Blog directories
Blog Search Engine http://www.blogsearchengine.com
Blogwise http://www.blogwise.com
Eatonweb portal http://www.portal.eatonweb.com
Blog Universe http://www.bloguniverse.com
Popdex http://www.popdex.com
Blogarama http://www.blogarama.com
Blogdex http://www.blogdex.com
Blo.gs http://www.blo.gs/
Globe of Blogs http://www.globeofblogs.com
Blizg http://www.blizg.com
Online Marketing Links http://www.onlinemarketinglinks.com
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There are three important requirements for most blog directories.
One is having a good short description of your blog content. It shouldn’t exceed 150 characters. Any longer and it may get cut — or even ignored. Description input boxes for most blog directory submissions are small. Some are capped at 150 characters. In any case, a short concise description is better than a long one.
Blog directories rarely change your choice of description. That lets you utilize a few more keywords than the mainstream directories would allow. Don’t go overboard with the keywords or your blog might be rejected as spam.
A second requirement is a good list of keywords that you expect people to enter into the search box. A list of about ten to twelve search terms is ideal. Any more and you are either redundant, or keyword spamming.
Blog directories are usually hand edited. Most blog directory editors take great pride in the quality of the blogs included in their various categories. Spamming the directories will only get your blog excluded, as with any other reputable directory. Most do not accept automated submissions either. Hand submission is required.
A third, and often surprising requirement of a few blog directories, is meta tags. Most search engines and directories now ignore meta tags to some degree, or even entirely. Some blog directories, however, still place importance on them. Be sure to have some keywords included in your blog meta tags, as they will be needed for your blog submissions.
All directories require your blog title, URL, and an active email address.
Blogs are eligible for inclusion in most of the major mainstream Internet directories, including The Open Directory Project (DMOZ) http://www.dmoz.org and the Yahoo! Directory http://dir.yahoo.com/.
DMOZ has become very friendly to blogs and has opened up an entirely new blog category http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/On_the_Web/Weblogs/
Within that main blogging category are numerous sub-categories, covering most of the major classes of blogs. There are also a number of blogs, covering specific topic areas, included in the main DMOZ listings.
Blogs are well received by the volunteer editors of DMOZ because of the constantly updated content contained within the weblog. DMOZ tends to favor websites that are content driven, and that is one of the hallmarks of blogs.
By acknowledging the growing influence of blogs, in all areas of the Internet, the DMOZ directory is including an expanding classification of websites. The number of blogs included in the DMOZ listings will only continue to grow over time as more and more blogs are included in the index.
As with any website submission to the DMOZ directory, it is essential that you follow the guidelines for submission very carefully. They are not merely a suggestion. They are an absolute requirement.
As with DMOZ, the Yahoo! Directory includes a major section exclusively for blogs: http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Web/Weblogs
Within the overall blogging section of the directory are numerous sub-categories for the many blog subject areas.