Link Directories Are Viewed Negatively
If you’re thinking about paying for submission into a link directly, you’ll want to think again. Link directories were largely popular in the late 90s and early turn of the century. As you can deduce from the name, link directories are a cumulation of links to different websites organized by niche. Truly junky directories are referred to as link farms. Many people bought links or submitted links to these farms in hopes of easily improving their SEO. Google has cracked down on this as it is seen as essentially buying your way to the top. Google wants sites that deservedly belong at the top, not sites that paid to be their. Some directories such as dmoz.org help in ranking, but submissions must also be approved by an editor and often take weeks to pass or fail.