In a Search Engine Optimization campaign the most time-consuming part is link-building and preparing the content containing the anchor text links to your pages. Despite the lip service given to this activity by run-of-the-mill optimizers, it makes sense that success over other sites will come with quality relevant content and a mammoth linking effort; this is necessary to reach the Top Five. The long hours and elbow grease of submitting to hundreds of differently-formatted directories pays off when you check the rankings.
The first element needed is self-discipline. Next, you need to be good with words and imaginative. Then there are recommended practices to follow when planting directory content (such as how much repetition is enough?) and this article will explain how to approach the setting up of your content for maximum punch.
Many businesses are specialized and so the keywords available may be limited in number. Other sites stick several hundred keywords into the metatag - a useless endeavor if there ever was one - and everything is done by guesswork. Since your content has to be built around your keywords they should be not only focused and relevant but well-researched. One system that works well is Web CEO and it is downloadable for free basic use with upgrades available.
One secret of planting content in directories is this: use a spreadsheet and set up cells with the domain name prefixed by
http:// and again with just www (no trailing slashes). Below those cells enter your name, below that your e-mail address