value to me (JoeAnt is one of them), but other than this I am focusing on other areas that have a better return.</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1352</guid><title><![CDATA[Lisa Schulteis replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1352</link> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:23:42 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/" title="Lisa Schulteis" rel="nofollow">Lisa Schulteis</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Thank you <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/swrightboucher/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/swrightboucher/' rel="nofollow">@swrightboucher</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow">@kristi-hines</a> and <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/' rel="nofollow">@dcoville001</a> !</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1347</guid><title><![CDATA[Diane Coville replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1347</link> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:28:37 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/" title="Diane Coville" rel="nofollow">Diane Coville</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> I agree with <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/' rel="nofollow">@lisaschulteis</a> as I use blog directories to create more links to the specific blogs, however, I find that those who belong to blog directories and take the time to find other bloggers within those [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1343</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1343</link> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:15:22 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow">Kristi Hines</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/lisaschulteis/' rel="nofollow">@lisaschulteis</a> I've tried a few directories, but never felt like paying the featured listings fee to move them from being buried somewhere deep within the site. &#160;Like Susan, I get most of my traffic from blog [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1341</guid><title><![CDATA[Susan Wright-Boucher replied to the forum topic Blog Directories in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/#post-1341</link> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:03:58 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/swrightboucher/" title="Susan Wright-Boucher" rel="nofollow">Susan Wright-Boucher</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/blog-directories/" rel="nofollow">Blog Directories</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Hi Lisa,I registered my blog with Blog Catalog and got a very small readership from that.&#160; I have not tried other directories.My big hits come from commenting on other blog sites and StumbleUpon.Hope that is [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>