Submitting your website to be included in various web directories can have a very positive impact on the amount of traffic it can receive, and it’s position in the search engines. When looking for suitable directories to submit to you may have noticed that there are two different types. These two different types I am talking about are free web directories and paid web directories. So which one should you use, free, or paid?

Here is a short list of differences you may find between these two different types of web directories to help you decide.

Free Web Directories

When submitting your site to a free web directory it can often take a long time for it to be approved. It may be weeks or even months before you hear a reply from them. Sometimes you won’t even get a reply at all. A free web directory can sometimes have a lot of ads, which can distract visitors from your listing. Another disadvantage of free web directories is that they can be overcrowded with a lot of other website listings because of the fact that they are free.

Paid Web Directories

When you submit your website to be included in a paid directory, you should expect to hear back from them at least within 48 hours. Paid web directories won’t be cluttered with ads because they earn their money from the paid listing fee. They are also less likely to be overcrowded with other listings, because not as many people will be willing to part with their hard earned cash to be listed there.

To sum it up, if you don’t ind parting with a little bit of money then a paid web directory may be the way to go. However, it is still worth submitting your website to plenty of free directories, after all it doesn’t cost you anything.