Blog Catalog is a blog directory that has matured to a lean and must-be-seen-blogging machine. There are 3 solid reasons why I encourage you to join this active blog directory.
1. Great link traffic back to your site.
There are loads of opportunities to exchange links with other bloggers, get comments to your sites.
2. Send broadcasts, [...]

Remember that old commercial “Is it live or is it Memorex?” Well that’s what comes to mind when looking at the difference between submitting your site to a search engine vs directory.
Here is my current assessment and I welcome anyone to add to this or make corrections.
 
Search Engines
1. Search engines use computer programs called [...]

Technorati is one of those blogging directories that has been around a very long time. You may not be in the directory but talk about your blog may show up as a “blog reaction”. You may see Technorati as a source when you get a Google Alert on your blog name.
Note: if you do not [...]

Blogged is a directory that will allow you to submit your blog in less than 3 minutes. Thats right I submitted two blogs in under 5 minutes without signing up. Now, of course you can sign up, which I will do later and become a member. But if you just want to get your site [...]

Blog Listing is an a blog directory that also has articles. I wrote a note to them to find out how articles can be submitted and they wrote back very quickly with the link and directions for submission. it is  webmaster@bloglisting.net. The very good thing is that all submissions is reviewed manually.
I will also give [...]

Just the name Blog Explosion brings images of increased traffic statistics and excitement to my mind. It is a diverse directory that includes:

Podcast directory
Blog tools
Battle of blogs
Blog rental
Plus lots more

Each site is manually reviewed and they promise a decision in 48-72 hours. There seems to be a lot of opportunities to surf other sites . [...]

Yes you can submit your site RSS feed to the directory Weblogalot.com.
If you do not know your RSS feed you can always get an account with feedburner.com and they will create a feed for you in seconds. If you don’t know what I am talking about click on the category RSS for some earlier [...]

In an earlier post in the Blog Directory series I told you about Webloogle. Well, I joined them and today I received an email indicating that I needed to include a link to the site for ranking.
Just wanted to let you know that you should expect this if you join. Many directories require this [...]

Webloggle is a blogging directory with an easy interface. The sign up process is painless and you must wait for approval for your site to be listed. I suggest putting your site in the search box first to be sure that it is not already in the directory.
You cannot access the user panel until your [...]

Tonight, 11:46 pm(EST) there are 67,895 blogs listed in Blogarama!
Now the exciting thing is that this directory gets right to the point and asks you to submit your site. This user friendly interface provides another way for your blog to get indexed and increase your ranking in the directory.
The directory also allows you to browse [...]