12 Web Design Directories To Improve Your SEO
Andy Walpole
List of Web Design Directories Links from niche directories are of more value in SEO than submitting to general directories, and there are a number of specialized directories catering exclusively for web designers. Below are some of those.
Many of these require a reciprocal link and which have fallen out of favor since Google declared against “excessive reciprocal linking”; but in moderation it is fine as Matt Cutts talked about in 2007 – “Trading links is natural and it’s natural to have reciprocal links. At some level, natural reciprocal links happen, but if you do it way too often, it looks artificial.”
1. DesignDirectory
- Year Site Created: 2001
- Indexed Pages in Google: 15,400
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 155,988
- PageRank: 6
- Link Status: Nofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: 24,796
- Submission rules: Read the submission rules here
2. Web Design Directory org dot uk
- Year Site Created: 2008
- Indexed Pages in Google: 319
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 837
- PageRank: 4
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: No data
- Submission rules: Reciprocal link required.
This is more than a directory and is intended as means for a client to quickly receive a quote for a job from a wide range of design companies. UK only.
3. Web Design Stuff
- Year Site Created: 2006
- Indexed Pages in Google: 1,850
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 44.301
- PageRank: 5
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: No data
- Submission rules: Free to submit to.
The submission rules read: “If you are submitting a portfolio, design firm, or resource site, please select the most appropriate category and do not use “Best Design Showcase”. We will select the best to be placed in that category. You may however submit client sites or sites you think do have the best design to be placed in “Best Design Showcase”. Not all sites will be approved. Only well designed or sites with useful resources will be considered.”
4. Web-Development.com
- Year Site Created:1997
- Indexed Pages in Google: 11,400
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 1,639
- PageRank: 5
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: No data
- Submission rules: Free to submit to but a reciprocal is required. From the submission page:
Web-Development.com is a directory of Web design companies. We ONLY add Web design company websites to our directory. In the future we plan to add additional categories for related companies such as Web hosting companies and domain name registrars, but at this time we are only accepting submissions for Web design companies.
5. American Association of Webmasters Directory
- Year Site Created: 2002
- Indexed Pages in Google: 1,670
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 30,433
- PageRank: 5
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: No data
- Submission rules: Free to submit to but a reciprocal is required.
6. UK Webmaster World Directory
- Year Site Created: 2003
- Indexed Pages in Google: 302
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 3,457
- PageRank: 3
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: No data
- Submission rules: Links are either paid or a reciprocal. Open to non-UK submissions.
7. UK Webmaster Directory
- Year Site Created: 2008
- Indexed Pages in Google: 73
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 469
- PageRank: 4
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: No data
- Submission rules: Free but reciprocal is required. For UK only.
8. Web Design • Designers Directory
- Year Site Created: 2005
- Indexed Pages in Google: 2,229
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 163,889
- PageRank: 6
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: 130,167
- Submission rules: Free and no reciprocal is required. US only.
9. Webmasters Lookup
- Year Site Created: 2005
- Indexed Pages in Google: 237
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 4,236
- PageRank: 4
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: No data
- Submission rules: Free to submit to. This site is intended as a means for web designers to display their experience and portfolio to potential clients. Deep links are allowed.
10. The Web Design Directory UK
The Web Design Directory UK is a new venture and is totally free.
- Year Site Created: 2002
- Indexed Pages in Google: 77
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 14.388
- PageRank: 5
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: No data
- Submission rules: Free to submit to for UK web designers but a reciprocal is required. States on the submission form that it could take up to three months before they approve your entry.
11. DesignDir.net
- Year Site Created: 2003
- Indexed Pages in Google: 625
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 14,359
- PageRank: 4
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: No data
- Submission rules: Paid or free if a reciprocal link. This directory covers not just web design but also related industries.
12. DirectoryDesigner.am
- Year Site Created: 2003
- Indexed Pages in Google: 480
- Backlinks in Yahoo: 12,224
- PageRank: 5
- Link Status: Dofollow
- Quantcast Ranking: No data
- Submission rules: Please read the submission guidelines before you submit. It is free but a reciprocal is advised.
And last but not least is my own directory for web designers and webmasters here: http://www.suburban-glory.com/directory.html. It is free to submit to.
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Posted 40 days ago 62Great List, we have used many of the suggested directories.
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Simon King
Posted 104 days ago 60Awesome List of Directories, Still some are worthy after panda.
bybe
Posted 104 days ago 59Awesome List of Directories, shows that some are still worthy even after panda hammered on a lot of things.
Mark
Posted 125 days ago 58I’ve been using DesignFirms for years. They have a pretty good directory, portfolio showcase and offer help and guidance. They feature web designers, developers and every other marketing related company, freelancer and elite agencies! I think they’ve been around since 2003, so check it out, it’s definitely one to add to your collection.
SCX Live
Posted 193 days ago 57Finally found this useful article, I’ve been looking for it. Great list, thank you and I would like to check’em all.
Web Design Sri Lanka
Posted 219 days ago 56I simply must tell you that you have done a great job. I strongly believe that these directories will help me to increase my site rank. Thank you!
alexander78
Posted 224 days ago 55Thanks for this great links on web design ! :)
Web Design Bournemouth
Posted 255 days ago 54Hey Andy –
A lot of people have slated directories over recent years, saying :
- they’re not relevant
- there’s no SEO value
– they’re spammy
and a myriad other reasons.
But I love a good directory. You can’t beat it -yeah, the less well kempt directories may be full of crap, but there is a reason that directories are still, and always will be, relevant.
That reason is that as humans, we love to catalogue, categorise and pigeon-hole things. We can’t help ourselves. Putting things in a nice, little neat package of relevant-ness is what we do as a species.
And finding things that are bundled into nice, little neat packages of things relevant to what we’re looking for delights us just as much.
We’re all bloody librarians ;-)
Many Thanks,
Darren.
Web Development
Posted 262 days ago 53Great advice that helps them to improve the site traffic and get more visitors to their site…..and also get good page rank…..